Mackenzie Crosson
It’s the last day of 2020, which means we’re revealing the winners of our 2020 Haiku Contest. Plus, hear an interview from our friends at Reset, WBEZ’s daily talk show. In a multimedia project titled “The River Speaks,” a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago gives a unique personality to each of the six branches of the Chicago River.
We’ve spent the last couple of months reimagining the Curious City podcast and trying out some new ways to answer your questions. And now, the wait is over. We’re ready to let you hear what we’ve been up to. We’re still going to be answering your questions, but in this episode, we’re collaborating with our audience a little differently. Two WBEZ education reporters share how a family and a teacher are coping with remote learning.
Plywood boards on storefronts became canvases during the protests over the killing of George Floyd. One Chicagoan wonders what will happen to the art now.
In today’s episode of Life Interrupted: A first pregancy is normally filled with a lot of excitment but also a lot of anxiety. So what’s it like to bring a baby into the world during a global pandemic?
With less traffic on the roads and some businesses shut, one Curious Citizen wonders if the air we’re breathing is any cleaner.
Life Interrupted is a new weekly series from Curious City about daily life in Chicago during the pandemic. In today’s episode, Lucy Keating first learned to sew on her grandmother’s Singer sewing machine. Today, she’s reviving her skills to make masks for COVID-19.
Two Albany Park chefs turned a Chinese-Korean chicken dish into a signature Chicago food. Listen to the history, then go to wbez.org/curiouscity for recipes to make at home.
Tim Harrington’s family has spent nearly 100 years running Barr Funeral Home in the Edgewater neighborhood. But it might soon have to close its doors for good.
Not only have the Dajnowskis restored most of Chicago’s public art, they’ve also revolutionized the field of art conservation worldwide.
Once you recover from the initial shock, experts recommend piecing together evidence, spreading the word, and hitting the street stat.
From attracting new members to re-thinking its social justice mission, Quinn Chapel is working to maintain its legacy in a new era.
Back in 2008, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s plan to make Chicago “the greenest city in America” by 2020 made national news. How’s that going?
One Chicagoan is worried her neighbors are putting the wrong things in their shared recycling bin. We share five do’s and don’ts.