Epstein's Daily Dispatch

Chicago Hardware is a no nonsense kind of company. Their entire “About US” page is as follows: “Manufacturers of wire rope and chain fittings, industrial and marine hardware and allied products.” No stories of company history. No testaments about their dedication to local tool manufacturing. Just a singular statement about what they do, and then [...]

It’s kind of hard to imagine, but we used to be surrounded by commercial spaces that were socially integrated into our community. You could stop in a general store, hang out, catch up with someone or have a conversation with a stranger. Buying stuff was intimately connected within our social landscape. Starting in the 70’s [...]

Working on fixing up our storefront windows. Almost finished painting. Next step – fill them full of stuff.

Wilde Wednesday was a great success. Thanks to everyone for taking part! Unfortunately, mother nature decided to dump 10 to 12 inches of snow on us the very next day. We came in and did a bit of work in the morning, but had to leave early, as the conditions were becoming unsafe. So this [...]