Does Your Neighborhood Make The Cut?

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Published May 24, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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The 10 Chicago Neighborhoods: ... Edison Park Roscoe Village Beverly Lakeshore East Rockwell Crossing Lakewood Balmoral Holstein Park Bridgeport Calumet Heights Marynook ...

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Goodbye, Jimbo's. Hello, Cork & Kerry At The Park

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Published May 11, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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Ever since news broke in winter that Cork & Kerry owner Billy Guide was eyeing the former Jimbo's space near U.S. Cellular Field to open a Bridgeport outpost, we've been keeping tabs on the space, waiting for some sign of progress toward opening. With the Sox sucking like a mortal chest wound, this has taken on some added urgency ... A long walk home from a Sox win a couple weeks back found this sign hanging from the former dump at 33rd and Wells. Inside is still in major construction mode; we

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U. of C. applications 'staggering'

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Published May 9, 2010 at 1:01 a.m.

Derrick Davis is an all-state basketball star with offers to play ball at two Division I schools. Yet, the Bridgeport, Mich., high school senior will be starting his freshman year in the fall at the University of Chicago, known more for students with high ACT scores then high scores on the basketball court ...

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Wake-up call in Bridgeport at Nana

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Published May 6, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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Chicago is a brunch town, a breakfast paradise, a pancakers' paradise. But the brunch scene on the North Side of Chicago is no longer habitable, no longer sustainable, not fit for relaxation, or holding a cup of coffee safely without getting waylaid. During winter months, when these vestibules/cattle pens/stroller garages fill up tight, and waits for a table stretch past an hour, you curse your go-to place and dream of the new ...

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Street Food Legalization Picking Up Steam

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Published April 27, 2010 at 3:30 p.m.
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Back in high school we had an open campus at Lane Tech, which we used to skip the lunchroom completely in favor of hot dogs from a cart outside Jewel. The tactile memory of biting into those links, hearing the snap of the casing, smelling the celery salt and vinegar brine from the sport peppers can still be conjured in a heartbeat. It's street food. Pure and simple. In Bridgeport, there are a couple of hot dog carts that do brisk business during baseball season ... The subject of legalizing

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One Great Dish: Chicken and Biscuits at Nana

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Published April 26, 2010 at 1:20 p.m.
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Sure, Marcus, Benjy and a few others ( raises hand ) are salivating at the prospect of Chick-fil-A inching ever closer to Chicago's borders, but when you can find the kind of perfection pictured above on a Sunday, it's enough to make the biggest heathens get right with God ... This chicken and biscuit was a special yesterday at Bridgeport brunch hotspot Nana. New chef Guy Meikle is slowly steering the menu toward a more seasonal and local focus and some light dabbling in home curing. Meikle's

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What The Hell Is This?: Punky's Taco Pizza

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Published April 23, 2010 at 4:20 p.m.
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If you've tuned in to WGN in recent weeks, you've probably been pummeled into submission by the commercials for "Chicago's Best," which they're touting as a hipper version of "190 North." They already exceed the low bar set by "190 North" simply by being a lifestyle show not hosted by perky cryptkeeper Janet Davies. But then they throw a curve ... A recent Chicago's Best blog post was a call for local pizzerias to make a pizza taco. Punky's Pizza and Pasta (2600 S. Wallace, 312-842-2100), one of

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Mayor Daley's nephew: 'Not gonna talk' on school clout

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Published April 8, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

Mayor Daley’s nephew refused to explain today why he tried to help the daughters of a Bridgeport neighbor win backdoor admission to an elite Chicago public high school ...

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Version Fest Fundraising Party @ Co-Prosperity Sphere

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Published April 3, 2010 at 6:16 p.m.
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In preparation for a fresh new bigger-than-ever Version Fest this year, the folks behind this amazing shindig need to find the money to pay for it all ... There will be a silent auction, an art raffle, live bands, and a cash bar ... Click here for details ... Co-Prosperity Sphere is located in Bridgeport at 3219 S. Morgan St. and this event will take place from 7pm to 1am tonight ...

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Daley's nephew appears on schools VIP list

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Published March 25, 2010 at 1:30 a.m.
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A VIP list maintained by Chicago Public Schools included admissions requests by Patrick Daley Thompson, Mayor Richard Daley's nephew, on behalf of a longtime supporter of the family's political organization, the Tribune has confirmed ... At least two other attorneys from Thompson's powerful law firm also lobbied to get students into the city's best schools. The CPS inspector general is investigating one of those cases, a source said ... On Tuesday, Mayor Richard Daley denied any role in the VIP

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