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Chicago Auto Show: Here's how you can get in early and free
2012-02-01 02:56:00 So, do you love going to the Chicago Auto Show but hate all the crowds? Well, Nissan is offering you the chance to get in early and free. Sounds like a pretty awesome deal, doesn’t it? Check out the invitation to attend the show as Nissan’s guest on Feb. 9 — a full day before the... Read more » More About: Free
My gift to all Super Bowl party hosts
2012-01-31 21:07:00 The big game is coming up, and the Dahl home will not host any festivities. I can live with this, no problem. Matt is moving into a new home this weekend, and I expect he will be busy, and Pat and Rachel will be with Steve in Florida. So I will not be heating up... Read more » More About: Party , Super Bowl , Super , Gift
Happy birthday, Mary Tyler Mom!
2012-01-31 20:00:00 This month, Mary Tyler Mom celebrates her first birthday. This makes me happy. When I went back to work after a four year hiatus last winter, I took that return to normalcy as an opportunity to write about something other than grief and sadness. A blog was born. Mary Tyler Mom got her name from one... Read more » More About: Happy , Birthday
3000 miles in 10 days: Bicycle Dreams is coming to Chicago
2012-01-31 16:21:00 Bicycle Dreams , the movie, captures the mental and physical nightmare that athletes put themselves through to race across America in 10 days. As one of the organizers put it, “it’s not a sporting event in the classic sense, it’s more of sending a gladiator into a pit with a lion!” 3000 miles in 10 days... Read more » More About: Chicago , Miles , Days
I completed the January photo-a-day challenge
2012-01-31 16:19:00 Thirty one days ago it was the first day of 2012 and I learned of a fun challenge on Instagram, an iPhone photo application. The January Photo a Day Challenge was started by Fat Mum Slim, an Australian blogger. As you can see it listed an idea for each day of the month and suggested you post... Read more »
Three Chicago institutions linked to free expression
2012-01-31 16:18:00 Chicago culture is so thick that local institutions are a dime a dozen. Some of my favorites are Ravinia, the Map Room, the Lyric Opera, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and Vincent P. Falk (the dude who wears bright suits and twirls on downtown bridges). If you’ve been there and done that, there are three more... Read more » More About: Chicago , Free
Mayor Emanuel skirts, fans controversy
2012-01-31 16:17:00 The paid protesters story is finally approaching City Hall — as is the Mayor’s appearance in a pro-charter video. Check out all the education coverage here. Scroll down to the previous post for coverage of the Casals and Piccolo hearings. Mayor skirts sticky patronage questions Tribune: Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday declined to say whether it’s... Read more » More About: Fans , Skirts , Controversy
Why New York Giants vs. New England Patriots will be the most bet on Super
2012-01-31 16:17:00 Super Bowl XLVI pits the New York Giants against the New England Patriots, arguably the most intriguing and fortuitous pairing for the National Football League’s annual championship contest this year. This year’s game is the highly anticipated rematch of the very recent Super Bowl XLII, where the 13 1/2 point underdog Giants upset the then 15-0 undefeated Patriots in dramatic fashi on. The Patriots also seek to avenge a... Read more » More About: New England Patriots , Super
If YOU were God, would you want Dwight Howard on the Bulls?
2012-01-31 16:15:00 Follow me on Twitter @curtisshawflagg courtesy of Magicman25uk poll by twiigs.com Similar to Kim Kardashian at an NBA All-Star Game, Orlando Magic Center Dwight Howard now has his eyes on another suitor. The Chicago Bulls . The center recently opened up about the possibility of joining the NBA’s best team, “If I could play with... Read more »
Dear WSCR’s Dan Bernstein: An open invitation to change your mind about t
2012-01-30 20:59:00 If you are acquainted with the sports radio scene in Chicago you may know there is likely no one as refreshingly bright, articulate and most times entertaining than Dan Bernstein…longtime afternoon partner of savvy veteran Terry Boers on 670 The Score. Dan recognizes that what happens on the various playing fields and arenas is essentially... Read more » More About: Change , Open , Mind , Invitation
The 6 best paintings with the word "Night" in the title
2012-01-30 18:29:00 Two of these can be seen at the same if you’re standing in the right spot at the Art Institute of Chicago. 6. Night Watch by Rembrandt Van Rijn I’ve seen this in person and it’s huge (11′ x 14′). Painted in the Chiaroscuro style as indicative of it’s time- The focal point is also the... Read more » More About: Word , Paintings , Title
10 reasons not to represent yourself in court
2012-01-30 17:49:00 No one wants to spend money on a lawyer if they don’t have to. I tell people all of the time when they can handle a legal matter themselves like a minor speeding ticket. But there are many times that if you don’t hire someone you are bound to get destroyed in court. Here are... Read more » More About: Reasons
Ferris Bueller commercial: Bueller? Bueller? Sellout? Sellout?
2012-01-30 17:48:00 At best, this is mildly amusing. At worst, it’s a craptastic commercialization of one of my generation’s most beloved movie characters. At least now we can be assured a sequel will never be made to find out whatever happened to Ferris. We now know he sold out. More About: Commercial
How the neighborhoods got their names
2012-01-30 17:44:00 Did you ever wonder why some of the city’s neighborhoods got their names? Some of them are self-explanatory – Lakeview, South Loop, River North – but others are kind of strange. Since I’m a giant nerd, I decided to research popular neighborhoods’ names and include it in this weeks ‘Did You Know, Chicago?’. Pilsen This... Read more » More About: Neighborhoods
After SoxFest it's time to parse out actual hope from hope for hope�
2012-01-30 14:21:00 SoxFest is such a gushing wellspring of optimism and good feelings that it’s difficult to pick on what alleged comeback-story-in-the-making to focus on. Everyone is excited for a new start, which is good, because otherwise that would mean that some player or coach is dreading the beginning of the season. Every mention of the coming... Read more » More About: Time , Hope
Higher education and the GOP candidates: What do they have to say?
