Beyond the Loop
Cape Horn Illustration created a beautiful map of Chicago neighborhood landmarks for Artist Frame Service. [via]
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TODAY
Sunday, September 13
Feature
Transmission
Dynasty Podcast's 10-Hour Broadcast for a Monumental Celebration
by
Sarah Brooks
Merge
Local Roots
Chicagoans Charlene Carruthers and Theaster Gates -- as well as expats Common and Hannibal Buress -- made the 2015 The Root 100 list.
Robbin' and Stealin'
The Panczko brothers were known as the Polish Robin Hoods of Chicago.
Too Friendly Skies
United Airlines is under investigation for bribery for allegedly reinstating one of its routes so the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey could fly to his vacation home.
Treating the Trauma
A trauma center is finally coming to the South Side after years of protests calling for one to better treat victims of gun violence.
The Return of Torey Malatia
Earlier this week it was announced that the former WBEZ boss took a job at Rhode Island Public Radio as their president and CEO. He is interviewed on this week's episode of The Pub podcast about his new job.
Kickstart a Thang
An app-connected white noise machine, teddy bears for refugees, a cookbook for parents of picky eaters and locally made cast iron skillets are among the campaigns currently on our curated Kickstarter page.
RIP Phil Free Art
DJ, artist and music personality Phil Pelipada, aka Phil Free Art, has passed away.
History of Kickbacks
Former CPS head Barbara Byrd-Bennett sent more than $3.4 million in contracts to her former employer while working in Detroit, according to the Sun-Times.
Manly Methods
Freakonomics took an in-depth look at how programs like Becoming a Man help kids recognize and modify automatic responses and ultimately stop problem behaviors.
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“It's a place where creativity and intelligence are celebrated in equal measure with characters whose brains might not be firing on all cylinders.”
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Under the Hood
Riot Fest Recap: Day 2
by Sarah Brooks
TransmissionRiot Fest Recap: Day One
by Sarah Brooks
A/CMarvel Universe Live! @ United Center & Allstate Arena: Brace Yourself & Bring Earplugs
by Kim Campbell
A/CThe Visit, Wolf Totem, Meet the Patels & Dreamcatcher
by Steve Prokopy
Book ClubBookmarks!
by John Wawrzaszek
Book ClubPoetry & Pathos at the Uptown Poetry Slam
by Emma Terhaar
Book ClubOne Book, One Chicago: The Third Coast
by Jeremy Owens
Drive ThruFriday Foodpic: Pulled Pork
by Robyn Nisi
TailgateWhite Sox Look to Farm for Extra Help
by Chris Zois
Drive ThruNext Reveals Terroir
by Robyn Nisi
Slowdown
09/13Sunday
10:00 ALakeview East Festival of the Arts
12:00 PGerman-American Fest
12:00 PAndersonville City Made Fest
1:00 PChicago Fringe Festival
1:00 PSlow Food Chicago's Annual Farm Roast @ Local Foods
3:00 P"Warm Kitty, Soft Kitty" Opening Reception @ The Hyde Park Art Center
6:30 PHannibal Buress @ 1st Ward
8:00 PThat's All She Wrote @ Great Lakes Tattoo
09/14Monday
6:30 PThe Dinner Party @ City Winery
7:00 PIs This a Thing? @ O'Shaughnessy's
09/16Wednesday
6:30 PIn These Times Release Party
7:00 PSo This Is Paris @ Northeastern Illinois
7:30 PLauren Holmes @ Women & Children First
09/17Thursday
11:00 AEXPO Chicago @ Navy Pier
09/18Friday
11:00 AEXPO Chicago @ Navy Pier
6:00 PThe View From Here: Stories From Chicago Neighborhoods kickoff party @ StoryStudio
09/19Saturday
6:30 PStory Sessions @ The Little House of Glencoe
7:30 PNashville @ Film Center
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