Scott Holleran marks three September birthdays in Chicago history: physicist Enrico Fermi, skyscraper pioneer William Le Baron Jenney and novelist Richard Wright.
It’s scarf season: Susan Aurinko shares her favorite ways to wear a silk scarf this fall, from kimono wraps to waist ties.
Chicago author Dusty Sang on American Echoes, his new book on the stories behind American history, from the first spring break to President Grant’s memoirs.
Lake Forest’s public Deerpath Golf Course turns 100, still hosting close to 30,000 rounds a year, with stories from the staff and longtime golfers who keep it thriving.
Two new poems from Jean Colonomos, “The Open Road” and “Rom-Com,” with a photograph by Nick Wilder.
The Chicago Cultural Alliance’s Dumpling Fest filled Wrightwood Park with dumplings, music and artisans from across Chicago’s cultural communities.
Jack LeJeune reviews The Vampires of New Orleans, Andrew Rakich’s indie docu-drama that weaves a vampire-hunter story through the city’s history.
Students from the Ravinia Lawndale Family Music School open for Kitt Lyles’ Arabic Jazz Project at Douglass Park’s Night Out in the Parks on October 2.
Başak Notz: Cartier, Colectivo, Chicago, My Favorite Fall Destinations in Chicago, An Author Finds Connection Between Wrigley Field and the Ancient Greeks, Megalopolis, Dominic Pacyga on Chicago’s Political Machines, The Hawthorne Works Project, and Coyote vs. Acme Review.
Chicago-Based FutureSports Brings Novel Concept to Markets, Puget Sound, Chitchat, Judith Guest on Ordinary People, Sweet Memories and Cookies, The Griffin Museum, and Hello Yesterday, Meet Today.
Ink and Outrage at the Driehaus Museum, Francesco Bianchini’s 100th Article, Young Dancer’s Perspective, All Are Welcome at the Queen’s Table, Sounds Good Choir on the River, Dr. Ruth Gannon-Cook, A Photo Trip to Tadoussac, and Fill The Stands.
Rallying Chicago’s Next Innovators, About the Town in September, Birthplace of the Olympics Reveals Naked Truth, Health in the Austrian Alps, Hyperlink a Connection, Colors of Nature, and Only in Murray Bay: Part II.
