For Englewood seniors, the struggle is real but so are the friendships
by Rebekah Frumkin and Carlos D. Williamson For Roger Shannon, finding an affordable place to live was never a problem. His job as a social worker allowed him to live modestly but comfortably. When he first moved into senior citizen community housing 12 years ago, he continued to work, and paid for rent and food […]
Artists reflect on living next to Cook County Jail
By Misha Euceph Artists from the Prison and Neighborhood Project (PNAP) are holding listen and response sessions to get feedback on a series of interviews with inmates from Cook County Jail and West Side residents who live next to the 96-acre property. “It’s important to come up with a counter narrative against such a brutal […]
Janie’s Farm Organics takes family farming to next generation
By Alison Martin It’s lunchtime. After a chilly March morning of planting in the downstate Iroquois County field, Harold Wilken sets the table. His wife, high school teacher Sandy Wilken, serves bowls of her black bean chowder to the farm’s employees – son Ross Wilken, nephew Tim Vaske, bookkeeper Gerry Lunt, farm owner Ryan Wolfe and […]
Community comes first at Lakeview’s wineHouse
By Katie Murar Lakeview East’s wineHouse is not a corner liquor store. It’s a boutique shop that serves a dose of education with every bottle. The small store, opened on Nov. 17, 2014, had a successful first year, despite the abundance of competition in Lakeview. In its first year, wineHouse sold in excess of 40,000 bottles of wine, […]
Why Millennials Are Drinking More Wine Than Their Parents
By Katie Murar Wine is enjoying a surge in popularity among millennials, bolstered by an increase in availability and variety, though it has not yet overtaken beer in popularity or consumption. According to a recent report by the Wine Market Council, 42 percent of all wine drunk in the U.S. in 2015 was by millennials, […]
Someone is spending $1 million to make you a space archaeologist
By Kathleen Ferraro Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak wants us to follow the clues from space. She delivered this message at the annual TED Conference in Vancouver, where she unveiled her plans for spending her $1 million 2016 TED Prize earnings. Parcak said the money will launch Global Xplorer, an online platform that will use crowdsourcing and citizen […]
Urban Outfitters shares jump on year-end results
By Xuanyan Ouyang Shares of Urban Outfitters Inc. soared 16 percent Tuesday — even though the company’s earnings declined – as investors reacted to the specialty apparel retailer’s late-Monday release of fourth quarter results. For the quarter ended January 31, the Philadelphia-based company’s net income dipped 9.2 percent to $72.9 million, or 61 cents a […]
Danny Vitale shows NFL scouts tight end potential at Northwestern pro day
By Tolly Taylor Danny Vitale shot out of his break, spinning his head around to track the football. He tapped his toes just before the sideline and lunged his arms out, reaching for another fingertip grab. Too far. That one got away from him. He shook his head as he got back in line with […]
