UPDATE DEC. 28, 2012: After 3.5 years of independent production, the pipeline’s founder now works full-time as a neighborhood reporter for DNAinfo.com. For much more current news on the ‘hoods of Wicker Park and Bucktown than what you’d find here, please visit http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/wicker-park-bucktown
“About Us” prior to Oct. 1, 2012:
The Pipeline is comprised of content creators, sponsors, and reader-contributors. Together, we share as much news as possible, with a “hyper local” focus on the Chicago neighborhoods of Wicker Park and Bucktown.
In June of 2011, after two-plus years of weekly e-publishing (we launched a weekly subscriber-only-e-newsletter in April of 2009, using Constant Contact software), we set up virtual roots on the ‘Net, at chicago-pipeline, with the assistance of Jason Hinkle of Very Simple.
In July of 2011 we published We’re in the Neighborhood, an 84-page pocket-sized printed booklet featuring many of the people and businesses in the area which inspire and inform our weekly content. On December 1, 2011, we published Celebrate! Wicker Park and Bucktown, a magazine edition co-published in collaboration with Our Urban Times.
On June 1st, 2012, we published a summer edition of the pipeline featuring over 100 local advertisers. Here’s where to find it.
We prefer to stay focused on unique and interesting people and places and events, of which there is no shortage in the diverse neighborhoods of Wicker Park and Bucktown– speaking of which, if you’d like a story assignment, send us an email or call 773-960-3997. Would you like to join our team? The more the merrier! Please include a link to your blog or clips and tell us your ideas for making the pipeline better.
Note: We differentiate sponsored from non-sponsored news. We do not accept food, services, etc. in exchange for editorial coverage, or if we do, it is clearly noted as such.
- Alisa Hauser, publisher, reporter, editor
- Philin Phlash, Roving Photojournalist
- Caitlin ‘CeCe’ Carroll, Fashion, Theater, Music, Social Media, Etc.
- Jon Graef, Maura McVey, Leah Viands, Daniel Gerzina, J.H. Palmer, contributing writers
- Joe R., Copy Editing, Special Projects
- Jason Hinkle, Pipeline website design
- Rick Liebenow, Josh Brown - Printed magazine ad design, layout, illustration
- Pat J. Daily, copy editing, theater reviews (2009-11)
- Nandika Gervais, CAPS/Links column (2009-Feb. 2012)
reader and sponsor feedback is posted on our blog.
Michael Apostolidis, 1 year ago
Hi Alisa,
Love the website. Any plans to have a facebook page?
Mike
chicago-pipeline, 1 year ago
Hi, Mike,
Thanks… not unless you want to manage our Facebook page?:) Send me an email at streetsofwicker(at sign)hotmail if you’d like to meet somewhere and discuss.
Between running around, reporting, pictures, advertisers, editing, writing the e-newsletter, updating the website, our blogs (streetsofwicker.blogsopot and the never updated chicagopipeline.wordpress), YouTube, the printed booklet, AND twitter (@thelocalfeed) I would just about shoot myself if I added one more thing to try to update!
With Facebook, we are fortunate that at least a few people each week share the newsletter on their pages, and I usually try to post it to the anonymous Wicker Park and Bucktown Facebook pages.
But I agree. We should be on Facebook. On Monday the 18th we may have a first ever contributor meeting at new West on North restaurant/full bar, 2509 W. North and you and all others interested in helping out are most welcome. I am interested in hearing people’s ideas as well as brainstorming.
Alisa
david, 1 year ago
how is brian deleon doing. i have spoken with the cardinal and he has been praying for the boy. i pray he is alive and better. would the family allow some people to come over and say the rosary bedside. this message and it’s intent was inspied by prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe. the cardinal was very concerned about the boy , if you can provide me with information at davidsowa@hotmail.com about how to respectfully contact the family in this matter …….and if you could contact the cardinals office or send him an email i am sure he would also appreciate it an update on brian’s condition. we are not doing this for publicity so please just treat it as 2 very concerned citizens who are praying for the lad. and there are people who would like the famiy’s permission to pray bedside for brian. thank you in advance, david
chicago-pipeline, 1 year ago
Hello, David. Unfortunately we do not have any updates on Brian Deleon’s condition. Have you tried to call 1st Ward Alderman’s office? Please try calling the alderman’s office a well as 14th district police to see if anyone knows how to put you in touch with his family so that you can pray for him. Thank you, and if you find out any information we will share it here for others who might be praying for Brian Deleon’s recovery too.
Anonymous, 3 months ago
Has anyone heard how Brian Deleon is doing? Still praying for him and thinking of him often here in Texas.
chicago-pipeline, 1 year ago
Hi, Mike… at long last, we have a Facebook page, thanks to Caitlin who finally took care of business and started one! Naturally we are now caught up in the next step after creating a page, clamoring for “likes,” so “like” us if you are so inclined! The 100th like will receive a free gift from a local shop, too! LINK to FB page: http://tinyurl.com/6tc57nm
kyle, 1 year ago
phlash took some photos of us at moonshine about a week ago…we’re trying to get in touch with him to order/buy the photos..any advice
chicago-pipeline, 1 year ago
Hi, Kyle, you can reach out to Phlash at 773-318-1435. Thanks!