Deanna Isaacs
Bio:
I'm a staff writer at the Reader. Before that: grad student at NU, staff writer at the St. Petersburg Times, and beat reporter at City News Bureau. My first Reader story was published in 1980; I've been writing the culture column since 2000. It's been a feast of great material, including, among those in recent memory, Professor Jerry Harris's explanation of why so many of us are broke and out of work ("The Transnational Economy"); the Art Institute shuffle that bumped its Chagall windows to the back of the house ("Chagall's New Nook") ; and the state law that got artist Chris Drew in much deeper trouble than he'd bargained for when he set out to make a point about the lack of art on Chicago streets ("Accidental Poster Child"). Sometimes the fun goes on longer, as in this profile of Chicago's bad boy architect, Stanley Tigerman ("Tigerman on the Loose").
I'm a staff writer at the Reader. Before that: grad student at NU, staff writer at the St. Petersburg Times, and beat reporter at City News Bureau. My first Reader story was published in 1980; I've been writing the culture column since 2000. It's been a feast of great material, including, among those in recent memory, Professor Jerry Harris's explanation of why so many of us are broke and out of work ("The Transnational Economy"); the Art Institute shuffle that bumped its Chagall windows to the back of the house ("Chagall's New Nook") ; and the state law that got artist Chris Drew in much deeper trouble than he'd bargained for when he set out to make a point about the lack of art on Chicago streets ("Accidental Poster Child"). Sometimes the fun goes on longer, as in this profile of Chicago's bad boy architect, Stanley Tigerman ("Tigerman on the Loose").
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Opera Company at a Turning Point
Chicago Opera Theater
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Architecturally Significant Hospital Threatened With Destruction That Looks a Lot Like a Certain New Architecturally Significant Chicago Hospital
"Old" Prentice Women's Hospital
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Daily Dose of Chicago Architecture on the Web
Designslinger.com
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Civic Treasure Just Abandoned by Its Board
Chicago Cultural Center
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Entertainment, Jun 24, 2010
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Best Opera Singer
Amber Wagner
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Entertainment, Jun 24, 2010
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Best Lawn Seat at Ravinia
The little hill that faces the main entrance to the Ravinia pavilion, Highland Park, Illinois
- Best of Chicago, Goods & Services, Jun 24, 2010
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Best Art Sale
Recycled Art Sale at the Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
- Best of Chicago, Goods & Services, Jun 24, 2010
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Best Cheap Tickets for Great Seats for Broadway in Chicago
Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre
- Best of Chicago, Goods & Services, Jun 24, 2010
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Best Last-Minute Theater Tickets
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
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