Beverly
Best of the South Side 2010
Beverly Hills and Morgan Park are far from what the average Chicagoan thinks of when he or she hears the words “South Side.” Instead of tall apartment buildings, you'll find rows of Carpenter Gothic, Queen Anne, and Prairie-style homes; instead of huddles of fold-out chairs on the side-walk, you'll see parents around their... »
Sandwiches of the South Side: In search of three local culinary creations
Inspired by a recent article in Dining Chicago on the city’s lesser-known signature sandwiches, I set out last week to find and consume three that are native to the South Side: the big baby, the Freddy and the mother-in-law. My expedition very quickly deteriorated into a desperate search, however. I met with caged, closed... »
Wild Blossom: Illinois’ only meadery brings an ancient tradition to the South Side
The preferred beverage of Viking warriors and the legendary Beowulf has found a surprising new home on the South Side of Chicago. Mead, or honey-wine, is considered one of the oldest fermented drinks on Earth. Archaeologists have found evidence of its production that dates back to 7000 BCE. Fast-forward several thousand years to the... »
Best of the South Side 2009: Beverly
To those of us who only take public transportation northwards, 95th and Dan Ryan can seem pretty far from home. However, to the intrepid traveler, it’s just a 15-minute ride on the 95 bus west from the Red Line station, or a 20-minute Metra ride from downton’s LaSalle Street Station, to one of Chicago’s... »
Warsaw Nights: Polish cinema screens at the Beverly Arts Center
The romantic comedy and the grandiose epic are genres familiar to most Americans, so much so that we may think of them as indigenous to Hollywood. But however practiced we may be in the fine art of the chick flick, we can hardly claim a monopoly on it, as the schedule for this year’s... »
Best of the South Side 2008: Beverly
Often overlooked due to its distance from the nearest CTA stop and its location straddling 100th Street, hanging over into the triple digits, Beverly is a quiet and at times suburban neighborhood on the southwestern edge of the city. It was annexed to the city along with most of the South Side in 1889,... »
Best of the South Side: Beverly
Beverly is a community that boasts a solid, middle-class society, Irish pride, and a haunted castle that has been in the area since 1886. The neighborhood is often referred to as Beverly Hills not for an eponymous area in California but for the glacial ridge that is a prominent feature and also the highest... »
