On 4/19, the day before stoner holiday 4/20, ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s came out in support of restorative justice for victims of the predatory practices of criminalizing drug…
Posts published by “Daniel Johanson”
Daniel Johanson (he/him) is a journalist and digital media specialist living in Chicago, Illinois. He serves as Editor-in-Chief at Scapi and in that capacity manages all things content, including writing and editing articles and producing digital content. His most recent work includes the docuseries Heart of a Nation: Tracking Socialism in the Midwest and co-hosting the podcast Scapi Radio. He spends his free time with cats.
Photos by Daniel Johanson Vegan cooking using a roux is absolutely game-changing: the combination of fat and starch makes for the perfect base for sauce from everything to the best…
photo from the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council Chicago’s Mayor has had a busy final few months of his term, signing a lease that would turn a school into a mini-police…
photo by Bartosz Brzezinski On Thursday, two days after the victory of Lori Lightfoot, it was made public by the Office of the City Clerk that Rahm Emanuel signed a…
photo by Daniel Johanson Chicago just wrapped up its historic 2019 municipal election with Lori Lightfoot sweeping all 50 wards against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, but many on…
photo from the Andre Vasquez for 40th ward facebook page The 40th Ward race between incumbent Pat O’Connor and Andre Vasquez continues to develop, and as it does, a series…
We need to talk about it, for many reasons, especially those that support art in Chicago and that support unions and workers. For those that don’t know, the Chicago Symphony…
photo from the Lori Lightfoot facebook page We are in that precarious middle time of Chicago politics, after the first election and before the runoff. The mayoral election took a…
photo by Philip Newton/Seattle Opera For a while, the Lyric Opera of Chicago has been producing boundary pushing work under its Lyric Unlimited wing, a production force tasked with expanding…
photo by Avery Studio The Chicago Federation of Musicians has had a busy few months, after the well-publicized strike at Lyric Opera in October, it has been confirmed that the…
As of 10:11, according to AP, local organizer with Reclaim Chicago Andre Vasquez will be facing Incumbent Pat O’Connor in the runoff for the 40th ward. According to Block Club…
photo from the Ald. Edward M Burke facebook page According to AP, it’s very likely that Ed Burke will not face a runoff, even though he faces charges of extortion…