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Happy 175th Birthday to Chicago
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 1 March 2012
On March 4, Chicago will blow out 175 candles on its fiery-cow-bedecked birthday cake.
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Sock Monkey Festival
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 28 February 2012
Just look at that poster - in all its laser-eyed, UFO glory - and tell me you're not going to the Sock Monkey Festival in Rockford this weekend.
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New Websites for Gloves, Dibs, Fedoras
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 15 February 2012
Looking for your lost glove? Want to see poll workers filing petitions? These offbeat blogs and websites bring it:• Looking for Glove - Helps Chicagoans find lost handwear via photos and descriptions.
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Presidential Haircut and Pancakes
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 11 January 2012
President Obama is returning home to Chicago today for a trio of fundraisers. It's a whirlwind visit - 6 hours in all - which leaves little time for him to get a haircut or pancakes in his old 'hood.
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Cheap Hotels In Downtown Chicago
Blog: My Little Nomads - 23 December 2011
A list of inexpensive hotels in downtown Chicago. Continue reading → Related Articles:Hotels in Paris – The Best for Families Hotels in London – The Best for Families
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A Pie-Five for Route 66's Birthday
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 10 November 2011
What better way to honor of Route 66's birthday tomorrow - officials christened the Mother Road on November 11, 1926 - than a pie-filled road trip? You can practically follow the trail of crumbs from one diner to the next.
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Bhut-y Call
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 4 November 2011
I've written before about Jake Melnick's Corner Tap, where the spicy buffalo wings are sauced with the bhut jolokia, the hottest pepper on earth. For reference, it's about 200 times hotter than a jalapeno.
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Museums for National Sandwich Day
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 3 November 2011
Sure, you can celebrate November 3 with a couple slices of meat-filled bread.
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Leather Museum: Home of the Red Spanking Bench
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 29 October 2011
Add the Leather Archives & Museum to the list of great overlooked institutions in Chicago.
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Chicago's Mayor Checks into Social Media
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 17 September 2011
Mayor Emanuel just joined Foursquare, checking in at the hippie haven Heartland Cafe to promote the new Windy City Badge. This sets up the inimitable potential for the mayor to become the mayor of venues around town.
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International Museum of Surgical Science
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 5 September 2011
The Museum of Surgical Science is one of Chicago's oddest sights. Housed in a four-story Gold Coast mansion, it displays a wild collection of surgical gear and exhibits.
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Eli's Cheesecake Factory
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 15 June 2011
Champagne cheesecake, cookie-crazy cheesecake, the Neapolitan Cheesecake Tower - these genius ideas happen at Eli's Cheesecake Factory in Chicago, thanks to lab-coated women with mixers and big bowls of butter.
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Rockin' at Chess Records
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 9 June 2011
Like Muddy Waters' house, the unobtrusive building at 2120 S Michigan Ave is another hot spot for blues fans.
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Jammin' at Muddy Waters' Place
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 6 June 2011
Chicago rocks its annual Blues Fest June 10-12 - a fine time to make the pilgrimage to Muddy Waters' house (4339 S Lake Park Ave) on the South Side.
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Cabrini's Illuminated Fall
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 29 March 2011
On March 30, the wrecking ball swings into the building at 1230 N. Burling St., the last of Cabrini-Green's high rises.
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Illinois Celebrates Reagan's 100th Birthday
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 4 February 2011
Illinois may be the Land of Lincoln, but northwestern Illinois is all about another presidential son: Ronald Reagan. Dutch spent his childhood here - born in Tampico, high school in Dixon - and the region works hard to promote its Reagan shrines.
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Al Capone and St-Pierre
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 17 January 2011
In Chicago we have Capone sites such as the St Valentine's Day Massacre lot and Holy Name Cathedral.
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Flo's Algiers Lounge
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 14 January 2011
If your gramma decked out her basement like a tiki bar, the result would be Flo's. Faux palm trees sway, lights twinkle, and plastic baskets of pretzel sticks tempt on the formica tables. The bar is in a converted drycleaner's building. Flo and her husband bought it 30+ years ago.
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Chicago Food Trucks
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 11 January 2011
You probably know Chicago lags behind its big-city counterparts in the food truck department.
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Buh Bye BoA Cinema & Wonder Bar
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 2 January 2011
As the new year rolls in, we bid adieu to a couple of long-standing if under-the-radar Chicago entertainment venues.
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Chilly Bean
Blog: Ottsworld - 14 December 2010
This is one Chilly Bean! While in Chicago I braved the cold windy weather (yes, it is called the windy city and they aren’t lying!) to go see Millennium park and the ‘Bean’ sculpture. However, that’s not it’s real name…it’s the nickname those crazy Chicagoans gave to it. It’s birth name is The Cloud Gate [...]
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Photo of the Day: Funny Beer Bait & Bullets Picture
Blog: Two Backpackers - 25 November 2010
After a trip to Springfield, Illinois, my Mother brought home this funny photograph for our enjoyment. Yup, she pulled off on the side of the road to capture this essential convenience store. I can’t help but imagine all the evil things one can do after visiting this store. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope this funny [...]
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Candy Capital
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 29 October 2010
Halloween = candy = Chicago. That's right: Chicago is the nation's Candy Capital, home to factories making treats such as Snickers, Lemonheads and Tootsie Rolls.
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Chiclone Remnants
Blog: My Kind of Town (& Around) - 27 October 2010
The great 'Chicago Cyclone' blew through yesterday, making the Windy City windier than usual. You probably heard the hype:• The storm's barometric pressure was equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane• 60 mph winds in the city, 20-foot waves on Lake Michigan
