Doing It by the Book In 1989 Robert Thomas, a sewer-department maintenance man in a Detroit suburb, built his campaign for mayor on going door-to-door. He toppled the incumbent by 200 votes, served three terms, and wrote How to Run for Local Office, in which he called door-to-door campaigning critical for new candidates. John Somerville, […]
Author Archives: Mike Sula
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Something to Remember Him By
With a custom-made BoneClone, it’ll be like he never left.
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The Go-to Guy for Skinfo
How Mr. Skin became the biggest name in celebrity nudity.
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Petty Crime
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 3100 BLOCK OF NORTH HUDSON, 9 PM. Burglary. 32-year-old female victim, startled by noise in kitchen, fled apartment for neighbor’s. Upon returning discovered kitchen window open and potted arugula plant missing. Police observed offender had to scale 15 feet to reach plant, valued at $9.90. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 100 BLOCK OF WEST […]
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Purple Prose From a Political Pro
For years, Alderman Ed Smith has nurtured a second career: romance novelist.
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Petty Crime
Saturday, September 14, 100 block of South Halsted, time unknown. Theft. 38-year-old male offender and 27-year-old female offender were observed leaving pharmacy without paying for four bottles of Oil of Olay. Police officers located getaway vehicle–maroon GMC van–as it pulled into lot near one offender’s home. Antiaging cream was recovered. Monday, September 16, 5800 block […]
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Bruce Kang Always Gets His Man
True Stories From the Files of the City’s Top Korean Gumshoe
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When It Absolutely, Positively Has to Be Left on Your Front Step
Did Fed Ex cost a small-business owner a small fortune?
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Petty Crime
Thursday, August 1, 2700 block of North Hoyne, 7:30 PM. Theft and battery. Male offender and 63-year-old female victim were talking when offender leaned forward and seized victim’s 12-ounce bottle of beer. After victim ordered offender to “leave it back,” offender pushed victim down and fled. Offender was identified and arrested in different building on […]
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A Plague of Gastronomic Proportions
How do you cope with a sudden infestation of big, feisty crayfish? With a big pot of boiling water, naturally.
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On Film: punks hit the pins at Diversey River Bowl
In Genevieve Coleman’s documentary Monday Night at the Rock ‘n Bowl, Diversey River Bowl co-owner Gary Secrest boasts that his lanes were specifically designed to accommodate sloppy drinkers–unlike other alleys that discourage boozing in such proximity to the lane approaches. That advancement in lane technology is just one of the lucky circumstances that led to […]
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Guided by Voices
On location in America, Indian director Rajiv Anchal ignores the dictates of Western moviemaking and relies on spiritual guidance in his pursuit of the sublime.
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Everything Must Go
Good news if you’re in the market for a tiny titanium bipolar brain cauterizer.
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Petty Crime
Tuesday, May 21, 12:40 PM, 200 block of West Monroe. Assault. 27-year-old male Burger King employee hurled uniform and box of condiments at 47-year-old manager, who’d just fired him. Offender fled. Victim refused medical attention. Thursday, May 23, 1 PM, 1100 block of West Randolph. Theft. Store employee spotted man loading 24 stolen teddy bears […]