Category Archives: News from Chicago

The Woman of Torlonia

Posted on 25 April 2025 by conrad reynolds

The Art Institute of Chicago is displaying some of the treasures of sculpture from the Torlonia collection. Included is this mid-first century BCE bust of a young woman. This woman could have heard the news of Julius Caesar’s assassination. She … Continue reading →

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Not quite Spring

Posted on 31 March 2025 by conrad reynolds

But things are starting to look up here. While out on my tricycle ride today, I saw some boats tooling around in the harbor. Last week I was out on the lakefront trail in shorts. It snowed two days later.

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St Lucy’s Day

Posted on 13 December 2024 by conrad reynolds

13 December is Saint Lucy’s Day, and we joined the Santa Lucia procession through the neighborhood. Sponsored by our local Swedish American Museum, this event features a group of young girls leading the procession while singing carols. One of them … Continue reading →

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Chicago Rat Tour

Posted on 23 November 2024 by conrad reynolds

Actually, the Chicago Underground Tour (with Rats). This is an interesting, entertaining, and informative tour of some below street level areas downtown. CVH, who does not care for rats, did not join me. Long ago, downtown Chicago along the river … Continue reading →

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Maxim’s of Paris

Posted on 19 October 2024 by conrad reynolds

It’s Chicago Architecture Open House this weekend, and the weather is unseasonably beautiful. CVH and I went to see the Cliff Dweller’s club, a hangout for artists, creatives, and their hangers-on. The view from their rooftop patio is stunning. We … Continue reading →

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Late Summer Chicago

Posted on 7 September 2024 by conrad reynolds

We’ve had some lovely sunsets here lately. I took these pictures from Meditation Point.

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Retro Monday

Posted on 26 August 2024 by conrad reynolds

We still often go downtown to the big department stores to shop. There’s not a lot of us downtown shoppers left; frankly, I don’t know how these stores are staying in business. Yet, we went to the old Marshall Field’s, … Continue reading →

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Not in Kansas

Posted on 11 June 2024 by conrad reynolds

A lovely day in Chicago, and we went to see Oz Park. This is a lovely little park in the tony Lincoln Park neighborhood. Why it’s called Lincoln Park I do not understand, because it’s not really that close to … Continue reading →

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Springtime. Bluebonnets. Tulips.

Posted on 26 April 2024 by conrad reynolds

Each spring in Texas, every Texan takes grandma and/or the kids on the road (out 290 for Houstonians) and takes pictures of them sitting in a bluebonnet field. I believe this is required by statute in Texas. We do not … Continue reading →

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Date Night Concert

Posted on 18 April 2024 by conrad reynolds

Samita Sinha brought her vocal music to Chicago, and we went to hear it. While we were waiting for the theater doors to open, CVH asked me if this was the sort of concert that I would take dates to. … Continue reading →

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