With Christmas almost upon us, it seems to behoove me to go to reruns rather than trying to find new information to post. And so, I will repeat a column that argues for the renaming of one of the more minor rooms at the Old Naval Hospital after one Lewis Dublois.
As I sat down to compile the weekly ‘To Do’ list, I just could not do it. I honestly could not summon the will to yammer on about concerts and gallery openings. It still feels too superficial and silly. This is problematic because arts-related yammering is a lot of what I do for the Atlas. […]
Right about now, the noise of the holiday season usually hits critical mass. Between the last-minute madness of shopping, traveling, party-going and baking, there’s little room or time for silence. But tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m., millions of Americans across the country will pause in silence and observe the tragedy that took place in Newtown, […]
Whether you run laps around Lincoln Park or bike from the Capitol to the Atlas District and everywhere in between, Capitol Hill is the perfect place to live if you love to be outdoors (expending energy). And, while we may never have an REI, we do have a few shopping options if you are buying […]
Nearly every day, my children and I walk down Kentucky Avenue towards Lincoln Park. And, nearly every day we spend a few moments immersed in a charming fairyland created by Hill resident, Sharon Ivy West. The garden, at the corner of Independence and Kentucky Avenue, is the canvas of Sharon’s creativity, and her medium is […]