Bridgeport
South Kawa
“This would be a really great place to bring a date, if you didn’t want anybody to see you together,” my friend said as we walked into South Kawa in Bridgeport. Stuck amidst a slew of wing joints and dollar stores blocks away from U.S. Cellular Field, the sushi bar has only been open... »
Growing SMALL
At Bridgeport’s Co-Prosperity Sphere this past Friday, two DJs occupied the center of the room, trading off tracks from a stack of Beastie Boys LPs in honor of MCA, the group’s recently deceased co-founder. Yet neither the avid scratching of the turntablists nor the recorded shouts of the legendary New York City rap crew... »
The Culture Connection
A crowd reached about forty, all gathered April 24 to speak about their visions for the growth of Chicago’s cultural future at the Bridgeport Co-prosperity sphere. »
Zebra’s Gourmet Hot Dogs
Inside, Zebra’s has a homey feel, with checkered napkins and plastic chairs ringed around white tables. The front of the house is cozy, not a large-scale dining establishment by any means; the counter at which I ordered was also the partition between the eating area and the kitchen. »
Sex-positive party
It was a conservative pundit’s worst nightmare. In a fit of ecstatic tolerance, sexual discrimination, gender binaries, and the heteronormative hierarchy disappeared. Out of the remaining wormhole came free HIV testing, drag shows, dancing, and wholehearted acceptance—such was the scene at the Rhythm and Queers Dance Party last Friday night. The resplendent fundraiser was... »
Natural Selection
Friday night outside the Zhou B. Art Center, the low thumping of house music and huddled groups of gallery habitués on smoke breaks penetrated the otherwise deserted street. Inside, the buzz of voices transported gallery-goers to a livelier place, where moss sprouted from the walls and live plants hung from the ceiling as part... »
Pat’s Italian BBQ
Between its striking green awning and its bold red door, Pat’s Italian BBQ is hard to miss. The restaurant is an anomaly in the overwhelmingly residential Armour Square area of Bridgeport, but co-owners Lulu and Lana Alsad see this as a blessing »
Art in Bloom
On a small canvas, saplings emerge from the ground and leaves dot the turquoise sky. A red building stands out in the background. The piece resembles a postcard sending a cheerful spring greeting, and is just one piece evoking the season in the “Springen” exhibit at 33 Contemporary in Bridgeport. »
