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The August 2021 Issue. Newcity’s August edition features “On Vacation”—essays, ruminations and meditations on getting away. Also included in the issue: author Elly Fishman discusses her upcoming book “Refugee High,” a look at how Vivian Maier’s photographs tell stories of an earlier Chicago, a feature on the Enchanted Highway – a series of seven roadside sculptural ...

3 days ago · Downtown Chicago’s two most iconic shopping streets are flagging, struggling to reinvent themselves in the wake of the pandemic and the rise of ecommerce. While Team Culture envisions downtown as a vast Cultural Stadium, State Street and Michigan Avenue merit special attention: They are the central corridors of the city, places …

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Feb 5, 2024 · And in that spirit, onward, to Newcity 2024. —BRIAN HIEGGELKE. Look for Newcity’s February 2024 print edition at over 300 Chicago-area locations this week or subscribe to the print edition at Newcityshop.com.. IN THIS ISSUE

Nov 5, 2024 · Related Stories. Editor's Letter: November 2022 This issue of Newcity is a reflection of where we are going.; Editor's Letter: November 2023 This feature story is about the past and present of the Fine Arts Building. With an appreciation for fine vintage things, like majestic hotels, classic cocktails and historic buildings, this in-depth story reminds us …

Dec 10, 2024 · Well, here we are. The end of a truly awful year, at least for the nation and the planet. For us at Newcity, more of just an OK year. But here we are, trying to find reasons to be optimistic going into 2025.

Feb 3, 2023 · Auditorium Theatre Adler and Sullivan’s golden temple to the arts is no less breathtaking than when it opened 134 years ago. Its gilded ceiling and thousands of carbon filament light bulbs have shone down on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Civic Opera, the Joffrey Ballet, a handful of U.S. presidents, scores of rock, pop and classical legends and, during World War II, a bowling ...

Mar 5, 2024 · In this issue, Dave Hoekstra and Hugh Iglarsh's stories hint at a golden era of live music —both in the city at Mister Kelly's and throughout the suburbs at the supper clubs that once flourished—there's a nostalgic "cool factor" connected to that bygone era.