chatham

Army and Lou’s: obituary of an icon.

(above, Common pictured at Army and Lou’s) How does a person write an obituary for a restaurant? Not just a restaurant, but a place with historical significance. The Sun-Times did a pretty good job: It was the late Mayor Harold Washington’s favorite restaurant — the booth where he always sat still bears his name. And…

February 5, 2011

ayanacontreras

Chicago Cultural History, Commentary, the Goodness

Black Business, chatham, Chicago Cultural History, Chicago Sun-Times, Great Migration, Harold Washington, Kitchen Nightmares, Martin Luther King Jr, restaurant
Brown Sugar Soul! cupcakes + old school soul = BLISS

Brown Sugar Soul is a monthly after-work set where I spin a natural sugar high of old school funk and soul with no filler every 1st Thursday at the renowned Brown Sugar Bakery (which is, in fact a bakery… not a club with a clever title). Tip: they are famous for their caramel cake. Join…

March 18, 2010

ayanacontreras

Arts & Culture, Events, Jive Culture, Local Chicago Music, Music, the Goodness

Ayana Contreras, Brown Sugar Bakery Chicago, Brown Sugar Soul, chatham, Chicago Bakeries, DJ Ayana, Stephanie Hart