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Dec 30th

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Big Shoulders Atlas: A Chicago Neighborhoods Blog →

me3dia: A new blog planning to give a sense of the character of each neighborhood in Chicago. We’ll see just how complete it ends up being. Only two entries so far. I’m not impressed. It’s nothing Yelp can’t help you figure out.

Dec 29th

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Watch

Chicago Tonight featured a segment on the Vivian Maier story last week. And small world: she was living in my hometown while I was growing up (‘89-‘93, I think). Her first American show will be at the Chicago Cultural Center, opening January 7. I’ll definitely be there. If you didn’t know, there’s a documentary film in the works. Check it out on Kickstarter. ...

Dec 29th

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Dec 29th

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Kickstarter: "Finding Vivian Maier" - a feature... →

Oh this is pretty nifty. If you aren’t familiar with Vivian Maier photo project, you’ll find lots of background info (and links) on the Kickstarter page.

Dec 29th

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Dec 26th

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Dec 24th

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Dec 20th

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Dec 15th

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Mapping America: Every City, Every Block →

Nerding out over another amazing interactive map from NYT. Thanks to Danny McD for posting this on Twitter! Browse local data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, based on samples from 2005-2009

Dec 15th

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Dec 12th

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Dec 10th

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Half Acre tapping at Archie's in Ukrainian Village

I am totally digging Imperial Stouts lately and just caught wind of tomorrow’s tapping via the Half Acre blog: Good people of the blogosphere, this is Rog, Half Acre Beer Company’s head of snacks and morale, jumpin’ in quick here to invite you all to come Hug it out with us tomorrow night at Archie’s! Archie’s Iowa Rockwell Tavern rules for hosting, and is located...

Dec 8th

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Dec 7th

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Dec 7th

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Dec 5th

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The Nightingale (via Cheap Jane: Chicago) →

Did you guys know about this place on Milwaukee (at Noble)? Sounds like a venue to watch (if you’re into indie film, art, etc). cheapjanechicago: The Nightingale is an Independent film venue that shows all kinds of work either for free or for real cheap. They are also very open to booking young independent artists.

Dec 5th