Indian Summer
Indian Summer Editor's Note: On a hazy, lazy summer day, with the Thunderbird F-16s making a racket above, folks at Navy Pier and on the sightseeing and pleasure boats at the mouth of Chicago Harbor were doing what [...]
Thunderbirds at Work
Thunderbirds at Work Editor's Note: Friday, August 18, 2023 might have been a hazy day for the Air Force Thunderbird pilots to take their F-16 Fighting Falcons out for a practice spin, but they seemed to care less [...]
The Cliff Dwellers from the Sky
Up, Up, and Away The Hoerdemanns Editor's Note: On a hot July day I stepped out on the terrace to snap a few pictures of lakefront goings on. There was one party of four still dining, [...]
Blue and Sentimental & April in Paris
Blue and Sentimental April in Paris Lindsay Huge Basie Editor's Note: Recently At The Cliff Dwellers, it was blue [...]
Smile Awhile
Smile Awhile Viewing Jaume Plensa's Crown Fountain in Millennium Park from the terrace of The Cliff Dwellers can easily bring to mind the 1975 Hall & Oates classic, Sara Smile.
Spinouts & Pileups
Spinouts & Pileups Editor's Note: The television commentators had their work cut out for them both on Saturday and Sunday. The torrential rain over the weekend had cut the Saturday race short and then cancelled its carryover [...]
The Inaugural NASCAR Street Race
The Inaugural NASCAR Street Race Street Race in the front yard of The Cliff Dwellers Editor's Note: On July 1 [...]
Bloomsday At The Cliff Dwellers -2023
The Players James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday Editor's Note: In a longtime tradition at The Cliff Dwellers, each year when June 16th rolls around, [...]
Save the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
Save the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse View of the Lighthouse from The Cliff Dwellers Winter 2023 Editor's Note:Given that The Cliff Dwellers' 22nd floor perch above the Art Institute of Chicago [...]