DOWN DIVISION
ABOUT: Who am I? www.downdivision.com/about
DO DIVISION: About the evening that inspired me to start this blog. https://downdivision.com/2018/09/26/do-division
ONE STRANGE BIRD: A story of the unique store and its creator https://downdivision.com/2018/10/04/one-strange-bird
WHY DIVISION? My reasons to put the energy into this dynamic street https://downdivision.com/2018/10/11/why-division
VIA CARDUCCI: One of my most favorite restaurants ever https://downdivision.com/2018/10/18/via-carducci
THE YELLOW PAGE HANDYMAN: Things you didn’t know about Division https://downdivision.com/2018/10/25/the-yellow-page-handyman
JOE’S WINE CELLAR: Neighborhood wine guy and great wines and counsel https://downdivision.com/2018/11/01/joes-wine-cellar
TRUE LOVE: Actions speak louder than definition https://downdivision.com/2018/11/08/true-love
PODHALANKA: Down home taste of Krakow cuisine https://downdivision.com/2018/11/15/podhalanka
WICKER PARK WEIRDO: There are times you run into some really interesting people during a simple walk – some of them weird but harmless. https://downdivision.com/2018/11/29/wicker-park-weirdo
LETIZIA’S NATURAL BAKERY: Down home neighborhood mother and son café. https://downdivision.com/2018/12/06/letizias-natural-bakery
MARIA OF DIVISION STREET: Having just turned 96, there is one and only Maria. https://downdivision.com/2018/12/13/maria-of-division-street
PAPA’S CACHE SABROSO: The story of the best rotisserie chicken in the city. https://downdivision.com/2019/01/10/papas-cache-sabroso
THE MAN CALLED PARIS: Surveilling the street with a smile on his face and keeping kids from getting into trouble before and after school. https://downdivision.com/2019/01/17/the-man-called-paris
SHIVA INCARNATE ON DIVISION: It’s one thing to watch the snake charmers in downtown Mumbai, and quite another to see one right off Division Street in Humboldt Park. https://downdivision.com/2019/01/24/shiva-reincarnate-on-division
GANGSTERS’ CODE OF ETHICS: Gladys Lopez, lifelong Division Street dweller shares with me what it was like growing up around here in the rough and tumble days. https://downdivision.com/2019/02/14/gangsters-code-of-ethics
NELSON ALGREN: The man who put Division Street on map of the world and not his close friend and fan the writer Studs Terkel in his book titled America Division Street. Algren and his characters lived and breathed Division Street. https://downdivision.com/2019/03/14/nelson-algren/
AN IMPROBABLE LOVE STORY: No two people can be more different than the “Frenchie”, the sophisticated feminist, the writer and the philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and the toughie Nelson Algren. However improbable, seventy years later their trans-Atlantic intense love affair still remains one of the most fascinating tales in the world of international literature. https://downdivision.com/2019/03/22/an-improbable-love-story
LOVE HURTS: It is said that after you reach a certain age and don’t feel some aches and pains here and there, how would know if you’re still alive? And what could be better than even with those aches and pains, you can walk to the neighborhood Athletico Physical Therapy greeted and treated by the professional friendly faces?https://downdivision.com/2019/04/07/love-hurts/
