All Entries by Anne Brooks Ranallo
April 15, 2013
UIC Theatre presents ‘The Time of Your Life’Steppenwolf Theatre’s Yasen Peyankov directs an American classic by William Saroyan.
April 12, 2013
UIC presents free, low-cost spring concertsUIC ensembles will perform classical and jazz concerts around Chicago this spring.
April 5, 2013
Resale shops thrive despite online competitionSecondhand stores thrive because patrons seek “intangible satisfactions,” not just bargains.
April 2, 2013
Raising the bar to get ‘dream’ studentsLuigi Salerni “has dedicated his life to making his students into his peers,” says a 2008 theatre grad.
April 2, 2013
Recruiting teachers to high-need areasCarole Mitchener’s goal: bring good science teachers to Chicago public schools.
March 22, 2013
Resale shops thrive despite eBay competitionA new study says Chicago’s second-hand stores support regular retail by unloading unwanted goods.
March 19, 2013
Hull-House Museum honored for creativity“Unfinished Business” links current and past activism in domestic labor.
March 12, 2013
Keeping theater culture alive at SteppenwolfArtistic director says the legendary theater company has “a passion to stay together.”
March 12, 2013
Jazz workshops for kidsOn Saturdays in March, the music department offers free jazz workshops for students in grades 7-12.
March 12, 2013
Latino paradoxesSylvia Puente, executive director of the Latino Policy Forum, presents the Phillip Bowman Lecture March 13.