Late Friday afternoon a popular facebook group for short-term housing throughout Chicago changed its name to “Ghostlight Housing Chicago” after a series of complaints from users. In a post after…
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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.
The race to win over the hearts and minds of Amazon’s elites has been well publicized over the last year, the most notable feature coming from John Oliver’s episode on…
The Evanston Chamber Opera Company (EChO) makes its debut as a production company with the world premiere of a new chamber opera by composer Francis Lynch: For Those in Peril. The…
On January 16, 2018 former Chicago principal Troy LaRaviere announced a bid for the democratic mayoral candidate nomination. LaRaviere has a history of criticizing current mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the…
Gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, left the stage during a forum on Monday after Republican State Rep. Jeanne Ives…
Sitting down to write an editorial for Scapi always feels like I’m wading into some controversial space to make a point when no one asked. That’s why I was so excited…
In 2015, there was an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at an Illinois Veteran’s Home that killed 12 and infected over 50. The disease is rare, an atypical form of pneumonia,…
In the last few years, Chicago has seen an ebb and flow of grassroots Opera, and there are few who know that as well as Aaron Hunt of Transgressive Theatre-Opera.…
Back in June, Scapi Magazine had the opportunity to sit down with Molly Young in Baltimore, Maryland. Young is a classical performer in the Baltimore area and was diagnosed with stage…
The weekend before the holidays this year, December 15th, 16th, and 17th saw a run of performers from some familiar faces for Operagoing Chicago folks, but under a different name.…
Last night Opera on Tap Chicago premiered its first annual Diva-Off, a competition-themed night of arias and singing with Drag King and Queen judges. “It is probably one of the…
On November 27th Uptown saw an addition of a coffee shop in an area that had been lacking one for a while. The area, dubbed Asia on Argyle, is home…