Otto Was a Union Man
Editor’s Note: No doubt about it, Jack’s Uncle Otto was a union man through and through.
The Night Watchman
Fresh out of the Navy at 26, Jack takes a stab at being a night watchman.
Africa International House Lunch
Africa International House Lunch in Support of the 2023 African Festival of Arts in Washington Park Editor's Note:Â Chicago Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas stopped in At The Cliff Dwellers on March 3, 2023 to help Africa International House [...]
Class of 1967 – Memories from Law School to Our 55th Reunion in 2022
Class of 1967 - Memories from Law School to Our 55th Reunion in 2022 Editor's Note: In this seven-minute video we see members of the University of Chicago's Class of 1967. As usual, they're enjoying each other's company [...]
Fake News at the 115th Annual Meeting
Fake News at the 115th Annual Members' Meeting Editor's Note: On January 10, 2022, during the Omicron stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Cliff Dwellers held its first ever "hybrid" Annual Members' Meeting. For the first time in a [...]
Walsh & Ostermeier Families
Walsh and Ostermeier Families Editor's Note: My wife, Catherine Vanselow Bowe's father was Harold Vanselow, Sr. His sister, Eileen Vanselow, married Frederick Ostermeier, Sr. Their son and daughter, Fred, Jr. and Judy Ostermeier, both raised families in the Springfield, [...]
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden Editor's Note: Sunday brought the Reunion crowd another gorgeous, sunny day. The Buehler Enabling Garden was exclusively set aside for the Canavan Reunion group, as was our exclusive tram tour of the Garden's 385 acres. [...]
A Nickel Tour: Encyclopaedia Britannica at the Reid Murdoch Building
A Nickel Tour: Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Reid Murdoch Building Editor's Note: As Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Encyclopaedia Britannica, I was on the team that helped select and design its new global headquarters in 2005. [...]
The Impossible Dream: The Movie
Listen to the ill chosen words that sank The Impossible Dream faster than the Titanic.
