The Potty Mouth Granny

  • South Shore: Where the Lake Whispers and the Buildings Remember

    There are neighborhoods in Chicago that introduce themselves loudly—glass towers, bottomless mimosas, and a need to be seen. And then there’s South Shore. South Shore doesn’t perform. She doesn’t beg for attention. She just stands there—steady, seasoned, and sure of herself. And if you’re quiet long enough, she will tell you everything. The Lake Is…

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  • Pocket Town

    Pocket Town in Chicago is a place name for a very specific little corner of the city’s South Side — it’s not a restaurant or bar, but a neighborhood identity in its own right. This pocket of Chicago life has a rich and complicated vibe, stitched into the larger fabric of Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.…

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  • Hidden Gems of Chicago – Jackson Park Highlands District

    Tucked into the South Shore area like a well-kept secret with good manners, the Jackson Park Highlands District is one of those neighborhoods that makes you slow your car down. Not because you’re lost — because you’re looking. Developed in the early 1900s, it was designed as an upper-middle-class enclave. Tree-lined streets. Curving boulevards. Large…

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  • Why Chicago’s Architecture is the Best in the World!!!

    Since the election of former President Obama in 2008, folks who have never set foot on my block have had a whole lot to say about the city of my birth. Headlines dripping with doom. Comment sections full of experts who couldn’t find 79th Street with a GPS and a prayer. So I decided to…

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