Year: 2006
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446-52 E. 47th St.
Permit #: 100072049 Applicant: Anthony Akindele Owner: Fred Ragsdale & Sammie Parr Jr. Permit Description: 1-story new construction w/ application 100033515 [demolition of existing 1-story building] Status (if applicable): Released 7/20/06
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Bill Knott, Great Poet
I studied poetry at UIC and the professor Paul Caroll loved Bill Knott. He shared that love of this poet with me, and I am grateful.
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Pinpointing Chicago’s Italian-American Community
Just got this on CTA Alerts: Jul 09 5:51PM Fr: CTA_HQ Due to the World Cup Soccer Celebration, #90 Harlem buses are being temporarily rerouted at Addison and Harlem. Update: here’s the Sun-Times coverage.
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The Nipple of Zidane
Like most sane people, I don’t really care about soccer. The World Cup has been pretty interesting to follow, though, in a "what-happened-today" kind of way, not a "holy crap what time’s the game on" kind of way. Yahoo!, as usual, is using technology to do cool things and drive the interest of humans. Their…
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Mark Bender, Creator of the First “Wide Right Turn” Sign
I have a number of artistic obsessions, most of them revolving around the concept of Derivative Works. I love making annotated compilations, manic compendiums, and morose lists. One of my primary and lasting obsessions is with Wide Right Turn signs. I started collecting them a few years ago and I created an online home for…