Category Archives: Arts

Own Your Neighborhood Guide #3: A View to a Lake (That’s How James Bond Says Lakeview)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by markdollardrealty

Terribly out-of-date movie references aside, Lakeview is a little bit of a misnomer.  You can live in Lakeview and have a view of Lake Michigan, but the odds are that if you live in this neighborhood, you don’t have a … Continue reading →

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Bad Puns and Great Buildings: Wicker Park-itecture

Posted on November 3, 2011 by markdollardrealty

One of the great attributes of Wicker Park and Bucktown is the wide range of architecture in both neighborhoods.  This is going to be the first in a line of pictures and descriptions of some interesting buildings that dot the … Continue reading →

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Be a Producer (or Consumer): A Guide to Chicago Music Venues from a Musician’s (and Avid Music Fan’s) Perspective

Posted on October 24, 2011 by markdollardrealty

Chicago has oodles of music venues.  I don’t want to say that it’s too many to count because that’s not true.  I just don’t want to go to the trouble to try and count them.  Music is a very important … Continue reading →

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You Might Have to Earmuff It While Drinking Your Coffee in WPB: Cussing Cozies

Posted on September 16, 2011 by markdollardrealty

Actually, it might be eyemuff?!?!  Wicker Park/Bucktown has a thriving art scene and some signs of a stronger-than-expected economy, and we here at DNS like to see those worlds collide in a new way.  One of the ways this can … Continue reading →

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