Louis’ Groceries is ready to flood the sprawling South Side food desert with health food, washing urban food problems away one purchase at a time.
Tag Archive for Grand Crossing
Best of the South Side 2010
by Clare Fentress •
Literally the crossing of two major railroad lines—the Illinois Central Railroad and the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad—this historic community area has seen better days. In the second half of the nineteenth century and well into the twentieth, the rails ruled the city (and the nation) and Grand Crossing was king of the South Side. The trains brought a labor force of European immigrants from the North and blacks from the South; industry and trade flourished, and the neighborhood became a junction not just of steam and steel, but of cultures, as well.
Beats and Eats
by Cecilia Donnelly •
Taylor Mallory reps food and music on his weekly webshow“Why not put food and entertainment all under one bun?” Taylor Mallory asks, reciting the slogan of his new food and music webshow, “Music Burger.” Wearing a smart sport jacket and…
After the Flood: eta production takes on post-Katrina family ties
by Michaeljit Sandhu •
“The Man Who Saved New Orleans” is the latest play at eta Creative Arts Foundation. Written by Thomas Meloncon, it returns the narrative of New Orleans to the people who were kicked out of the city when Katrina moved in.…
Creative Ecology: Environmental artist Nancy Klehm tries to keep up with her own work
by Elly Fishman •
“My work is context specific. It’s about social context. It’s about place. Place refers to more than land; place is about land that has history. It feels more alive,” explains Nance Klehm, an artist and activist based on the South…
Moving in Circles: When does a new home lead to a new life?
by Robin Peterson •
Movement is part of the American dream. Across an ocean to the new world, west to the last frontier, then up the social ladder, out to the suburbs—or so they say it goes. Social mobility and housing mobility are inextricably…
New Beginning from Lands’ End: What happens when you give a troubled neighborhood $100 million?
by Elly Fishman •
Twelve years ago, when the late Gary Comer visited his former elementary school, he was brought to a room where ten new computers sat unused because the school lacked the funds to power them. Today, Paul Revere Elementary is outfitted…
Ghosts of Fathers Past: Fathers and sons butt heads at eta
by Emilie Shumway •
“You think six feet of dirt means something?” quips the ghost of Leon Goldwater’s trumpet-toting father in eta’s new production of “Fathers and Sons.” The essence of the story is encapsulated in this sentence. Although the show is not a…
