This place is down the street from us, on a particularly inauspicious stretch of Irving Park Road. But we went there recently with the grandparents and found it utterly charming and unique. Like going …
CTA Logic
Finally got back down to the Monroe Street subway station on my lunch hour to play some tunes and make a little cash… and after three songs was brusquely forced to stop playing by a CTA employee. …
Local Dumplings
Last night, after another volunteering stint at Obama HQ in downtown Chicago, K and I thought we deserved a treat for all of our pro bono... So we stopped into Shikago, a new restaurant by one of our …
Sunnier Still
Okay, so Super-MIL delivered on her promise of saving a copy of the printed version of my recent appearance in the Sun-Times. And whoa! In addition to the sizable photo next to the article and an …
Sunny Times
On Sunday the Chicago Sun-Times did a piece about buskers on the red line. Apparently I was not only listed amongst the regular performers, but my photo was featured prominently several times in the …
Police at Wrigley Field
Last night I saw the Police play at Wrigley Field. It was difficult at first to admit that I would want to see this show. I generally resent and ridicule reunion tours, and hold in particular disdain …