Bump J at the Promontory and more goings on 8/20-8/24.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 45
Issue of Aug. 16 – 22, 2018
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[DRAFT] Surfrider, facing opposition, says lawsuit against U.S. Steel is about more than just April spill
New information shows that U.S. Steel contaminated the groundwater at its Portage plant which is now leaking towards the Burns Waterway
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ThoughtPoet is on a mission to capture the beauty in black Chicago
“I write, I act, and I try to do more with my photos than just capture moments.”
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A lawsuit to prevent the Obama Presidential Center’s ‘illegal land grab’ in Jackson Park is moving forward
The activist group Protect Our Parks claims that the city’s plan to turn 19 acres of Jackson Park over to the Obama Foundation is unconstitutional.
Posted inArts & Culture
At the Perry Mansion Cultural Center, Sam Smith wants to reshape the narrative of black life in America
The culmination of his project will be a reconstruction of a slave ship in the museum’s basement.
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Queen Key at Summer Smash and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Crazy Rich Asians and more goings on 8/17-8/19.
Posted inArts & Culture
With a confused Richard III, Muse of Fire goes out with a flicker
The company’s attempts to play with gender dynamics just create confusion.
Posted inArts & Culture
Once a performer at Dance for Life, Hanna Brictson returns with her own company
Chicago dancers unite to raise money to support their colleagues with health issues.
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Yippie Fest, the successor to the dear departed Abbie Fest, comes back for a second year
This year’s iteration promises 101 acts, plus a ceremony to honor Pigasus, the Youth International Party’s 1968 presidential nominee.
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Meg and Joe Piercy of MegMade give new life to old furniture
The husband-and-wife team have opened a new brick-and-mortal location in Bucktown.
Posted inFood & Drink
The Cocktail Challenge hall of fame
Not even pig’s blood or stinkbugs daunted our intrepid mixologists.
Posted inFood & Drink
Five Chicago fast-food wine pairings
At last, the classics get the respect they deserve.
Posted inFood & Drink
A fond farewell to geoducks and other memorable Key Ingredients
Goodbye natto, and balut, and durian.
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Invisible Institute launches expanded police misconduct database
Police union spokesman says “motives” behind database are “perfectly transparent.”
Posted inArts & Culture
The inconsequential first half of Holding the Man is as hard to swallow as its devastating conclusion
Tommy Murphy’s adaptation of Australian author Timothy Conigrave’s coming-of-age memoir fails to question the sociopolitical forces that led to the AIDS crisis.