January 2012
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Chicago Restaurant Week (2/17-26) →
There are 230 restaurants participating this year. Of “my” 41, some I have already patronized, some have been on my bucket list for years, and some are recently opened and I’d like to check ‘em out: Aja Aria Bar Toma The Bedford Bistro Campagne bistronomic Blackbird Blue 13 Boka Bristol Cafe Ba Ba Reeba Cafe Spiaggia Carnivale C-House David Burke’s ...
Jan 23rd
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What’s the point of dating only one person & being monogamous if you’re only getting laid once a week?
Jan 21st
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All-nighter: what procrastination looks like. Reminds me of college except I’m not high on dexedrine and chain smoking Parliaments.
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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$15 for $30 at Akira (Groupon) →
Jan 11th
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Jan 9th
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Logan Square Unites Against Sexual Violence →
Just a reminder about tonight’s rally: meet at 5:30 in front of the Congress
Jan 9th
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Jan 7th
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Charlie Trotter's, in 25 Years of Chicago Magazine... →
The above link is something of an abridged history of Trotter’s. And it got me thinking: why has the news of his decision to close the restaurant remained on my mind all week? I wasn’t raised in a culinary family (Red Lobster was fancy) but I’ve been aware of how the other half lives since a very young age. I grew up among the 1%. My young classmates went to Trotter’s with...
Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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CHIBOULEVARDS: Logan Square Green Corridor Logo... →
chiboulevards: Any graphic design folks want to take a shot at designing the logo for the new Milwaukee Ave Green Development Corridor? There’s some cash and beer in it for whomever’s design is selected. For more info see the Logan Square/Milwaukee Ave Green Business Dev website. Ald. Rey Colón and…
Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 5th
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New Year's Resolutions are for suckers
You shouldn’t need a new year to make promises to yourself that you will not keep. You can do that any day of the year! So instead of playing “lies Jess told herself,” let’s set some goals! Out with the old // Update my iPod more often Otherwise I honestly don’t have any bad habits to break (seriously: I quit smoking in ‘06, found my dream job in ‘09,...
Jan 2nd
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Jan 2nd
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Jan 1st
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December 2011
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Dec 27th
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The Best CityReads of 2011 - The Atlantic Cities →
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 23rd
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One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids: “It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
November 2011
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Nov 1st
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Nov 1st
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modern love
Not love. Definitely not love. Maybe more like lust. Okay more like “I’m keeping you in my pocket for an emergency.” I met a guy at Pitchfork while volunteering. He lives in Champaign, we’ve been keeping in touch and he has actually visited me here in Chicago. Super cool dude and not my usual type (meaning he is almost too good to be true). Problem is… my phone...
Nov 1st
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October 2011
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Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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Oct 26th
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Oct 24th
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Oct 13th
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I require new music
I’ve fallen out of the loop… again. So indie rockers/metal heads/aging emotards/punkers … what’s hot and now?
Oct 6th
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Oct 6th
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September 2011
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Sep 27th
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Sep 12th
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It's a plan, Stan.
Part of my ongoing quest to enjoy a plant-based diet means, duh, steering clear of meat and dairy. I have also stopped buying convenience foods: frozen meals (no more Lean Pockets for this gal), most processed foods (was never a big Velveeta fan anyways) and packaged soup (this tomato soup has become a mainstay). No big deal, it’s been easier than I could ever imagine (except when eating...
Sep 12th
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Sustainable Food Petition: Alderman: Allow Chicago... →
Sign it. And then go watch the Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network & drool over what we *could* have.
Sep 8th
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Sep 7th
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Sep 1st
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Sep 1st