Intro: The Heart of the Hood Ravenswood, the community that unites two north-side "community areas." By Ed Zotti

History: Celery, Ceramics, and Conrad Sulzer The story—or stories—of Lincoln Square and North Center By Ann Keating

Politics: The Grand Old Party's Last Stand Before Daley's minions moved in, a Republican reformer called the shots in Lincoln Square and North Center. By Ben Joravsky

Lincoln Square & North Center Listings: Bars, education & recreation, galleries, GLBTQ, lit, movies, music, parks, performing arts, restaurants, shopping, volunteering

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DANK Haus On the third Monday of each month at 7 PM, this German cultural center hosts a free screening of a contemporary German film with English subtitles for its “German Cinema Now” program. See also Music, Galleries, Education & Recreation, and Volunteering.  Brandenburg Room, 4740 N. Western, 773-561-9181, dankhaus.com.

Davis Theater Back in 2000 this theater became a cause celebre when a developer tried to buy the building and turn it into condos. Neighbors banded together, bought the place themselves, and took over the management. The four screening rooms are passable, with some of the screens at slight angles, the result of the theater having been carved into four separate spaces in the 80s. But whoever’s booking the place has good taste, and you can feel the love when you walk in the door—love for the movies and love for the neighborhood.  4614 N. Lincoln, 773-784-0893, davistheater.com, $8 adults, $5.50 before 6 PM. —J.R. Jones

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