October 17, 2003

Save the Velodrome

After more than 40 years, the Northbrook Velodrome needs a complete resurfacing. Volunteers and fundraisers have managed to come up with half the cost, but $150,000 is still needed. This outdoor cycling track serves professional racers as well as kids and hobbyists. A golden donor has come forward who is willing to match all donations, so give, give, give!

- | 17.10.03 ~ Sports/Recreation

Tango in Chicago

Chicago has had a small but thriving Argentine Tango community for over a decade, complete with their own newsletter. A bintillion times better than the ballroom-style tango you see in the movies, Argentine is a notoriously difficult but intoxicating dance. All the more reason, then, to take lessons with an anthropologist - in this case Sarah and her partner Misha. They teach over at Dance Connection, where you can learn a thing or two about salsa in chicago there as well.

- ag | 17.10.03 ~

Chicago Bike Map

You can't go wrong without one. You can't leave home without one... (if you bike that is).

- nh | 17.10.03 ~ Sports/Recreation

Funeral Mini Golf

It's the season for spooky, which means it's time for funeral parlor mini golf! Ahlgrims Funeral Home in Palatine boasts what is probably the world's most macabre miniature golf course, nine creepy holes meandering through the basement of this active funeral home. Anyone can play, as long as there's no funeral in progress. Call 847/358-7411 for more info.

- ah | 17.10.03 ~ Sports/Recreation

Hollywood Ending

As if Steve Bartman's troubles weren't enough, now someone wants to make a movie based on his involvement in the Cubs' downfall.

- ah | 17.10.03 ~ In the News

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