Mike's Corner
What Mary Jo Taught Me About Dating
Long term Executive Director of the Rogers Park West Ridge Historical Society, Mary Jo Doyle, a friend of mine who died two years ago, once taught me an important rule, one which people ought to follow their entire lives. Ask anyone who knows me: not only to do I consistently abide by this rule, but I constantly remind people who are important to me, i.e. my kids, or people on whom I rely, i.e. my office manager, my property managers, my bookie, to adhere to it. The rule (I can hear Mary Jo saying it right now): “Date everything!”More…
Super Betting, Illinois Style!
Of course, Super Bowl bets are made over many things: the final score, plus or minus the spread; whether the combined points scored is over or under a certain total, or whether the coin that the referee flips at the beginning of the game to decide who kicks off will end up being heads or tails. (The famous "Super Bowl Coin Toss Bet," with heads leading tails 22 - 21 since the inception of the game.) Those of us who follow Illinois news ought to come up with some new betting lines of our own. If there were a line of bookies who could lawfully arrange Illinois bets, consider what side you would take on the following issues.More…
About Voting for Judges - on the eve of this year’s primary
Many of us never even make our way down to the bottom of the ballot. All of these judicial circuits; all of these names - some obviously Irish; others seem to be African American; and several clearly Jewish. Every name sounding more ethnic than typical American names - on the sample ballot I see Allen Murphy, Edwin Reyes, even an Edmund Michalowski, but no Bob Smith - we realize that certain candidates might have been cherry picked to run in certain circuits in order to garner that ethnic support,More…
On “Near Misses”
Think about it. Isn't a “near miss” a “hit?”More…
Brushing Up on My New Years Resolution
rogerspark.com owner Mike Glasser describes his inability to stick with previous New Year's Resolutions, about his daughter's success honoring hers, and about an unanticipated New Years Resolution opportunity for 2010.More…
Can anyone remember what it used to be like along Jarvis and Greenview?
Jarvis sq, Holiday, ShoppingMore…
Check out our new neighborhood African Dining Jewel
At times I wonder if I ought to use this blog to promote an exceptional new restaurant. I've resolved to do it if I feel that a particular restaurant is exceptional - one that I hope that the community rallies behind I found one.More…
Tiff regarding Proposed “Rental Improvement Fund”
Today I received an email from Alderman Moore, and a brochure written by Brian White, Executive Director of Lakeside CDC, promoting Friday's landlord's meeting where they will present a proposed "Rental Improvement Fund" whereby local landlords within most of the 49th Ward would be entitled to grant money to repair their buildings, in exchange for the landlord committing to keep a certain number of units within the building affordable.More…
Loyola Ramblers Community Day
Loyola Ramblers BasketballMore…
Support the Community - Attend Family Matters event!
Family Matters is a family-centered organization in the North of Howard neighborhood that seeks to be a catalyst for change - building and strengthening the community through programs that support personal growth and leadership.More…
About the Author
Mike has a long term relationship with Rogers Park, having lived here at various times in his life, most recently returning to the neighborhood in August, 2009. While living here as a third year law student, he remembers drunken nights at Biddy Mulligan’s and hosting a couple of memorable parties that he, hypocritically, now forbids his own tenants from having. Years later, after completing his stint as a lawyer, Mike started investing in apartment buildings in Rogers Park (and elsewhere), and soon after, did what many newly divorced real estate investors do: he moved into one of his buildings. In 1992 Mike was one of the founding members of the Rogers Park Builders Group, an organization that he eventually headed for six years, until yielding those reigns three years ago. Around a decade ago, on a whim, he reserved the web site “Rogerspark.com,” which he has been developing ever since, and which co-hosts RP BizArts networking events. Mike is the proud father of three wonderful children, Amy, Mitch and Ella.
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