Jul 31, 2016
Mike Stephen stops by Fort Knox Studios on the northwest side of Chicago to talk with Amor Montes de Oca about the arts business incubator 2112 and with Dan Mahoney about the massive studio that is changing the face of the local entertainment industry. He then chats with Chicago Free For All tour guide Lynn Neils about...
Jul 24, 2016
Mike Stephen talks with Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield about the Divvy bike sharing system investing in Chicago's west and south sides via their Divvy for Everyone outreach effort, chats with Batavia-born multimedia writer Kevin Jakubowski about creating the live-action Legendary Dudas kids television show...
Jul 17, 2016
Mike Stephen chats with local photographer Larry Broutman about Chicago Monumental, his new coffee table book tribute to the city's monuments; talks with Illinois Policy Institute writer Austin Berg about the political twists and turns in Chicago's property-tax hike; and checks in with Forest Preserve District of Cook...
Jul 10, 2016
Mike Stephen talks with Illinois Retail Merchants Association vice president Tanya Triche about how changes in Chicago's tobacco-selling laws impact local businesses, chats with Historic Chicago Bungalow Association deputy director Gillian Wiescher about protecting and preserving an important part of the city's...
Jul 3, 2016
Mike Stephen visits with BookClub Chicago co-owners Amanda Love and Kyra Termini at their Wicker Park studio to learn about loving literature and the art of making books, chats with Urban Sketchers Chicago co-administrator Wes Douglas to get a preview of the Chicago Sketch Seminar 2016 next weekend, and checks in with