Produced by Hassan S. Ali and Dorothee Royal-Hedinger

Hear ye, city dwellers: Spring is here, and for those of you surrounded by urban sprawl, it’s time to show your neighborhood greenery some love.

“Seed bombing” involves planting flowers on barren land that’s otherwise hard-to-reach or simply not conducive to plant growth, such as construction sites, abandoned lots, and even alleys and sidewalks.

In this episode of “DIY,” we give it a shot for ourselves.

(Photo credits, via Creative Commons License: North Avenue Beach, Skyline, Millenium Park)

Produced by Hassan S. Ali and Dorothee Royal-Hedinger

Taking refuge from the nasty Chicago winter, the folks at Spudnik Press are bringing printmaking to the masses.

Produced by Hassan S. Ali

Death is a funny thing. No really, for the folks at Death by Design—a horror film and special effects company—it can be a pretty entertaining experience.

Produced by Hassan S. Ali and Dorothee Royal-Hedinger

One Chicagoan’s campaign to make the Pitchfork Music Festival so fresh, and more importantly, so clean.