2012-01-30 14:20:00 One of the foremost topics in President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union speech was the need to make higher education more affordable and accessible, by keeping tuition costs down, increasing student aid and retaining immigrant students. “Higher education can’t be a luxury – it’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be... Read more » More About: Education , Candidates
Brewpub Shootout winners, Day of the Living Ales coming March 3
2012-01-30 14:18:00 Let’s try to catch up on a few news items here. The Chicago Beer Society held its 14th annual Chicagoland Brewpub and Microbrewery Shootout last weekend. The contest was a judging not only of craft beers from our area, but of foods entered along with the beers. Brewpub beers were matched with a dish from... Read more » More About: Living , Winners , March
Campbell's Cheddar Cheese takes me down memory lane of soup
2012-01-30 14:17:00 I bought a can of Campbell ’s Cheddar Cheese soup the other day because – as crazy as it sounds – it was one of the healthier soups in the aisle in regards to saturated fat and sodium. One gram of saturated fat a serving, and 410 milligrams of sodium. I finally had the soup tonight, though... Read more » More About: Memory , Soup , Lane
Do the Bulls have room to add a big-name player?
2012-01-30 14:16:00 With Chinese obligations coming to an end shortly, Wilson Chandler, J.R. Smith, Aaron Brooks, and Kenyon Martin will be looking for work in the NBA. Do the Bulls have room to add one of these players and would any of them take the min to come here... Read more » More About: Player , Room
What would you pay for this formerly mold-infested home?
2012-01-30 14:14:00 My wife and I have been curious about this 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath West Town home at 1844 W Huron ever since we walked by and noticed that it was vacant several months ago. It was a couple of doors down from another home we were seriously interested in for ourselves and we noticed... Read more » More About: Home
Wisdom and advice for the Year of the Dragon
2012-01-29 16:36:00 The Dragon is a powerful animal for the Chinese. It symbolizes royalty, power, wisdom, and prosperity. Here are “10 insights” for the new year: 1. Prayer is not a “spare wheel” that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a “steering wheel” that directs the right path throughout. 2. Why is a car’s... Read more » More About: Advice , Wisdom
Come over and make me dinner
2012-01-29 16:34:00 Hey!! I’m in the mood for a nice romantic dinner date:) How was your Saturday? Do you write, tell jokes, have strong opinions? Contribute to my blog! I’m looking for local businesses, people, and opinions. More About: Dinner , Make
Perhaps it's just fate …
2012-01-29 16:33:00 Nearing the three year mark in my current job search, there is great temptation to figure that I’m doomed and/or damned to being unemployed in the current economy. You’ve read the posts … but I’m not planning on this being another angry, bitter rant, instead I thought I’d bring in something light-hearted: Your career path... Read more » More About: Fate
Ranking Chicago's professional coaches
2012-01-29 16:33:00 Now that Ozzie Guillen has migrated south to the Miami Marlins, Chicago is once again left with just one head coach who has won a championship for his Windy City squad. Before Blackhawks head man Joel Quenneville led the Hawks to the Stanley Cup, Chicago had not had two coaches who had reached the summit... Read more » More About: Ranking
"Time Stands Still" (Steppenwolf Theatre): Not quite picture perf
2012-01-29 16:32:00 #20. A starving child and vulture photograph has haunted me for 25+ years. The photographer captured a startling image. The bird was waiting for the kid to die. The prize-winning picture was truly thought-provoking. It illustrated severe hunger in far corners of the earth. The powerful imagery also made people question if a vulture took the... Read more » More About: Time , Picture , Theatre
Actor kills himself after euthanizing pit bull
2012-01-29 16:30:00 We often say, “My dog is my best friend. How often is that really true?” There’s a lot about this story about soap opera actor Nick Santino which is quite troubling. First, if something awful happens to your dog – it’s awful, but is that a reason to literally kill yourself? Also, Pit Bull s who... Read more »
The tough breaks of parenting: Break the negative cycle
2012-01-28 17:51:00 Break the Cycle Break the cycle of neglect, lies, fear and disrespect Negative cycles of guilt and regret Cycles of mental, physical, sexual abuse Tobacco and substance use Cycles of superstitions, and nonsense traditions And dreams that don’t come to fruition Cycles of crabs in the barrel And thinking that’s narrow Cycles of self-hate... Read more » More About: Parenting
Lure Izakaya Pub: Japanase tapas? Count me in, please
2012-01-28 17:49:00 Knowing trivia has its reward. And for myself and three other ChicagoNow bloggers, that reward came in the form of a trip to Lure Izakaya Pub in Chinatown after winning the AAJA Trivia Bowl in late 2011. (Sadly, the rest of the team couldn’t make it, including team all-star Mark “Oh, did I forget to... Read more » More About: Count
Cook County Morgue: Now I understand policeman's kindness so long ago
More articles from this author:2012-01-28 17:49:00 It will be 29 years in April, but I still vividly remember the day my mother died. She hadn’t felt good for a week, but, on the day she died decided she was okay and even went out to run some errands and pick up a prescription nearby. After returning to her apartment she collapsed... Read more » More About: County , Kindness , Cook , Long 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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