Edgewater
From Super Sunday to Super Tuesday - Life in the Chicago Real Estate Lounge
TV sets across the nation were tuned in to Sunday night’s showdown between the Giants and the Patriots. Mine was one even though I had no allegiance to either team. But actually this lack of dedication made watching the game more sporting and festive. Plus it had the added benefit of being a relief.
It was [...]
Living in Chicago with (Soon to Be) School-age Kids
The alarm made its appearance shortly after 6 this morning in my Edgewater home. After convincing my lower back that it wasn’t nearly as stiff as it claimed to be I lurched to the kitchen to reclaim silence.
Six ounces of formula did the trick as the alarm, otherwise known as my 10-month-old son Lucas, quietly [...]
The Softness of a Major Winter Storm in Chicago
Lightly, lightly fell the snow. And all through the night, like soft fleecy wisps, it gathered and gathered until it coated and covered the streets and sidewalks of Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood with a shimmering tableau of white.
I woke up this morning to the clarion of my 10-month-old son’s hunger. It was between 6 and 6.30 [...]
The First Busy Saturday in a Month of Saturdays
If today is any indication it looks like the Chicago housing market is picking up steam amid the January chill.
Unlike any of the past 30 or so Saturdays, today my schedule was jam-packed from start to finish with showings. 1934 Thomas, a new construction two bed/two bath a block south of Division in the East [...]





