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New Chicago concert venue hires Old Town's longtime talent buyer
A major new venue will arrive on the Chicago concert scene this summer, and it’ll be booked by one of the local music community’s most respected figures.
City Winery Chicago, which is scheduled to open a 300-seat concert hall in the West Loop...Tags: Music Industry, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago Loop, West Loop, Old Town (Staten Island, New York)
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Electric cars far from mainstream, but charging stations, use of technology in gas models show how far they've come
In the early days of the electric vehicle, they called it "opportunity charging." You plugged in wherever you could.
"Laundromats, gas stations that have an outlet, car washes, hotels, churches, friends' houses ... everywhere and everything," said Todd...Tags: Auto Shows, Petroleum Industry, Vehicles, Chicago Auto Show, Chevrolet
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Police seek van stolen after Old Town home invasion
Tribune reporterA man and his 17-year-old wheelchair-using son were held at gunpoint by two men who then stole the family’s van Friday afternoon in the Old Town neighborhood, police said today. The man, 70, was returning from buying food to his apartment in the...Tags: Criminals, Theft
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TripAdvisor: Florida Keys resorts among top US hotels
Two hotels in the Florida Keys made TripAdvisor.com's 2012 list of the top 25 U.S. hotels.
Key West's Santa Maria Suites and Tavernier's Island Bay Resort earned the distinction based on traveler's opinions and reviews on the website.
Santa Maria...Tags: Key West, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Old Town (Osceola, Florida)
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February survival guide
RedEyeNeed something to talk about other than Chicago’s ever-changing winter weather? Don’t worry, you’ve got options. February is stacked with plenty to keep you occupied. From discounted eats to bead-happy bar crawls to a roller skating...Tags: Pink Floyd (music group), Sprout, Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Old Town School of Folk Music, Steppenwolf Theatre
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An invitation to join us at Chicago Live! in Pipers Alley
I grew up three blocks from Piper’s Alley in Old Town, the new home for Chicago Live!, which begins its eight-week winter season Thursday night at 6:30 p.m.
As many of you know, and I was glad to see you in the audience, I previously hosted the...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Richard J. Daley, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Loop, Billy Williams
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Chicago Live! comes home to Old Town
On the opening night of Chicago Live! Thursday, in its new home at Pipers Alley with The Second City, the show didn't feel new: It felt like a homecoming. No one from Chicago would feel out of place.
Rick Kogan needed no script to talk about the 43rd...Tags: Google Inc., Concerts, Ghosts (supernatural entities), Radio, Saul Bellow
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Voice of the People, Jan. 09
Outdated primary The most important elected position anywhere. The leader of the free world. The person who will represent the greatest country on the planet, the United States of America. And Iowa gets to decide who the finalists will be? Iowa? We can'...Tags: Rick Santorum, Michele M. Bachmann, Republican Party, Elections, Primaries
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Chicago Live! rides again, and moves to The Second City's UP theater
We’ve moved!
While our Chicago Live! team is busy finalizing appearances by the likes of Jonathon Brandmeier, Rick Bayless, Homaru Cantu and J.C. Brooks and the Uptown Sound (Guest details here), I want to tell you about our new home.
The new...Tags: The Second City, Uptown, Pump Room, Rick Bayless
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Chase Bank robbed in Old Town
A bank was robbed this afternoon in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood and federal authorities have released a surveillance photo of the suspect. No one was hurt when the robber entered the Chase Bank branch in the 1700 block of North Wells at 1:21 p.m....Tags: FBI, Chicago Police Department, Theft
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Old Town School set to open new concert venue, classroom space
It all started in a private home in 1957 with a small group of folk guitarists learning the chords to “Sloop John B.” Now 55 years later Frank Hamilton, Win Stracke and the other founders of the Old Town School of Folk Music would hardly...Tags: Concerts, Old Town School of Folk Music, Buddy Guy, Music, Dance
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Where to get your locally grown Christmas tree
Bucktown / Wicker ParkIt's not hard to find Christmas tree lots in the city, from Home Depot to small, independent lots on street corners. If you want to support Midwestern farmers this season, here are some spots to check out this year to pick out your own locally farmed...
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