Austin Lynch Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro
Austin Lynch Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro Editor's Note: In February 2025, Austin Lynch did few others have an inclination to do. He flew to Africa and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. He was the only Chicagoan in a [...]
Remembering Jean-Gwinn Riboud (1950-2025)
Remembering Jean-Gwinn Riboud (1950-2025) Editor's Note: It was with great regret that I was unable to personally attend the June 12, 2025 Benediction in Paris that memorialized the [...]
Rev. Theodore E. Tack, Prior General, O.S.A. (1929-2013)
Pope Leo XIV and Rev. Theodore E. Tack, Prior General, O.S.A. (1929-2013) Fr. Theodore E. Tack, O.S.A. Editor's Note: Before his election as Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost had [...]
Yulia Lipmanovich Plays Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” above Millennium Park
Yulia Lipmanovich Plays Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata above Millennium Park Editor's Note: Yulia Lipmanovich is a Russian-born concert pianist and piano teacher. Her musical education came in part from Van Cliburn's teacher, who later brought her from Israel [...]
Celebrating the Poet Elise Paschen
Celebrating the Poet Elise Paschen Elise Paschen Editor's Note: Elise Paschen is an Honorary Member of The Cliff Dwellers, an enrolled member of the Osage [...]
Daniel Lynch and Adm. Hyman Rickover
Daniel Lynch and Adm. Hyman Rickover Editor’s Note: My cousin Dan Lynch spent a career in the submarine force as an ETC/SS ANAV (Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer/Submarine Qualified, Assistant Navigation/Operations Officer) and now enjoys writing short stories about [...]
A Brief History of Ireland with Pat Whalen — from the Ice Age to the Present
A Brief History of Ireland Patrick Whalen Editor's Note: In March 2025, to kick off The Cliff Dwellers Irish Celebration, Members gathered for a buffet dinner which, not surprisingly, included corned beef and cabbage. [...]
1784-1871 Ft. Dearborn to the Chicago Fire
Vintage Chicago 1784-1871 - From Ft. Dearborn to the Great Chicago Fire Editor's Note: In the early 1960s, in the aftermath of the failed attempt to save Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan's Garrick Theater building from [...]
The 2025 Scottish Poet Robert Burns Supper with Rick Frendt, Bagpipes, Haggis, Readings and Music
The Robert Burns Supper in 2025 with Rick Frendt Gerry Labedz Toasts the Haggis Editor's Note: Above you will find the video of emcee Rick Frendt's introduction to the evening celebrating [...]
