OpenTable pre-Thanksgiving Restaurant Week
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008OpenTable is sponsoring what they’re calling the “Appetite Stimulus Plan,” November 17-21. Prix Fixe menus will be offered at selected area restaurants. [via]
Archive for the 'chicago' Category
Arellano Deported
Monday, August 20th, 2007If you were holed up in a church seeking sanctuary as an illegal immigrant–I mean, undocumented worker–wouldn’t leaving be the last thing you should do? Elvira Arellano has been deported to Mexico after leaving her sanctuary in a Chicago church. She’s been deported before, so who knows, she may make a repeat appearance in the [...]
It is so choice
Monday, August 13th, 2007This is a great article where the author relives a good chunk of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off by driving a Ferrari replica. He starts at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, drives to the parking garage at Madison and Wells in the Loop, and eventually ends up at Cameron’s house in Highland Park. I love [...]
South Loop Whole Foods Now Open
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007The Whole Foods in the South Loop is officially open. Chicagoist has the lowdown.
Boycott BP
Monday, August 6th, 2007BP plans on dumping more industrial waste into Lake Michigan from their Whiting, Indiana refinery. Most of the metropolitan Chicago area uses water from Lake Michigan. Even if we didn’t get our water from Lake Michigan, this would still be a bad idea. Boycott BP! Even Eddie Vedder thinks you should.
Biggest Whole Foods in the Chicago Area Opening Soon in the South Loop
Sunday, July 8th, 2007The largest Whole Food store in the Chicago area will be opening in the South Loop on August 8: Sun Times article. The opinions on the store’s opening are mixed, but I think it’ll be good for the South Loop. I’ll be happy as long as the South Loop doesn’t turn into anything like the [...]
Screw Ticketmaster!
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007I’m disgusted with Ticketmaster’s ridiculous “service charges”. There have been several shows I’ve wanted to go to that I decided not to go to because the service fees were outrageous. Well, it looks like you now have an alternative for certain venues. You can purchase tickets for selected venues at certain box offices in the [...]
Thanks for nothing
Monday, March 5th, 2007I got this notice informing me that my polling place has been changed. Too bad I got it after the election actually took place! It’s a good thing this information is readily available online. Second ward residents, please come out and vote in the run-off election on April 17. If you’re not registered to vote, [...]
Thank you for voting!
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007Rick Kogan on Chicago Aldermen
Monday, February 26th, 2007Rick Kogan from the Chicago Tribune was on Eight Forty-Eight this morning. He provided some excellent insight into Chicago’s aldermen. That big box thing seems to override everything. But, what I’ve discovered is, one of the big issues here is that balance; that tenuous balance between affordable housing and new development. I really think that’s [...]
