South Shore
The Unforgettable Firemen: Two new museums will commemorate the Chicago Fire Department’s past
“This is the city that burned down,” Bill Kugelman says bluntly when asked about the importance of a Chicago fire museum. The former president of the Chicago Firemen’s Union sees little official recognition of fire history in a city famous for rising out of the ashes of the 1871 blaze. But that is about... »
Curry Favor: Cooking instructor Ranjana Bhargava shares the secrets of traditional Indian cuisine
“In India, when a guest first enters your home, whether royal or beggars, it is custom for the host to offer tea,” says Ranjana Bhargava as she turns down the burner beneath the boiling pot of milk. Seven mugs stand adjacent to the stove, one for each student in tonight’s North Indian cooking class... »
Down for the Count: A night on the streets with Chicago’s homeless
In Chicago, 5,922 people are currently estimated to be homeless. This figure was derived from the 2007 point-in-time count mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); it is used to determine the federal funding that homeless assistance agencies receive. The Chicago Department of Family & Support Services, together with the... »
Best of the South Side 2008: South Shore
South Shore has spent much of its history as a solidly middle-class neighborhood—which is not to say that the area has remained unchanged the entire time. Like many South Side neighborhoods, it saw an outburst of growth with the Columbian Exposition of 1893, and continued prosperity through the 1920s and ’30s, followed by white... »
From the Ground Up: Grass Roots Art helps South Side artists grow
If not for the sign out front, Grass Roots Art would look like any other house on a residential street in South Shore. Inside, the atmosphere is similarly homey, with warm greetings waiting for each visitor at its entrance. However, the relative bareness of the building’s rooms reveals its function as a gallery: artwork... »
Best of the South Side: South Shore
South Shore is often the forgotten cousin of Hyde Park, often because of one notable difference: the absence of the University of Chicago. But South Shore may have that to its advantage. While Hyde Park’s image is often dominated by the University’s shadow, South Shore is a middle-class neighborhood that has made its own... »
