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,…
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 previous projects include the docuseries Heart of a Nation: Tracking Socialism in the Midwest and Scapi Radio, now preserved in the Scapi archive. He spends his free time with cats.
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…
On Monday, 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa officially registered his campaign for Congress after Rep. Luis Gutiérrez announced he won’t seek reelection. Rosa, who has been on the radar of local politics…
On December 6th, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner elaborated on his “I am not in charge” comment with relation to the state of Illinois. “No, not really,” Rauner said at an…
On Black Friday this year activists in the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression plan to boycott Magnificent Mile shops in response to the continued lack of response by Chicago…
by Daniel Johanson In the ever-changing world of local media we take the blows in stride and the victories in glory. In the case of local outlet DNAInfo, those…
We sit down with Amanda Noelle Neal, Alex Salas, and Angela Torres to talk Forte Chicago’s upcoming The La La Lady Show, balancing artistic expression and social climates, Forte Origins…
Last week Governor Rauner signed House Bill 40, a bill he had been threatening to veto. The bill is a state assurance that if Roe v. Wade is overturned at…