http://www.windycitizen.com/neighborhoods/bucktown The latest reader-recommended stories from Chicago. en http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/getting-strange/2009/08/22/concert-project-viii-iix-i-have-no-idea-who-that-band-was <p> This weekend, I learned the difference between a blues band and a band with the word &quot;blue&quot; in the name. </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/gettingstrange" class="og_links">Getting Strange</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/getting-strange/2009/08/22/concert-project-viii-iix-i-have-no-idea-who-that-band-was">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/getting-strange/2009/08/22/concert-project-viii-iix-i-have-no-idea-who-that-band-was#comments Bucktown Music Austin blues chicago despicable music gallery cabaret Music the dirty blue Getting Strange Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:18:57 -0500 13213 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/avondale-logan-square-crime-blog/2009/08/21/woman-attacked-in-logan-squarebucktown <p><!--paging_filter--><br /> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/avondalelogansquarecrime" class="og_links">Avondale and Logan Square Crime Blog</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/avondale-logan-square-crime-blog/2009/08/21/woman-attacked-in-logan-squarebucktown">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/avondale-logan-square-crime-blog/2009/08/21/woman-attacked-in-logan-squarebucktown#comments Bucktown Crime chicago blog Avondale Logan Square Crime Blotter woman raped Western Armitage Bucktown Avondale and Logan Square Crime Blog Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:47:31 -0500 13189 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethelittlethings/2009/05/07/local-churches-reviewed-on-yelp <p><!--paging_filter--><!--StartFragment--></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/thelittlethings" class="og_links">The Little Things</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethelittlethings/2009/05/07/local-churches-reviewed-on-yelp">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethelittlethings/2009/05/07/local-churches-reviewed-on-yelp#comments Bucktown Faith Catholic chicago Christian Church internet review St. Mary web site Yelp The Little Things Thu, 07 May 2009 16:31:25 -0500 8321 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethefrugalchicagoan/2009/02/23/a-bike-worshop-that-will-save-you-money <p><!--paging_filter-->If you ever bike, you need to go to <a href="http://westtownbikes.org/node/174167">this</a> workshop this Wednesday. You won't regret it, I promise.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/thefrugalchicagoan" class="og_links">The Frugal Chicagoan</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethefrugalchicagoan/2009/02/23/a-bike-worshop-that-will-save-you-money">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethefrugalchicagoan/2009/02/23/a-bike-worshop-that-will-save-you-money#comments Bucktown Weird bike The Frugal Chicagoan Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:24:03 -0600 5204 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ebeingtotallysweetinchicago/2008/10/16/sweet-spots-a-finkl-sons <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/44889455_598d093018.jpg?v=0" width="500" height="280" /> </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/beingtotallysweetinchicago" class="og_links">Being Totally Sweet in Chicago</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ebeingtotallysweetinchicago/2008/10/16/sweet-spots-a-finkl-sons">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ebeingtotallysweetinchicago/2008/10/16/sweet-spots-a-finkl-sons#comments Bucktown Weird a. finkl chicago foundry mill steel Being Totally Sweet in Chicago Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:14:13 -0500 3189 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/link/bucktown/2008/10/city-tows-127-cars-in-bucktown-to-protect-5k-runners-residents-enraged <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->Read this one carefully. The city says it posted up no parking signs between 11pm Thursday night and 4am Friday morning. On Sunday they then plucked 127 cars out of Bucktown.</p> chicagotribune.com <p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/link/bucktown/2008/10/city-tows-127-cars-in-bucktown-to-protect-5k-runners-residents-enraged">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/link/bucktown/2008/10/city-tows-127-cars-in-bucktown-to-protect-5k-runners-residents-enraged#comments Bucktown City Life getting towed parking towing traffic police Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:03:45 -0500 3091 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Estyleandthesecondcity/2008/08/12/trendwatchgladiatorscanbucktownmakerustycroweproud <p><!--paging_filter--><img src="/files/BUCKTOWN.jpg" height="297" width="449" /> </p> <p> Let's start this post off by establishing that gladiator-inspired sandals, or <a href="http://www.styledash.com/2008/03/01/not-just-for-russell-crowe-gladiator-sandals-are-hot-for-2008/">gladiandals</a> if you will, are EXTREMELY difficult to pull off. Few people wear them with confidence and even fewer get the look right. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/styleandthesecondcity" class="og_links">Style and the Second City</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Estyleandthesecondcity/2008/08/12/trendwatchgladiatorscanbucktownmakerustycroweproud">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Estyleandthesecondcity/2008/08/12/trendwatchgladiatorscanbucktownmakerustycroweproud#comments Bucktown Bucktown gladiator sandals Style and the Second City Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:15:32 -0500 2448 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/love-medate-me/2008/07/02/models-shmodels <p><!--paging_filter--> <p>You can’t write this s#*$. Let’s try anyway. Girl meets boy. Boy seems awesome. Girl Likes boy. Things going well… until. Boy tells girl he is seeing another girl, too. Girl is semi-crushed, but picks herself up and agrees to taking things easy. Dum diddly dee Girl is totally cool UNTIL. Girl runs into Boy <i>with</i> Other Girl and, while face is maintained in the moment, Girl gives in to darkest urges and Googles Other Girl to find…..</p> <p>… Out that she’s a model. Nude. Lingerie. Did I say nude? Yes, nude. Crud. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/lovemedateme" class="og_links">Love Me/Date Me</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/love-medate-me/2008/07/02/models-shmodels">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/love-medate-me/2008/07/02/models-shmodels#comments Bucktown and non-models models Love Me/Date Me Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:26:52 -0500 2046 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/getting-strange/2008/06/25/if-the-cosmologist-aint-drinking-its-no-party <p><!--paging_filter--> <p>So, I have a very simple job here at the Windy Citizen. Do crazy stuff, do it with crazy people and don't miss the damn <a target="_blank" href="http://www.chicagozombie.com/" title="Too may zombies!">zombie march</a>.</p> <p>I missed the damn zombie march. It was over the weekend. </p> <p>But the way I even found out about it is my segue into this week's topic <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><span style="color: #000000">–</span></span> astrophysics and cosmology. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/gettingstrange" class="og_links">Getting Strange</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/getting-strange/2008/06/25/if-the-cosmologist-aint-drinking-its-no-party">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/getting-strange/2008/06/25/if-the-cosmologist-aint-drinking-its-no-party#comments Bucktown Bucktown cafe scientifique chicago dark energy dark matter Michael S. Turner physics the map room University of Chicago Getting Strange Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:38:58 -0500 1984 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/2008/04/22/riot-bucktown <p><!--paging_filter--> <p>The snacks served were Chex Mix, gummy bears, PBR and cupcakes decorated with razor blades and brass knuckles of frosting.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #444444"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #444444">&quot;It's because I'm so tough,&quot; joked the organizer, whose neck was also decorated with a razor blade - tattoo, not frosting.</span></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/gettingstrange" class="og_links">Getting Strange</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/2008/04/22/riot-bucktown">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/2008/04/22/riot-bucktown#comments Bucktown Bucktown punk reading zine Getting Strange Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:06:25 -0500 979 at http://www.windycitizen.com