Today, visitors can explore historic exhibitions, borrow seeds from an heirloom seed library, learn about urban horticulture, eat soup and debate politics, and see contemporary art exhibitions. Leggi tutto.
“Bits and Pieces” is an ambitious platter of a slender breadstick with six seasonal vegetable dishes, including a nutty quinoa cake with dabs of cumin-flavored hummus and yogurt ($13). Leggi tutto.
Jane Addams Hull-House, one of Chicago’s always free attractions, is a dynamic memorial to the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize, who helped Chicago’s diverse immigrant communities develop roots in Chicago. Leggi tutto.
Maxwell Street was once home to a bustling street market, and a place to hear many of the first great blues musicians, new arrivals from the South who would set up at a street corner and jam. Leggi tutto.
You might recognize this mural created for the filming of the original Blue Brothers movie, where Ray’s Music Exchange stood. It remains today as a testament to the blues’ Chicago roots. Leggi tutto.
Hobbit fan? Stop and see the Tolkien archives. Leggi tutto.
So yeah, this is a sandwich sporting bacon-wrapped bacon. Jules Verne just rolled over in his grave, so he could more easily eat this. Go steampunk! Leggi tutto.