While I praise public transit as a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to get where I want to go, I also consider commuting to be a great way to maximize my time. Indeed, whenever I’m on a bus or train I make the most of every ride. As an avid reader, the object of my adoration the [...]
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A Commuter’s Salvation: Chicago Public Library
Posted in Car-free digest, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged bicycling, Car-free, Chicago Public Library, Jill Press, Lakeview, South Loop, Sustainable Lifestyle on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Bicycle-friendly Chicago
Posted in Car-free digest, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged bicycling, Car-free, lakefront living, Millennium Park, Sustainable Lifestyle on May 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I received a friendly email greeting this week from Charles Eckerson, Jr., director of Streetfilms. Check out the cool video he shot in Chicago featuring the fabulous amenities for bicyclists at Millennium Park. Great for downtown bicycle commuters! I took his email as a reminder that it’s time to dust off my bicycle for the [...]
Tulips tell it like it is
Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, High-rise lowdown, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged Car-free, Chicago Real Estate, Jill Press, lakefront living, Lakeview, tulips on May 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
What reminds you of spring? In my view, nothing says springtime in the city more than tulips. In fact, one of the rarely mentioned, tangible benefits of car-free living includes tulips. It’s true! Strolling most anywhere in downtown Chicago during the month of May, well, what can I say? Tulips rule! This time of year many of the high-rises along Lake [...]
Walk to Wrigley!
Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, High-rise lowdown, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged Buyer, Car-free, Chicago Cubs, condo living, Jill Press, Lakeview, North Center on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How far would you walk to a baseball game? With the Cubs home opener upon us, residents of Wrigleyville and beyond brace ourselves for the annual uptick of automobile traffic. While I enjoy an unobstructed view of the ballpark from my Lakeview high-rise, I’m astounded and yes, disconcerted each year, as I witness the never-ending queue of cars along Addison Street in the [...]
How Green is Your Valley?
Posted in Car-free digest, Guest book, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged Car-free, Lakeview, Sustainable Lifestyle on April 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yet another avid reader of the Carfree Chicago blog contacted yours truly! Matt Nardella, a car-free architect, emailed me last week looking to connect with “sustainably-minded real estate professionals.” Matt and his wife, Laura Cripe, own moss, an architecture and design firm located in Lakeview. Check out their new blog: strawville. What was the inspiration [...]
Car-free Gaining Mileage
Posted in Car-free digest, tagged Car-free, Chicago Real Estate, Jill Press, Sustainable Lifestyle on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And the hits just keep on coming… This week, I received email from two total strangers as well as a guy I haven’t seen since I lived in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., circa 1970! All three had read Lee Crandell’s profile of me in Carfree Chicago. Three people in different cities reaching out to me. Why? One is starting a Biking Realtors Group in Chicago and [...]
Blogging My Way to :15 of Fame
Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, Guest book, tagged Car-free, Chicago Real Estate, Jill Press, Sustainable Lifestyle on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Out-of-the-blue blogosphere, this fellow contacted me Sunday via email after reading my blog which, at the time, was 10-days old. He asked me to contribute to his community blog and wanted to do an online interview with me. Thank you to my son, Dylan, who took the photo that accompanies the interview by Lee Crandell of Carfree [...]
It’s All About the Journey
Posted in Car-free digest, What's happening in the 'hood, Yoga corner, tagged Car-free, Jill Press, River North, Sustainable Lifestyle, Yoga on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Where do I take yoga classes? After launching my maiden blog last week, I received a number of phone and email queries about all things yoga. I’m glad to jump-start a discussion for anyone wondering if yoga might be a good fit for them; as well as for seasoned practitioners who might like to share their yoga stories. For the record, I commute [...]
Come Buy with Me!
Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged Buyer, Car-free, Chicago Real Estate, Jill Press, Rubloff on February 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Below-zero wind-chills at my heels, I hopped a 146 Express to the South Loop last Wednesday evening. Why? They promised to ask the tough questions and candidly discuss the market and they did! For over an hour, veteran real estate attorney Greg Braun of McCormick Braun and Friman moderated a panel comprising Rubloff agents Steve Breinling and Maria Sabatini along with Rubloff [...]
Greetings, Planet Earth!
Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, High-rise lowdown, What's happening in the 'hood, Yoga corner, tagged Car-free, Chicago Real Estate, Jill Press, Sustainable Lifestyle, Yoga on February 5, 2009 | 8 Comments »
People ask me, “How do you do real estate without a car?” I reply, “How does anyone do it with a car?!” Happily car-free since 1983, I’m eager to share my passion for public transportation, bicycling, and daily yoga practice; observing how these self-sustaining activities may inspire my buyers and sellers and family and friends, [...]
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