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Chicago chef makes stuffing from White Castle burgers

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:05:12 -0600

Jill and Chris Barron offer tips on preparing and serving Thanksgiving Dinner, including a mouth-watering recipe for a White Castle stuffing.

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Nostalgia for Urbis Orbis

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:09 -0600

Urbis Orbis defined Wicker Park in the mid-'90s. Reminisce with this short documentary shot in the weeks before and just after the coffee shop closed.

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Review: House Theatre’s “All The Fame Of Lofty Deeds”

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:42:37 -0600

Chicago Theater Blog's Katy Walsh reviews the latest offering by The House Theatre of Chicago, at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park.

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Will Freed Beat Foreclosure, Open Block 37 Mall?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:59:11 -0600

Oddsmakers are betting against suburban Chicago developer Larry Freed getting his Block 37 retail mall open by Friday's foreclosure court hearing.

chicagotribune.com

Chgo Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival Wraps

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:48:56 -0600

One of the oldest festivals of its kind, The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival calls it a wrap this Sunday as shared by Chicago Now's KikiSay. Frisky Fridays: Sexy Weekend Haps, Windy Citizens?

chicagonow.com

Three Novembeer brew dos

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:29:09 -0600

Have a beer to benefit a Riverside kid, to promote opera or explore West Coast IPAs. Or all three!

blog.diningchicago.com

Butchering sheep at Mado graphic pictures

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:36:33 -0500

At Mado, a restaurant in Wicker Park, Rob and Ali Levitt work to have the freshest local ingredients. This includes the meat they serve. I had the pleasure to help butcher two sheep they brought in. This really helped me to connect to the process of getting animals from farm to table.

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Fake Parking Tickets Selling Hot Wings But Raising Tempers

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:20:54 -0500

Wicker Park restaurant Wing Stop designed a menu that looks like a Chicago parking ticket. Some drivers getting their menu are getting confused and angry. Others are coming in for hot wings.

chicagonow.com

The dream of the Bloomingdale Trail still far from reality

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:38:21 -0500

The city began plans to convert the former rail line, on Chicago's Northwest Side, into an elevated park in 2002, and officials say the project is still years away from completion.

news.medill.northwestern.edu

Local blogger: I went to the Violet Hour last night. It was worth the 30-minute wait

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:47:20 -0500

If you’re not familiar, The Violet Hour is located in Wicker Park, half a block off the Damen blue line stop, behind a graffitied, camoflaged door. The bar has specific house rules such as no cellphones (one I can thoroughly appreciate).

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