Thoughts that come on two wheels
Are you thinking of biking to work? Did Bike to Work Week, and last Friday's rally at Daley Plaza, get you wondering what it would be like to be a...
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Neighborhood unites in love — and loss — of Kuma, West Lakeview’s polar bear dog
Dogs can turn a dog-crazy street into a neighborhood, I wrote last week. This week, a story about a neighborhood that became especially crazy about one dog. The neighborhood is...
Neighborhood unites in love — and loss — of Kuma, West Lakeview’s polar bear dog
Dogs can turn a dog-crazy street into a neighborhood, I wrote last week. This week, a story about a neighborhood that became especially crazy about one dog. The neighborhood is...
For valedictorian, an emotional culmination to hard-won education
Brittney Bratton made it only partway through rehearsing her high school graduation speech before she had to stop. "Stay strong," called Danita Allen, school counselor at Youth Connection Leadership Academy...
Lakeside view out of this world
"Oh, my goodness," Janette Gayle said. "Oh, my lord." "Ohhhh," breathed Linna Gao. They deployed their cameras, trying to capture the sight. All around us at Promontory Point, on the...
Lakeside view out of this world
"Oh, my goodness," Janette Gayle said. "Oh, my lord." "Ohhhh," breathed Linna Gao. They deployed their cameras, trying to capture the sight. All around us at Promontory Point, on the...
Lakeside view out of this world
"Oh, my goodness," Janette Gayle said. "Oh, my lord." "Ohhhh," breathed Linna Gao. They deployed their cameras, trying to capture the sight. All around us at Promontory Point, on the...
Dogs out for a walk the great humanizers of a harried city
"Dog!" Robin sang out. Nina and I snapped to. Standard poodle, straight ahead. We were on it, literally. My daughters and I fell upon 2-year-old Barnaby, scratching him behind the...
Dogs out for a walk the great humanizers of a harried city
"Dog!" Robin sang out. Nina and I snapped to. Standard poodle, straight ahead. We were on it, literally. My daughters and I fell upon 2-year-old Barnaby, scratching him behind the...
Brotman: Don’t underestimate the power of doing nothing
I sat down on a park bench recently to spend a carefully planned half-hour reading a book. Alas, I saw that I had forgotten the book. Now what? I had...