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Biting the Hand that Feeds Her

Hyde Park readers, I hope you can forgive another post unrelated to our lovely neighborhood. As some of you may have guessed from the few-and-far-between posts of late, our household has been in a bit of a state: traveling, work-gone-awry, broken a/c, slugs eating my spinach, and the onset of summer have all converged to... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
Friday at 1:40 pm
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House Rules

Everyone’s blogging today about the Time article “Are you Mom Enough?,” which illustrates its point with a cover photo of a woman breastfeeding her 3-year old. I’ve seen the photo called “pornographic” and the parenting style the article profiles called “impossible.” I’m a conscientious objector to blogging about this sort of thing; all I really... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
May 10, 2012 at 7:15 pm
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31st Street Harbor: Chicago's Best New Playground

I am a distance runner, a regular pounder of the lakefront pavement, and for two years, I’ve been watching with a mix of annoyance and curiosity the construction taking place along the shore around 31st Street. One day, all of a sudden, there was a crane IN THE WATER…or, I realized, atop a newly-created structure... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
April 30, 2012 at 10:04 am
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Local School Council Elections

It’s not a secret (nor is it a reasonable topic for a concise blog post) that our education system is in terrible need of reform. Small changes take big effort, and the problems are so pervasive, with such deep roots, that I, for one, often feel completely stymied, powerless to make any kind of difference... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
April 17, 2012 at 2:11 pm
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This Weekend in Hyde Park (the NOT Easter edition)

It’s Friday, so presumably you’ve made your holiday plans already (if not, might I suggest a wee egg hunt in your living room/backyard, and a coconut cream pie sometime during the day?). Here are three things to do this weekend that have nothing to do with anyone’s resurrection. Saturday. April 7th 1 pm Family Day... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
April 6, 2012 at 3:05 pm
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Urban Gardening: My Hyde Park Homestead

In my favorite daydreams, B and I live on a little farm, someplace close enough to the city that we can come here on a whim (museums, the Lake, shopping), but far enough away that the noise, the dirt, the crime, and the pace are all distant, unrelated to us. In the very best of... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
April 4, 2012 at 4:17 pm
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Dear Chicago Police: Thanks for Nothing

I recently witnessed a crime. Because this crime was relatively serious, and because I might have mild paranoiac tendencies to begin with, I’m not going to go into any details here about the incident itself. What I’m going to share with you instead is my experience with the Chicago Police Department. I would not say... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
March 15, 2012 at 10:31 am
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Hyde Park Liquor Licensing: Why This is a Big Deal

You’ve probably noticed the relative dearth of bars in Hyde Park. And you may have wondered why this is — why can I, an able-bodied adult, get a beer at approximately 3 places only, and why are these places scattered about the neighborhood? Do I really need a MEMBERSHIP to get in? Is that even... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
March 8, 2012 at 2:40 pm
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Sunshine Party

This is not a party planning blog, or a craft blog, or even, strictly speaking, a mommy blog. However, I am a mommy, and I am (in fits and spurts) crafty, and I do LOVE an excuse to throw (or attend!) a party. So indulge me for a moment while I share the details from... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
February 28, 2012 at 3:37 pm
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Hyde Park Grocery Stores: A Comparison

I should start by offering a few disclaimers: the comparison below isn’t flawless. It was done by hand, by me, occasionally with a sassy 1-year-old in tow. I am, however, reasonably adept at reading price stickers (a skill I developed digging through the clearance racks with my mom for the past, oh, thirty years). You’ll... Read more »
By Dani Brzozowski,
February 15, 2012 at 10:34 am
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