Tag: shoplocal

  • Gman Tavern – Rory, 16 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2/Color i-Type Film On Saturday the Gman Tavern was running $20 BOYG growler fills and I stopped by to support both my favorite local bar, and my friends who work there. Rory was working the door and it was great to see (half of) her face and…

  • A Virtual Gameday, 15 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2/Color i-Type Film On Friday, despite their being no baseball for the foreseeable future. The Cubs brought in someone to play the organ at Wrigley Field. I spent upwards of 20 minutes just riding my bike in circles around the park enjoying the moment, and appreciating the smiling…

  • The WasteShed, 14 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2/Color i-Type Film The WasteShed is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization here in Chicago. They collect art and school materials that would otherwise be thrown away and make them available to teachers, artists, and anyone who needs them at a low cost. After discovering their Instagram account Beth Ann placed…

  • Spoken Cafe, 9 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2/Color i-Type Film Community is essential to me. One of the main reasons I wanted to live in Ravenswood and not downtown was because I wanted to know the local people who work in my neighborhood. Spoken is a little cafe that is a surprisingly big part of my…

  • Raphael & Chicago Comics, 7 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2 / Color i-Type Film This is my friend Raphael, who happens to be the manager of Chicago Comics. Chicago Comics has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic due to forced closures and the fact that Marvel and DC have *MOSTLY* frozen their release schedule for…