The woman came charging out the front door holding her phone in the air, and she was pissed. “If you all don’t get out of here, I’m calling the police,” she shouted to the group of about 20 people standing on the sidewalk in front of her white clapboard house. …
We love peeking behind the curtains at historic homes of all types. In our latest issue, HOME, we toured a traditional David Adler house built in the 1920s and filled with sweeping rooms and lavish architectural details. In stark contrast, we recently toured the Farnsworth House, an all-glass monument to …
We’ve wanted to start a reading club for ages, and since it’s February and it’s cold and omigod winter won’t end, now seems like the perfect time. We’re calling it the mutterhood (catchy, right?) and you can find it exclusively on our Facebook page, mutterhood.com. Here’s how it works: For …
Your home library has nothing on the homes within a library that the city of Chicago is opening this year in three city neighborhoods. The innovative partnership between the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Housing Authority co-locates three new branch libraries and affordable housing developments for seniors, CHA residents …
The tiny rooms look pleasant enough, with curtains in the windows, a light overhead, a coffee cake fresh out of the oven. But look closer, because things aren’t what they seem: in one room, a body’s fallen on the floor; in another, a woman lies face-down in a bathtub. The …
Welcome to HOME, the new issue of mutterhood magazine. We’re excited to share what’s inside: (re)making History – the curator : profile of an historic home and the woman who’s protecting its past with an eye toward the future. Visiting: personal essay about a once-familiar place. Small Wonders – the artist : profile of an artist who …