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Thursday, May 19, 2022How to Spend $300 at Ponnopozz
by Judy Sutton Taylor / Chicago Magazine / May 18, 2022 Looking for something to lift your spirits? This cheery Ravenswood shop is overflowing with feel-good finds. Adrianne Hawthorne started painting in 2018 as a way to unwind. After selling pieces at a show in her home, the artist — who works remotely as a designer for Google — saw there was a market for her work. She began selling at art fairs, from the backs of trucks — anywhere and everywhere. “But I wanted a space of my own,” she says. “I wanted
Saturday, November 27, 2021More Lincoln Square, Ravenswood retailers set for Small Business Saturday
by Marcella Raymond / WGN-9 News Now / November 27, 2021 CHICAGO — The Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce is all set for Small Business Saturday. WGN’s Marcella Raymond first spent time at Bon Femmes, located in the 4900 block of North Damen. The store is women-owned and the store starting online three gears ago. This past April, the brick-and-motor store opened. “Small business is how I shop year round and I think its important for our communities to help small artists here,” Shae Morrills
Thursday, August 19, 2021Ravenswood Shop And Gallery Ponnopozz Moving Across The Street, Reopening In October
“It’s just so much bigger, and it’s going to allow me to host workshops and other events," owner Adrianne Hawthorne said. by Alex V. Hernandez / Block Club Chicago / August 18, 2021 RAVENSWOOD — A art gallery, shop and studio is growing into a new location steps away from its original storefront. Ponnopozz will relaunch in October at 4839 N. Damen Ave. The current location at 4824 N. Damen will stay open until Sept. 25 then shift operations across the street. The move will enable owner Adrianne
Thursday, June 24, 2021Her Whole Life, A North Side Shop Owner Was Told To Avoid The South Side. The Folded Map Project Helped Her Challenge That
The racial justice uprisings of 2020 inspired Adrianne Hawthorne to challenge things she was taught as a child. Now, her North Side shop promotes artists from all over the city, and she's no longer afraid of taking the "wrong" exit. by Tonika Johnson and Maria Krysan / Block Club Chicago / June 23, 2021 As part of The Folded Map Project, Tonika Lewis Johnson and sociologist Maria Krysan interviewed 30 people about how they first confronted — and eventually combatted — harmful narratives about Chicago’s
