Yaw Agyeman is a fantastic singer. He possesses a dense, silky voice that has gotten notice around town--and is bound to get more (we'll hear him sing a bit later).Yaw, who performs under his first name only, is a poet and an MC.
Here's another gem from our friends at the Chicago Film Archives: The City to See in '63, a 12-minute, 16mm color film touting the places, spaces and other virtues of Chicago.There is some good stuff here.
Late last year, the Ford division began remembering from whence it came, with the company adopting the "Lincoln Motor Company" moniker and emphasizing design in its commercials and branding.
An historic North Kenwood home where legendary bluesman Muddy Waters once lived--and jammed--is the subject of demolition order now being sought by the city's buildings department.
Behind the scenes, pioneering black architect John Moutoussamy's four walls were offices designed with an exuberant, high-style and fearless mix of a color, texture, art, contemporary furnishings and pattern.
If you are of a certain age--and, boy, I am--the early 1970s video of a Dan Ryan Line el train making a 95th Street-to-downtown run is a real trip...back in time.