Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Wednesday, May 1
Now that the Cubs season is over, you have a whole new reason to suspect that traffic will totally suck on Addison Ave: the new Target Greatland is open. What could possibly make this worse? Why the Home Depot coming in down the street. Note to self: avoid Addison Ave at all costs unless riding bicycle.