AltWeeklies Wire
Chicago's Screen Scenenew
The city's screen printers discuss their work and each other.
Chicago Reader |
Liz Armstrong |
07-16-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
How Matt Allen Gets Levi's and the White Stripes to Buy You Ice Creamnew
Over the last three years, he's has trekked more than 35,000 miles in a 1969 Chevy Step Van to hand out free ice cream at the country's largest music festivals.
Chicago Reader |
Austin Powell |
07-16-2007 |
Culture
Ryne Sandberg in Peorianew
The Hall of Famer who shied away from fame is thriving as a manager in the minors.
Chicago Reader |
Ted Cox |
07-09-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
When Animal-Rights Activists Attacknew
PETA and other groups peck away at the City Council as it considers two different ordinances to repeal the foie gras ban.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
06-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
Why Play Leaks?new
What a Chicago station's scuffle with the White Stripes says about the state of alternative-rock radio.
Chicago Reader |
Ross Wolinsky |
06-19-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
Steeds With Wheelsnew
Chicago Bike Polo hosts a Champeenship.
Chicago Reader |
Scott Eden |
06-11-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
What's Wrong With School Lunch?new
Everything, say reformers like Chicago caterer Greg Christian -- but to change it is to fight the government, agribusiness, and the kids themselves.
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
05-29-2007 |
Food+Drink
Not Quite 36 Hours in Gary, Ind.new
You won't see it in the New York Times travel section anytime soon, but for a certain type of traveler a quick trip to the Magic City is a must.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
05-21-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Theron Denson: The Black Diamondnew
Denson is the world's only African-American Neil Diamond impersonator.
Chicago Reader |
Edward McClelland |
05-21-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
The Best Barista in the World?new
Making coffee is now an international competitive sport, and Matt Riddle is America's reigning champ.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
05-07-2007 |
Food+Drink
Resourceful Renters: Eight Chicagoans Who've Transformed Their Apartmentsnew
Making someone else's space your own takes a particular kind of ingenuity.
Chicago Reader |
Martha Bayne and Heather Kenny |
04-30-2007 |
Culture
Chicago Courts the Olympics & Future Olympians Practice in School Hallwaysnew
While the Olympic boosters raise millions to bring the games to Chicago, the next generation of public school track students will share Gerald Turner's plight -- running the hard hallways and ripping the hell out of their legs.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
04-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Hold the Horsesnew
The best thing about the Illinois Derby? The ostrich race.
Chicago Reader |
Ted McClelland |
04-16-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Hello, Indiana!new
Chicago Public Radio's experimental station is set for a (very) soft launch in May.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
04-09-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
Mike Salvatore Wants to Hear All About Your Vacationnew
His company, AudioSnacks.com, offers downloadable audio tours of cities as far-flung as Paris, Cape Town, and Victoria, British Columbia, but unlike other similar ventures, it doesn't produce its tours -- users do.
Chicago Reader |
Heather Dewar |
04-09-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
