Do you ever feel like you’re out of touch when it comes to the wide array of techno-toys that exist? I mean, who can keep up with the myriad changes? Not that I aspire to acquire the latest and greatest digital fare. Au contraire! This morning I received an email from a close friend in another city, ending: [...]
Archive for the ‘High-rise lowdown’ Category
Woodstock rising in my high-rise
Posted in High-rise lowdown, tagged Jill Press, music, Woodstock on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Chicago Condo History 101
Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, High-rise lowdown, tagged Buyer, Chicago Real Estate, condo living, Edgewater, Jill Press on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Why would anyone want to buy an apartment?!” This question was posed more than three decades ago by someone who’d been raised in suburban Chicago during the 1950s and ’60s; privileged to have lived in a single-family house since the age of two. As a young adult in the early 1970s, she moved to a high-rise rental apartment on [...]
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, [...]
