Lakeview, Chicago
Saw this when I was waiting for the bus on Ashland.

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I Heart Edmars, Wicker Park, Chicago
I believe this is in response to an old supermarket in Ukrainian Village, Edmars, being replaced with a new Dominick’s. It hasn’t been done yet, but will soon. Back in September 2004, I took a photo of a flyer protesting this. I wonder when it’s going down. I hear people [...]

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Mars Blackman, Ukrainian Village, Chicago
Because I’m some kind of moron, I showed this photo to Dallas and was like “Look, Urkel!” and he was like “WTF are you talking about? That’s Spike Lee! Hello? Mars Blackman?” And then he made me look at these videos (scroll down past the family photos to the links by [...]

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On Milwaukee in Bucktown.

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Preston Tag, Wicker Park, Chicago
A woman I work with is thinking about naming her yet-to-be-born son Preston. I commented to a coworker that Preston seemed like a country club name… and not that I want her kid to misbehave, but have you ever met a badass named Preston? Then I started seeing all these Preston [...]

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