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Tag: Vol. 39 No. 9
Issue of Nov. 19 – 25, 2009
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Post-Thanksgiving Posts
* Our recommendations for movies to see and avoid this long weekend; * A roundup of Black Friday & weekend sales at Chicago boutiques; * Quenchers kicks off a week-long European beer tour tomorrow; * And there’s plenty of BYO Thai in the city, if you’ve had your fill of cooking and traditional American food.
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Thanksgiving Early Warnings Roundup
New Early Warnings this week include the Appleseed Cast, Atlas Sound, Crystal Castles, Fucked Up, and the Good Life.
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You Shoot: Chicago Thanksgiving
I was reading through a bunch of old Reader articles the other day – the best and/or most intriguing of which are stored here in a running list – and I realized, as I sometimes do, that I’m thankful to work here, because I get to work with or otherwise participate in publishing the work […]
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
The annual European Beer Tour at Quenchers, an organic-cocktail tasting, Thomas Keller signing Ad Hoc at Home, and more.
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No One’s Pardoning These Turkeys
New movies open today for the holiday weekend, including Fantastic Mr. Fox. Also: a recap of the fall’s best movies still screening in theaters.
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Pop-Up Art Loop Opens Temporary Galleries in Vacant Loop Storefronts
The Chicago Loop Alliance’s new initiative, Pop-Up Art Loop, allows artists to turn unoccupied storefronts into temporary galleries for free.
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Joe Laiacona’s Petition Challenge Against Deb Mell May Get a Hearing Soon
Joe Laiacona awaits a ruling on his petition challenge against Deb Mell in their race for 40th District rep.
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Free Beard Trims at State Street Barbers
State Street Barbers is offering free beard trims through December 24th.
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Will Any of These Ideas Save Your Newspaper?
Woody Lewis looks at newspapers making creative use of social media.
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Gonna Set My Soul on Fire
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will debate the merits of the Elvis Presley vehicle Viva Las Vegas at Columbia College on Wednesday, December 16.
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More on the WaPo’s Chicago Bureau Cuts
What does losing the Chicago bureau of the Washington Post actually entail?