The Real Chicago

WRITER'S BLOCK

Vol. 4 June
George Vlahos tells how being a Chicago sports fan can be an unsettling way to live.

Vol. 4 March
Is it possible that Kristin Bivens is feeling old at just 22? Apparently so.

Vol. 3 Issue 11
What does a girl from Florida know about giving tours of Chicago for a living? Jessica Levco explains.

Vol. 3 Issue 10
Kristin Bivens has had a serious crush on The New Kids on the Block. Still.

Vol. 3 Issue 9
Kt Leuschen lets loose on just what is wrong with the dating world and how it can be fixed.

Vol. 3 Issue 8
Kristen Bivens adjust to life in the big city.

Vol. 3 Issue 6
Chris Polinski describes the challenges he faces as a recent college grad.

Vol. 3 Issue 5
Brian Lipman is fed up with the travel issues of today and sets out to try to fix them.

Vol. 3 Issue 4
Mike Florczak says single Chicagoans are not meeting anyone new, and that’s a problem.

Vol. 3 Issue 3
Tired of winter? Brian Lipman has an idea to lift us out of the doldrums.

Vol. 3 Issue 2
New writer Brian Lipman tends to enjoy some holidays and detest others.

Vol. 3 Issue 1
New writer Brian Lipman’s birthday is fast approaching, and he’s offering his list if you want to drop a present by.

Vol. 2 Issue 12
New writer Brian Lipman just returned to live in Chicago and provides a list of New Year’s resolutions for his new home.

Fan of Beantown
He’s from Chicago and loves living here, but that doesn’t mean Paul Banks can’t have a secret love affair with Boston, does it?

Vol. 2 Issue 6
Paul Banks takes a stand and attempts to explain why he thinks Chicago women underachieve on the dating scene.

Getting the most out of summer
Eric Edholm found out he gets five extra vacation days this year, so he plans to make up for lost time when it comes to experiencing the best of what a Chicago summer has to offer. He wants to sail on Lake Michigan, sit in a beer garden all day, walk through more street festivals and see fireworks on Navy Pier. To see what other sun-filled plans he has, check out his column.

Vol. 2 Issue 4
Jeremy Schnitker provides us with an early look at some of the city’s best concerts in the early stages of summer.

Vol. 2 Issue 3
To say Jeremy Schnitker has enjoyed his first year in Chicago would be an understatement. Read what he likes best about his new home and what he still has yet to experience.

Vol. 2 Issue 2
Jeremy Schnitker enjoyed a live taping of “Sound Opinions,” where Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk shop with musicians and enlighten fans.

Vol. 2 Issue 1
Jeremy Schnitker is out to prove there are men out there capable of more than sports conversation and backwards ball caps.

Issue 12
Karin Kane stresses the importance of the occasional girls’ night out.

Issue 11
Karin Kane humorously describes moving in with her boyfriend, and what it took to get rid of his ugly brown chair, among other things.

Issue 10
A lot of things in Chicago frighten Jeremy Schnitker. He decided to let us in on a few of them.

Issue Eight
Brenna Ehrlich set out to trace the steps of the book “Never a City So Real” and ended up making her own path.

Issue Six
Paul Banks thinks he’s tabbed several correlations between the Chicago hit musical “Wicked” and America’s issues in the Middle East.

Issue Three
Ross Kennerly provides an ode to fallen comedian Mitch Hedberg, recounting one of his last shows.