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Violence in Chicago: Do #BlackLivesMatter? #AtoZChallenge
Visitors to Chicago may rightly ask: What’s the deal with all the gun violence? When you’ve got Spike Lee making a movie about your city’s levels of shootings, and an international nickname like “Chi-raq,” I think it’s important to shine a light on this issue, and not just skim over it like it doesn’t exist. They say Black Lives Matter. But in Chicago, it really doesn’t seem like anyone believes it. Here’s a well-researched site for you to consult. It’s called HeyJackass, and its tag line is “illustrating Chicago values.” If you look at the stats, you’ll see what’s going on, and where, and you can (in theory) make plans…
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Uncovering Chicago’s underground #AtoZChallenge
As in years past, this month I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. 2016 marks my fifth anniversary, so to celebrate, I’m hosting Friday Blog-Ins here in San Diego; you can find out more info about where we’re meeting each week on my A to Z Challenge page. My monthly theme is Chicago From A to Z, so stay tuned from Monday to Saturday for new posts on the Windy City. Or sign up for my mailing list (delivered weekly, on Fridays) so you don’t miss a thing! __ What’s underground in Chicago? Some of these are physically underground, while other are more a state of…
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Time-out: A tribute to Prince #AtoZChallenge
Sorry, folks, but today I must interrupt our regularly scheduled A to Z Challenge posts in order to call attention to a tremendous and terrible recent event: The death of Prince Rogers Nelson. Prince was clearly an icon that meant a lot to many people, including my husband, who considers himself a huge Prince fan. He’s told me many times about how Prince got him through his youth, with his funky beats and unorthodox sexuality. Like David Bowie, Prince showed the world that it’s okay to be different – indeed, that we should embrace our differences, and celebrate them – and that men can have legit alternatives to being “manly”…
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Singing the praises of the Sears Tower #AtoZChallenge
As in years past, this month I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. 2016 marks my fifth anniversary, so to celebrate, I’m hosting Friday Blog-Ins here in San Diego; you can find out more info about where we’re meeting each week on my A to Z Challenge page. My monthly theme is Chicago From A to Z, so stay tuned from Monday to Saturday for new posts on the Windy City. Or sign up for my mailing list (delivered weekly, on Fridays) so you don’t miss a thing! __ I must begin today’s post with a bit of blasphemy: Fuck Willis! To me, the skyscraper with…
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Reminiscing about restaurants #AtoZChallenge
As in years past, this month I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. 2016 marks my fifth anniversary, so to celebrate, I’m hosting Friday Blog-Ins here in San Diego; you can find out more info about where we’re meeting each week on my A to Z Challenge page. My monthly theme is Chicago From A to Z, so stay tuned from Monday to Saturday for new posts on the Windy City. Or sign up for my mailing list (delivered weekly, on Fridays) so you don’t miss a thing! __ Growing up in a suburb of Chicago, I can assure you that my memories of consuming food…
