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Look! It's Gonna Be a Long Night...

*Written last night: It's 7:30. As evening sets in, the city quiets, the air cools, and the night is ours. Well, on most nights, that is. But look at what's pointed right at our bedroom window this ...

Do You Share an Outdoor Space?

To anyone who has some outdoor space, it is no doubt sacred (especially for those of us with limited warm months). We've lived in a Chicago two-flat in which we shared a small yard with our downstairs...

Living the Mixed Use Life

From a childhood farmhouse to college rentals and Brooklyn co-ops, I've always lived in purely residential buildings. Until now, that is. In Montreal, I rent an apartment two floors above a hair sal...

Neighborhood Noise

We woke up three times last night to a malfunctioning car alarm. Each time we sat up in bed, thinking our alarm clock was going off. We're having a hard time adjusting to the noises in our new neigh...

What's Your Most Alarming Wake-Up Call?

When I was about 10, a drunk driver came straight up our front lawn, through our front bay window and exterior wall, and into our living room. Somehow I slept through the whole thing (the driver's inj...

Midwest Earthquake: Did You Feel It at Home?

A 5.2 earthquake in Illinois "that rattled skyscrapers in Chicago's Loop and homes in Cincinnati"? Really? I didn't feel it, and thought my sister in California was nuts when she called this morning a...

Survey: Do You Believe in Ghosts?

Ask us if we believe in ghosts and we'd probably say no. BUT, we love a good story, we get caught up in others' experiences (and suspend our disbelief), and after recent events at home, don't think it...

The Lovely Side of Neighbor Noise

With most of us living on top of each other in apartments and condos, we're bound to hear our neighbors before we actually meet them. We've already blogged about how to soundproof your home because m...

CHI Good Questions: Soundproofing Expert?

Christina needs some leads: "I am looking for an expert in soundproofing in Chicago. I'd like to have my ceiling decoupled. I've talked to some contractors, but they do not have the level of expertise...

Noisy Neighbors

We live in a multi-unit building, and during open-window months especially, we hear all kinds of things happening in other people's lives. T.V.'s, conversations, phones ringing, parties, arguing, bark...