Maybe this explains why people aren’t using the postal service like they used to: Middletown police say the search is over for the main suspect who was attempting to receive more than 56 pounds of marijuana through the mail. Theodore Freeman, Jr., 43, walked into police headquarters Monday and turned himself in on drug charges, […]
Tag: Vol. 40 No. 40
Issue of Jun. 23 – 29, 2011
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The Rage of the Slouchy Dad
Katie Roiphe has a few things to say about a new tongue-in-cheek children’s book.
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Was it the dinosaurs?
An art theater in Stamford, Connecticut, warns its patrons about Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life.
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So what exactly is police superintendent McCarthy’s position on gun control?
Police superintendent Garry McCarthy has something to say about guns and gun laws. It’s just not clear what exactly that is. Several news outlets reported yesterday that McCarthy told the congregation at St. Sabina church that federal laws that allow guns to proliferate in cities like Chicago are an example of “government-sponsored racism” in the […]
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6/25-6/26—Free Workshops at Learnapalooza
Wicker Park and Bucktown locations host the Learnapalooza festival on Sat 6/25.
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Grant Achatz justifies the Office
via @Gachatz The Office I generally don’t make a practice of doing restaurants’ public relations work for them. When a new place sends out its menu, I like to leave it to others more skilled in the art of cut and paste. But last night Grant Achatz e-mailed the menu for the Office, the superexclusive […]
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A solution for the White Sox: jury duty for the Big Breeze
Sometimes you wonder what Ozzie Guillen is thinking. The White Sox manager kept Adam Dunn out of the lineup three times in the last six games. How’s a guy supposed to set a strikeout record from the bench? But Ozzie wasn’t able to take the air out of the Big Breeze’s sails. Dunn has still […]
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This week on the B Side
The Best of Chicago and highlights of the coming week’s shows
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6/27—Free Chocolate Chip Cookies at the Wrigley Building
Free cookies outside the Wrigley Building Mon 6/26.
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Sales and Openings
The British have landed on Michigan Avenue, shops celebrate the two-year mark, and more throughout the weekend.
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Remy Bumppo to King George: Don’t tread on me
Remy Bumppo Theatre organizes a reading of the Declaration of Independence.