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Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Place Where We Live, Now Ended

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This blog ran between 2004 and 2007. In 2005, it was awarded the "Top 10 Chicago Bloggers We Wish We Knew (But Don't)" by Gap...
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Saturday, November 03, 2007

TPWWL Moves to About.com - Chicago

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Effective today, I have "gone live" as the About.com Guide for Chicago Locals. You can find the site here. About.com is A New Yor...
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Monday, May 07, 2007

Welcome Back to the Beaches!

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"The month of May not only brings proverbial flowers, but it also brings back the sun worshippers, dog owners, baby jogger owners, sigh...
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Saturday, May 05, 2007

How many People Died in the Chicago Fire?

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I often find myself asking this question whenever the topic of the fire comes up. You hear about the devastation, the rebirth, the cow, but ...
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Friday, May 04, 2007

No Parade This Saturday

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The artist and Old Town resident Jenny Roberts (whom I've blogged about before here and here ) throws a No Parade tomorrow, Saturday, M...
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Lincoln Park Community Organizations - What are the Benefits?

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Vi Daley's run-off election seemed to reveal a lot of issues with our community's organizations. If you check in with the comments s...
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The Artist Project: New Scenes from Chicago's Urban Landscape

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I've got Band-aids on both big toes from walking the remarkable ArtChicago on Monday. What a visual feast! The Artist Project offered ...
Saturday, April 28, 2007

Off-Topic: Paparazzi Post

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My older brother, John, lives in Brooklyn and helps run a tv lighting company called Liberty Lighting. In other words, he's a gaffer. ...
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Friday, April 27, 2007

For Sale: Lincoln Park's Last Little Worker's Cottage

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No corner in Lincoln Park better exemplifies the changing built landscape of this neighborhood than Howe and Armitage. That's where yo...
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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Are the Cicadas the Y2K story of the Year?

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I'm already tired of hearing about the cicadas. I can't help but wonder if it's going to be a big nothing like Y2K was. You know...

Back Online: More on Vi

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You guys rock. Thanks for all the comments blazing on my previous post while I took some more down time. Just a few more comments on Vi'...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

It's Vi's Victory

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Well, Vi's victory last night was clearly decisive. No doubt about it. While her fellow incumbents fell to their spirited opponents or ...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

What's Taking So Long?

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The 43rd ward election results seem to have ground to a stop. What gives? Here's the Trib's site. I'm going to bed. I'll see...

Vi out to Early Lead, but Race Not Called Yet

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The Chicago Tribune is posting race results here. So far, Vi Daley leads Michele Smith 3242 to 2854 with 71.19% of the precincts reportin...
Monday, April 16, 2007

Who has the edge? Vi or Michele?

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The campaigning is fast and furious. E-mails from Tim Egan. Post-it notes on my front yard gate from Vi Daley. Neighbors from Old Town maili...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Where the hell have I been?

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Well, here's a hint. Mr. The Place Where We Live and I have been out having a BLAST of the "wish you were here" variety. We al...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007

43rd Ward Election Run-off: The Calm Before the Storm

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Before TPWWL heads out on spring break (totally, dudes), here is the latest in the 43rd aldermanic run-off that pits incumbent Vi Daley agai...
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Haiku You: University of Chicago Holds a Contest

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Four-hundred and nine University of Chicago alumni submitted haiku poems for a contest sponsored by the University of Chicago Magazine. The ...
Friday, March 16, 2007

St. Patrick left these at the Field Museum

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From the American Memory Collection of The Chicago Daily News . The archive description reads: "Four Irish relics related to St. Patric...
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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Coming Soon: Ruffled Smoked Salmon & A Helluva Mortgage

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Lucien Lagrange, the architect whom I've described previously ( here ) as a French man right out of Central Casting, will be hosting a ...
Monday, March 12, 2007

Tim Egan: Bill Kurtis Tried to Get Me Killed, In My Heart I Know Vi is the Right Choice, and Other Tales from the 43rd Ward Aldermanic Front

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Tim Egan e-mailed his statement about why he will be endorsing Vi Daley in the run-off. He entitled it, "A Vision for the Future."...
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Saturday, March 10, 2007

Egan Throws Support Behind Daley in Run-Off

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ABC Channel 7 reports here that Tim Egan is backing Vi Daley in the run-off. Hmmmm. Vi's reaction as quoted in the article: "I met...
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Thursday, March 08, 2007

Lynn Becker: "The Farwell is Toast"

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Lynn Becker reports here that the Farwell will be gutted. He writes, "In a a dazzling display of raw political power and overwhelming ...
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Press 1 if you Plan to Vote for Vi Daley. (So we can hit you up for some form of support and maybe ignore you.)

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Press 2 if you plan to vote for Michele Smith. (So we can write you off.) Press 3 if you are undecided. (So we can work on you.) Press 4 if ...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

No Word from Tim Egan's Camp - FYI

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Although Tim expected to make a statement on Monday about his intentions for the run-off, I'm guessing that life has intervened and he...
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Ideas about Place (and Travel): Wendy McClure

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I stumbled across I'm Not the New Me at the Brown Elephant thrift store recently. It's a memoir, and I adore it. It's written b...
Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Lynn Becker: Bid Farewell to the Farwell After All?

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Lynn Becker tracks the continuing saga of the stripping of the Farwell Building's landmark status in favor of a parking lot here. It...
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Friday, March 02, 2007

Tim Egan: "Family News Has Put This Election in Clear Perspective"

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Sad news from the Egan camp. I received this earlier today in response to my inquiry for a post-election statement or comment. (I am in the...
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Thursday, March 01, 2007

The Dawn Clark Netsch Bean Post

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I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to read the comments on this post on Peter Zelchenko's 43rd Ward blog before Tuesday's elect...
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Michele Smith says "Thanks for your Support!"

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Here is the statement from Michele Smith's campaign. I received it earlier today, but I've been out. "Dear Friends, Thank you f...
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