Month: February 2010
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Two New Restaurants on Taylor Street: Vintage Lounge and Cafe 1.61
Here's a liquor license application for a place called "Vintage Lounge" at 1447 – 49 W. Taylor Street in Chicago's University Village/ Little Italy neighborhood (didn't Tri-Taylor used to be thing?). In looking around for info on this place, I really couldn't find any. There are lots of Vintage Lounges around the country (Boston, Houston,…
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North Park Nature Center, February 7, 2010
North Park Nature Center, February 7, 2010, originally uploaded by juggernautco. The North Park Nature Center at Pulaski and Peterson is a shining jewel of the Chicago Park District. See the complete set here. We love to go there, but we hadn't been there in a long time. Yesterday afternoon, as we hovered, cooped in…
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Misplaced Outrage in Illinois: Scott Lee Cohen Belongs to You
I urge anyone who is outraged at the election of Scott Lee Cohen to read Steve Rhodes (Go Cohen!) and John Kass (The Pawnbroker and the hooker). They're both taking more than a little glee in rubbing the noses of Democratic voters in their own soiled ballots this week. Rhodes quoting Cohen, then adding an…