June 8–14, 2013 was Chicago’s Bike Commuter Challenge, a week where Active Transportation Alliance encouraged offices to log their commutes in methods other than private vehicle. Participating offices were categorized by number of employees for fairness’ sake, and the whole point of the challenge was to get people both more active during their commutes, and to reduce…
Our second garden update of the season takes place at the moss office garden, awash with plants native to Illinois and thus requiring little water or maintenance. Two patches out front are filled with native hummingbird and butterfly attracting plants, most of which are from the University of Illinois Extension.
We attended a dinner in honor of Chicago Craft Beer Week a couple weeks ago, where the five course meal was accompanied by perfect beer pairings from local craft brewers Solemn Oath Brewery. The dinner was held in the “Barrel Room” at Lincoln Square gastropub The Fountainhead, where Cleetus Friedman recently stepped in as Executive…