Little Dipper Gets a New Home
You may not be able to ride the rides at Kiddieland anymore, but you will be able to ride one Kiddieland ride at Six Flags.
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Get Yourself a Furry
While you're bellying up to the turkey (or just at home, eating pizza), consider making this the day you adopt a cat or dog! Chicago Animal Care and Control is open for adoptions today (and tomorrow!) from 4-7pm at 2741 South Western.
Documenting Consumer Chaos
If you're going to be out and about with a camera tomorrow, perhaps you should consider contributing to the Picture Black Friday project.
Solid Yet Transluscent
Chicago has a lot of glass brick.
Give Thanks for Meats Other than Turkey
If you want to liven up your holiday dinners, forego the Settlers of Catan tournament and go with serving a Standing Ribeye Roast. We got the details in this week's Drive-Thru feature.
Test Cell Demolition Started
Demolition of Mies van der Rohe's "Test Cell" at IIT is under way, and architecture critic Blair Kamin still thinks it's a good thing -- and indirectly addresses the criticisms raised by Edward Lifson (previously).
The Monster Variations Review
Daniel Kraus's The Monster Variations is a dark, coming of age tale about three boys during the last summer they will spend together as friends. To find out more about this wonderfully told story, read my review over on the Book Club page.
Your Ride's On Them
To entice shoppers to Andersonville this holiday season, the Chamber of Commerce is offering reimbursements for parking or CTA rides up to the neighborhood if you spend $20 in a local store. Details online.
Football and Funny Books
Bears linebacker Lance Briggs has a (sort of) secret hobby, and he knows where to go to to get his sequential art fix. Listen here as he talks about growing up with comics, keeping that love alive in the NFL, and his fan site. GO BEARS! GO COMICS!
Chicagoland in the Viewfinder
Get your camera out! Just one week left to enter CMAP's Images of Northeastern Illinois photo contest, of which GB is a sponsor.
Horseshoe Not So Lucky in Wrigley Field
In a particularly aggressive move, the Cubs erected blank billboards to block a competing billboard located on a nearby building.
More For Chicago Media
The Washington Post is closing its national bureaus, including the one in Chicago.
Blogger Battle: Parking Meter Economist's Edition
The Parking Ticket Geek and Reuters blogger Felix Salmon got into a back-and-forth about the Chicago Parking Meter story (and I got a few questions in) here.
E2 Owners Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Dwain Kyles and Calvin Hollins, the former owners of the E2 night club were sentenced this morning to two years in prison for "indirect criminal contempt."
Telling Their Stories
ChicagoStories.com got homeless people and CTA buskers to tell their stories in their own words.
Slowdown
Friday 11/27
The Big Pink/Crystal Antlers @ Empty Bottle
The Great Muppet Caper @ Film Center
It's a Wonderful Life @ The Biograph
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music @ Music Box
The D-Cup Diaries @ Gorilla Tango Theatre
Saturday 11/28
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music @ Music Box
The Great Muppet Caper @ Film Center
The D-Cup Diaries @ Gorilla Tango Theatre
The Hot Karl's Santa Claus Conquers the Nazis
Sunday 11/29
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music @ Music Box
The Dark Crystal @ Film Center
Rockabilly Chili Cookoff @ The Orbit Room
Monday 11/30
Organic, Shaken and Stirred @ Nacionale 27
Tuesday 12/01
Wednesday 12/02
Brian Huston @ Green City Market
Time Out Chicago's Dining and Libation Society @ Old Town Social
The Dark Crystal @ Film Center
Scrabble Night @ The Coffee Studio
Third Coast International Audio Festival @ Cultural Center
Lake Claremont Press Open House
Thursday 12/03
World Kitchen Learning Series: Pantry/Holiday Party
Guy Fieri Road Show (w/Hot Doug) @ Rosemont Theater
Sound Opinions Movie Night: Jesus Christ Superstar
Glitter: A Holiday Shopping Event @ Chicago Cultural Center
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