Rabbi Capers C. Funnye, leader of the Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, shapes a faith.
Page Three
Lifeways
by Jeanne Lieberman •
Like most people, Annie Robinson says she “used to see aging as a decline.” Now, however, she’s learned to look forward to growing old—”it’s a sort of renaissance,” she says.
Small Talk and Sandwiches
by Osita Nwanevu •
About ten minutes before State Representative Christian Mitchell’s first open house last Saturday, a tall man walks in with a large tray of sandwiches.
In Pullman, the Sunflower Also Rises
by Zachary Goldhammer •
The Cooperation Operation is a “network of friends” who have dedicated themselves to the total transformation of one 2.5-acre plot of land, from vacant lot into sustainable agricultural center for Pullman.
Network Upgrade
by Shazia Ali •
Cibola provides a community-focused space that is already home to a diverse array of startups and projects, such as web developers, a bio-tech company, two film festivals, and more.
Lofts and Loss
by Meaghan Murphy •
It was October 12th, and the private studios at the Cermak Center had opened all four floors of their loft space for a Chicago Artists Month group show.
Mapping the New Literary City
by Zachary Goldhammer •
“Show us your ghosts,” Rachel Hyman pleads in the opening manifesto of her upcoming “Anthology of Chicago” project, an online literary journal which seeks to collect stories representing new perspectives on Chicago’s various well-defined territories. “Show us the essence of your neighborhood; tell us something we don’t already know.” The undertaking seeks to undo old stereotypes and truisms about the “City of Neighborhoods.”
Taking the Stairs
by Claire Withycombe •
When I suggest to Bill Michel, executive director of the University of Chicago’s Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, that we walk and talk, he hesitates, fiddling with the cuffs on his lilac dress shirt and glancing at…
