October 9, 2026 Chicago Winter Essentials for Apartment Living | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | West Side The radiators announce the first freeze. Some morning in the back half of October the boiler fires for the first… Read More
September 16, 2026 A West Side Café Guide for September | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | Chicago, West Side Coffee is a formality. You drink half of it standing at the counter, the rest goes cold in the cupholder, and by ten… Read More
September 4, 2026 A September Day on Chicago’s West Side | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | Chicago, West Side The doors close behind you and the temperature climbs about twenty degrees in four steps. Outside, it is a cool morning on… Read More
August 22, 2026 A Night Out on the West Side | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | Chicago, West Side By nine on a hot Friday in August, the West Side has already loosened its collar. The pavement still holds… Read More
August 5, 2026 First Bell on Chicago’s West Side | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | Chicago, West Side The last week of August carries a feeling all its own here on the West Side. It starts before the sun… Read More
July 20, 2026 The Unwritten Rules of a West Side Summer | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | Chicago, West Side There is a particular sound that tells you summer in Chicago has truly landed: the small tin bell of the paleta cart, rounding… Read More
July 6, 2026 Where the West Side Eats Breakfast | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | West Side There's a kind of Saturday morning that starts before you're really awake. You walk down 18th Street, the L rumbling overhead, and by the… Read More
June 16, 2026 Chicago Hidden Gems: A Local Theater Guide | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | West Side A theatre tells on itself before the show begins. You can read it in the wear of the carpet, the way the ushers move,… Read More
June 3, 2026 Saturday Things to Do Chicago on the West Side | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | West Side Some Saturdays start small. You step outside in your gym shoes, planning to grab a coffee and maybe pick up a few… Read More
May 18, 2026 The West Side Chicago That Keeps You Around | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | Chicago, West Side There's a moment that happens a few weeks after you move in. You're walking back from the corner store, balancing… Read More
May 4, 2026 A Walk Through Chicago Street Art and Murals | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | Chicago, West Side Where Every Block Tells a Tale You haven't even cleared the platform at the 18th Street station when Pilsen starts talking. The… Read More
April 13, 2026 Living on the West Side Chicago: Evening Plans | POAH Inc. By POAH Chicago | Chicago, West Side Before we begin, let’s get this out of the way: life shouldn’t wait for the weekend. In a city where the… Read More
