Right down Archer Ave from the dojo is Henry C. Palmisano Park. Now covered in prairie nature, this was the former home of Chicago's first limestone quarry. After almost a century of extraction, enough limestone had been carted off to create a nearly 400 foot hole in the ground: that's what makes the park's lake… Continue reading Mount Bridgeport
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South-Sided
I looked for an apartment on craigslist every day but it was clearly a competitive moving time: every listing was taken within an hour of being posted. Raven and I drove around Pilsen eating carnitas, my free hand on the wheel while she phoned the numbers off of, "For Rent," signs. We had no luck… Continue reading South-Sided
Effie Esther
One of the sweetest sisters the world has known, Effie Esther, flew out from Colorado to help Etta at the 2 day Renegade Craft Show. They woke up super early to get set up at the Bridgeport Art Center, while I slept and then headed to work myself. On Sunday, I rode my bike down… Continue reading Effie Esther


