The email Paul Finkelman received last month from Beau O’Reilly read simply, “Can your car fit a piano? . . . Please advise.” The answer was obviously no. Finkelman owned a small hatchback—and besides, there was no way a piano would make it up the narrow stairs at Jimmy Beans Coffee, where he works as […]
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Inclusive punk collective Pure Joy relaunches with a fund-raising show
Inclusive punk collective Pure Joy relaunches with a fund-raising show (but still no permanent home), indie-pop five-piece Varsity earn overdue recognition with the new Parallel Person, and more.
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The National Vegetarian Museum uncovers the movement’s Chicago roots
The Hog Butcher to the World also nurtured those who wished to abstain from meat.
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‘What’s Next for Illinois?’ with Ameya Pawar, the International Dinner Crawl, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Cinema Slapdown, First Tuesdays with Mick and Ben, Gender Breakdown, and more happenings from March 6-9.
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Orr vs. Moore in the 49th Ward!
A modest proposal: Alderman Joe Moore and Cook County clerk David Orr should run against each for Democratic committeeman of the 49th Ward.
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Gossip Wolf: Help for two former Chicagoans caught in the SXSW hit-and-run
Help for two former Chicagoans caught in the SXSW hit-and-run, new music from the Lemons, and more
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Tomorrow, Reader writers read from new books on sports
Mike Lenehan and Ted Cox read from their new sports books Friday.
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Chicago journalists are planning a benefit to look out for their own
Journalists practicing solidarity
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At a liberal bastion on election night, the opposite of dread
Election night at the Heartland Cafe, aka Obama HQ, far-north branch
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My mixed luck with aldermen
Chicago aldermen have ranged from the corrupt and the racist to the gallant mavericks
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Rogers Park food & drink events: typically quirky
This weekend’s food and drink events in Rogers Park: a pub crawl/knitting circle, the launch of the Glenwood winter farmers’ market
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The Reader Agenda
Grungy Wicker Park, Elvis’s disappearance, a long Lolla hangover, and more
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The Heartland in Crisis
The Rogers Park hippie empire fights its way out from under $118,000 in overdraft fees.
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July 1: Save the Date and Save a Reporter on the Skids
The Chicago Headline Club is holding a benefit for journalists who want to retool.
