Rosa is a living legend who has done such tremendous work in the City's east side. God bless her and keep her to do her thing.

Okay! I take back the mural idea, but I'm sticking with the ivy. While the building's architectural style MAY have some significance, it's bleak and needs to be visually softened.

The only two strategies that would work here are greening (Ivy would work) and large, creative, professional-grade art murals featuring some local muralists (there are several) with distinctive color patterns. To do nothing would be bleak and kaf…

Property in the Elmwood Village is really hot right now. A $300,000 price tag isn't far off from the going rate right now. According to the home & garden crowd, city living is "so in" and suburban living is "so out." Who'da thunk it?