The Empty Bottle’s cat turns 75 or so
Tag: Vol. 37 No. 26
Issue of Mar. 20 – 26, 2008
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Sketchy recollections of cronyism in the CPD
The very early predecessor of Second City Cop.
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You know you’ve lived too long when . . .
Arthur C. Clarke makes a wise career choice.
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Saxophonist Donny McCaslin at the Chicago Cultural Center
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin–“one of his generation’s finest players”–plays a free show at the Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday.
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On this one, the city’s clean
A city spokeswoman says Chicago doesn’t have any investments connected to Sudan.
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Pioneering computer musician John Bischoff comes to Chicago
Bay Area computer-music pioneer John Bischoff gives a rare local performance
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Our milkshake is at risk!
Photographs and video of Chicago’s nonconventional milkshake.
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SBUX buys Clover, but whither Intelligentsia?
The future of Intelligentsia’s Clover coffee machines is unknown.
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Through the cracks: a roundup of local news you probably missed
It’s too late to buy Blaxican’s fancy vacuum, or to move into the Hilliard Homes.
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Commonplace links
Commonplace links: “There’s an island visible in the picture below. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to identify the island.”
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What does this mean for Chicago?
Chicago needs to know what’s worrying Canada–a new American law that could turn off the crude oil spigot from Alberta.