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At the Chicago Scene Boat Party, the largest “raft up” of the year at the Playpen, vessels are packed to capacity with booze and skin-baring party monsters.
Posted inCity Life

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago’s floating daytime clubland

by Jake Malooley August 6, 2014August 18, 2021

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago’s floating daytime clubland

Reverend Philip Blackwell's living room furniture is mostly passed down from his wife Sally's parents, who acquired the pieces in Ohio Amish country from a craftsman working in the Danish modern style.
Posted inCity Life

A minister lives close to god in a towering church steeple

by Jake Malooley June 8, 2014August 18, 2021

From his residence in the Chicago Temple steeple, Reverend Philip Blackwell gets breathtaking skyline views.

Posted inNews & Politics

Mayor Emanuel’s digital billboard deal: a roadside distraction?

by Deanna Isaacs August 6, 2013August 19, 2021

Mayor Emanuel’s digital billboard deal: a roadside distraction?

Posted inBlogs

Skyline is sold and Ann Gerber may go on forever

by Michael Miner December 21, 2012August 19, 2021

Ron Roenigk takes over Skyline from Wednesday Journal Inc. and Ann Gerber may now run on page one

Posted inBlogs

Wednesday Journal Inc. will drop Chicago Journal, Skyline

by Michael Miner November 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicago Journal and Skyline won’t be published by Wednesday Journal Inc. beyond December

Posted inBlogs

Man and His Erections

by Ed M. Koziarski September 15, 2009August 19, 2021

Rujanee Mahakanjana explores the sexuality of architecture in her documentary “Man and His Erections,” screening 9/17 and 10/8 at the Center on Halsted, and 9/19 at the ELEVATE multimedia art exhibition.

Posted inBlogs

Can this handsome plaque be redeemed for food stamps?

by Michael Miner April 15, 2009August 19, 2021

How many journalists, like the Chicago Tribune’s Susan Chandler, are contending for awards this spring but have already lost their jobs?

Posted inBlogs

Wednesday Journal Inc. dropping three Chicago papers

by Michael Miner March 5, 2009August 19, 2021

Wednesday Journal Inc. is dropping three Chicago neighborhood papers, but Inside Publications is probably picking up two.

Posted inBlogs

Daily You Shoot: Five Chicago Skylines

by Whet Moser September 14, 2007August 19, 2021

Daily You Shoot: Five Chicago Skylines

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