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Dave Reidy

Chicago
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Covers:  Housing, parenting, family history, storytelling, literature, pop music, baseball, arts, culture, Chicago
Two books of fiction | Fiction @grantamag | Nonfiction @southsideweekly, @beltmag | Opinions mine, not necessarily those of my employer or clients
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“We Saw Them When.” Tales Out of School . . . Campus Concerts | Notre Dame Magazine

“We Saw Them When.” Tales Out of School . . . Campus Concerts | Notre Dame Magazine

I was first in line at LaFortune on the winter day that tickets went on sale to see Beck and The Roots at Ste…

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The Reinvestment Movement After Redlining

The Reinvestment Movement After Redlining

A new book corrects longstanding popular narratives of real estate crises and white flight.

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Following the Yellowlined Road

Following the Yellowlined Road

In December 1939, yellow ink flooded Chicago's Southwest Side. Frank Reidy, my paternal grandfather, and his …

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Thirty-five moments that brought Chicago music to the world

Thirty-five moments that brought Chicago music to the world

Contributed ghostwriting to this piece behind the Arts & Business Council of Chicago byline. For more tha…

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The White Sox Then and Now: A Ballad of Low Demand

The White Sox Then and Now: A Ballad of Low Demand

Author @Dave_Reidy writes about the organization's attendance as the city's second team and the generational …

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Dadwell & Co. Podcast, S1 E5: Dave Reidy

Dadwell & Co. Podcast, S1 E5: Dave Reidy

A conversation with Dave Reidy, writer, author and creative director. Dadwell & Co. is an independent med…

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"Brotherhood at the Bottle"

"Brotherhood at the Bottle"

Essay included in this hardcover collection about Chicago's seminal indie music venue, The Empty Bottle.

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The Voiceover Artist

The Voiceover Artist

Since his youth, Simon Davies has suffered from a crippling stutter inherited from his father. Overshadowed b…

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Chasing Cars | Dave Reidy | Granta Magazine

Chasing Cars | Dave Reidy | Granta Magazine

Short fiction for the online edition of Granta 108: Chicago.

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Writers Recommend: Dave Reidy

Writers Recommend: Dave Reidy

If you're writing a book that no one is waiting for, buy the debut album of an indie band—not the latest darl…

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Captive Audience: Stories

Captive Audience: Stories

Francis Ford Coppola, REM, and Abe Vigoda are just a few of the many characters who populate the world of Cap…

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"One-Hit Wonder"

"One-Hit Wonder"

Profile of Chuck Lindstrom, who tripled in his first big-league at-bat. That first at-bat in the Major League…

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Field-Tested Books

Field-Tested Books

"A Lawn Chair and a Spare Hour or Two" The Field-Tested Books Introduction by Dave Reidy

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