by Elizabeth Taggart | Oct 27, 2026 | Musings
The Road Route 66 was always much more than just a convenient route from point A to point B. Officially established on November 11, 1926, as part of America’s new numbered Federal highway system, “America’s Main Street” was the road that would finally connect...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Oct 27, 2026 | Musings
More than 75 singers with Sounds Good Choir gathered at Chicago’s Navy Pier on a recent morning in October to sing one of the all-time great hits about a highway; spoiler, it wasn’t Canned Heat’s 1968 “On the Road Again” and they weren’t auditioning for American Idol....
by Elizabeth Taggart | Oct 21, 2026 | Research
Bringing a program like Good Memories to any neighborhood is important because all older adults can benefit from understanding dementia, learning about early detection and, for those already experiencing memory loss, discovering non-clinical ways to maintain cognitive...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Jul 14, 2026 | Music, Composers & Musicians
The identity of the “Fifth Beatle” is part of the mythos surrounding the Beatles. Of course, the Fab Four was just that: the ubiquitous Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison—four men whose faces, hair, clothing and accessories, even...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Jul 2, 2025 | Musings
Offbeat Ways to Experience Music in the City Chicago is known for its rich spectrum of musical offerings and summer in the city only heats up what’s on offer and doubles it. You can’t beat the Grant Park Music Festival, or the Millennium Park Summer Music...
