Browsing the latest developments in the Creative Loafing bankruptcy case, this jumped out at me. I don’t intend to kick a man when he’s down, but it is, as they say, a Teaching Moment:
Tag: Vol. 38 No. 44
Issue of Jul. 23 – 29, 2009
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In America’s bankruptcy court
Back when my law-student fiancee was taking a bankruptcy class, I tried to get her to explain what was going on with the company that employs me. Her answer: it’s confusing. Turns out she’s right:
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Cofounder Ruth Higgins tells Theatre Building board to resign
In response to news that the board of Theatre Building Chicago has fired longtime executive director Joan Mazzonelli, TBC cofounder Ruth Higgins has sent an open letter asking for the board’s resignation. Here’s the letter. For the full story, see Deanna Isaacs’s column this week.
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How to save journalism, Armando Iannucci edition
You might have noticed that In the Loop, the new comedy directed by the great Scotland-born comedian Armando Iannucci, is one of our critic’s choices this week. If you like it, it’s worth reaching back into his catalog.
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7/30 — Free cruises, Ferris wheel rides at Navy Pier
To celebrate its 70th anniversary Thursday, Shoreline Sightseeing will give away free boat tours to the first 700 passengers to show up between 11 AM and 3 PM.
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This week’s food and drink events
A free tasting of Goose Island reserve beers, a book club discussion of Julie and Julia, an ice cream fund-raiser, and more.
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“Mistress Cycle” showcases Auditorium Theatre’s intimate possibilities
Suburban theater companies are often frustrated in trying to find a Chicago venue where they can transfer successful productions and reach new audiences. The Ivanhoe Theater in Wrigleyville closed some years ago (it’s now a Binny’s liquor store), the Briar Street Theatre has been occupied by Blue Man Group for more than a decade, and […]
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Who will own the Reader? — the thickening murk
Will the next owners be the present owners, or the hedge fund Creative Loafing borrowed $30 million from to buy the Reader and Washington’s City Paper two years ago? An auction scheduled for August 25 in bankruptcy court in Tampa will decide. Wednesday’s hearing set the ground rules — though apparently none too clearly. Creative […]
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A university, from the ground up
Nic DeGrazia and Daniel Kullman traveled to Angola’s war-torn Bie province last May to document Evanston nonprofit SHAREcircle‘s ongoing efforts to build the Angola Central Highlands University, the first university in the region. DeGrazia and Kullman screen footage from their in-progress documentary Pools of Light tonight at 6:30 at the Highland Park Public Library, 494 […]
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No one ever wrote a bad article underestimating the American fringe
I have to confess that when the Trib dispatched James Janega, a great and multitalented reporter, to debunk the transparently idiotic birther conspiracy theories, I thought it was like taking a two-by-four to a fly. I should have guessed that Fate would teach me to be lots more cynical than that. Oh, and keep Twittering, […]
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Brian Dugan — the romance of remembered evil
In her later years, my mother was given to pronouncements. One concerned South Africa — more specifically the noisy campaign to treat apartheid South Africa as a pariah nation by shunning its sports teams, disinvesting in its industries, and refusing to recognize its all-white government.
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Trade in your Robin Richman clunkers tonight
It’s sad, but sometimes you fall out of love . . . with your clothes. Bring “lightly used” garments and accessories you bought at Robin Richman, or items by designers with a simpatico aesthetic (like Gary Graham and Ilaria Nistri), tonight from 5 to 7:30 and trade with other swappers; you can also straight-up buy […]