A conversation with emerging Chicago star Daniel Knox
Describing 34-year-old Daniel Knox’s music is a tall task. Antonyms like “gritty” and “beautiful” have been used to describe the sound. Adjectives like “derelict,” vaudeville” and…
March Sadness
A column by Michael Lopez. Every March even the marginally informed college basketball observer like yours truly tries to predict the winners of all the games…
This Is This: My choice for Mayor of Chicago
A column by Bob Chiarito. It’s no secret that I am not a fan of Rahm Emanuel. The reasons go beyond the fact that he’s an…
Statement from Susana Mendoza on her endorsement of Rahm Emanuel
City Clerk Susana Mendoza was first interviewed by The Chicago Ambassador in October. In response to today’s column from Bob Chiarito, she wrote the following: I…
Awards and acclaim ensure Cristina Henríquez’s ‘Unknown Americans’ is forever known
Chicago-area writer Cristina Henríquez is a busy woman. The mother of two young children, she has been actively promoting her critically acclaimed novel “The Book of Unknown…
“Suicide is Painless”
A column by Michael Lopez. Despite the lyrics to the famous song, what I know now and what I believe now is that nothing about suicide…
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