An historic mystery www.newcitystage.com/2025/10/01/d...

“An October sort of city, even in spring….” Come celebrate our city’s greatest novelist October 19th.

Some cool Chicago history coming up.

From today’s bike ride downtown. “Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?/Think not of them, thou hast thy music too… “

A meeting of water bottles at the Bloomingdale trail head. Mr. Blue-Green Top has the floor.

From my friend Stacey.

Decline of a salesman www.newcitystage.com/2025/09/19/i...

Waiting in line at Walgreens and realizing I never want to hear “Wonderwall” again.

Well said - sad that both Butch and Sundance are gone.

Signs of mystery - Chicago, neighborhood of Avondale

Lots of bad stuff happening- but Ringo is still playing.

Fabulous Sandra Cisneros at Printers Row. “Don’t wait for somebody else to be a hero. It’s time to rise up.”

Set up time at Printers Row. Waiting for Sandra Cisneros.

Brush up your Shakespeare - to understand politics. lit.newcity.com/2025/09/04/t...

A play about what happens to an old Chicago business www.newcitystage.com/2025/09/03/s...

More Chicago chaos - people riding bikes in the sunshine!

More from the nightmare that is Chicago.

A weekend scene from our Chicago hellscape.

Best possible use of DuSable Lake Shore Drive. They should close it every Sunday.

Our fall issue is out with 2 stories by me - one on the Smashing Pumpkins’ album coming to the Lyric, one on a real Chicago Goodman show.

Hoping someday he gets his park.

Gang life in 1979 Chicago, on one hot day. lit.newcity.com/2025/08/21/t...

grace and courage over tyranny, in Shakespeare www.newcitystage.com/2025/08/21/g...

An amazing pianist and actor. www.newcitystage.com/2025/08/20/m...

Coming Friday, Friday, Friday! The story of the biggest fight in Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s life - his fight for freedom — and how Chicago writer Nelson Algren campaigned to clear his name. At 540 S. Lake Street, Miller Beach, Gary, Indiana. 7 pm

My teen said she was making me something out of clay. “Is it the tangled black mess of my soul?” I asked. “No,” she said. “It’s an otter.”

Crazy crowds at the Atlas sidewalk sale today - glad there are so many pen and ink fans out there.

Obviously

This should be a song

Margie’s - a key square on the Chicago summer bingo card.

I have something else in common with Timberlake, besides that we both brought sexy back. nypost.com/2025/07/31/e...

This used to be a bank in Wicker Park. Nelson Algren was a customer. My mom, brother, sister, uncle and cousins all worked there. The ceiling was the same. Glad they kept it.

In the community garden

A friend commented -“They wouldn’t have had a problem if they were Circus Scandinavia.”

A man of faith in the entertainment business - not the only one, but one of the best at explaining it.

This is so sad. He must land somewhere else.

On the Blue Line. An exasperated guy mutters to a noisy woman, “Can’t you talk to the imaginary people in your head using your inside voice?”

A truly funny Dream. www.newcitystage.com/2025/07/11/h...

I’ve interviewed a lot of celebrities. But only a few sent me into a fan-girl panic attack ahead of the event. I was freaked out about interviewing one of my heroines- Sandra Cisneros. Fortunately, it went well. She’s so cool!

chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/... I made the paper with my Lyme disease- be careful out there!

Coming to Albuquerque next week - punk rock night at the theater with Jim Sikora. www.guildcinema.com/movies/a-pun...

On the one hand, I hate being sick. On the other hand, Super Friends is on.

The starving like to watch pigs at the trough. It’s a mystery.