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Damen Updates: The Hole Where Hot Chocolate Is/Was, Grass Fed LLC, Cesar’s Margaritas Pulls Out of Former Dairy Queen Space

By at April 23, 2012 | 8:33 pm | 5 Comments

Damen Updates: The Hole Where Hot Chocolate Is/Was, Grass Fed LLC, Cesar’s Margaritas Pulls Out of Former Dairy Queen Space

We interrupt work on the next Celebrate! magazine (info here) to report that there appears to be a hole where Hot Chocolate (1747 N. Damen) is/was....? Inside the hole is a crane. Yesterday when we walked past Hot Chocolate, the place was packed. Anyone have the scoop on this? We're busy making ad mock-ups like this one. If you know what's up with Hot Chocolate, more...

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Social Media Rising: #whilewatch Screening This Wednesday at Chopin Theatre

By at April 23, 2012 | 2:40 pm | 1 Comments

Social Media Rising:  #whilewatch Screening This Wednesday at Chopin Theatre

This Wednesday, April 26th, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, will host a free screening of #whilewewatch followed by a live feed with director Kevin Breslin. The 38-minute film is about the Occupy Wall Street Movement, which displayed no fear of a critical city government, big corporations, hostile police, or mainstream media. The movement used Twitter, texting, more...

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Earth Weekend Images, Circa Now Open, and Sunday Events

By at April 22, 2012 | 10:19 am | 0 Comment

Earth Weekend Images, Circa Now Open, and Sunday Events

The Pipeline popped by two Bucktown Community Organization (BCO) Earth Day clean ups yesterday. End results: Trees mulched! Fields raked! Flowers planted! Bags of trash at the curb! Word on the street is that the work began before 9AM and ended around 2PM. Approx. 15 children and 10 adults made the Ehrler playground on Cortland look great.  Over at Churchill there were a more...

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11 Earth Day Events in the Neighborhood

By at April 20, 2012 | 1:16 pm | 0 Comment

11 Earth Day Events in the Neighborhood

Tomorrow, Sat. April 21st, is Earth Day (well actually it's the day before Earth Day), so let's just call it Earth Weekend! No matter where you live, odds are good that there's a clean up or a party you can partake in to express your love of Planet Earth and meet like-minded neighbors to boot. Here's what's on our radar. If we missed your news, add it as a more...

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1st Ward Alderman Moreno Interview on WGCI Morning Riot April 19, 2012

By at April 20, 2012 | 10:12 am | 0 Comment

1st Ward Alderman Moreno Interview on WGCI Morning Riot April 19, 2012

Ald. Moreno was on The WGCI Morning Riot 107.5 FM show yesterday discussing the events of last Friday, April 13, 2012 at the Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave. Thanks to Fake Shore Drive where we noticed this post. In the radio interview, the alderman says he doesn't want to shut down the venue. The Pipeline, having been on the scene on Friday night, witnessed a more...

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Coming Soon: Illumination, Photography by Kavan Geary at Jackson Junge Gallery

By at April 19, 2012 | 11:36 am | 0 Comment

Coming Soon: Illumination, Photography by Kavan Geary at Jackson Junge Gallery

Inspired by classical painting, where cleverly layered translucent glazes give the appearance of being lit from behind, photographer  Kavan Geary's newest work utilizes nature as subject and light as tool. “The goal is not so much to create photographs, as to create colorful paintings using natural elements as the paint and light as the brush,” says Geary in a more...

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Letter from Rhys Pareja, Promoter for Friday the 13th Meek Mill Show at The Congress Theater

By at April 18, 2012 | 10:14 pm | 7 Comments

Letter from Rhys Pareja, Promoter for Friday the 13th Meek Mill Show at The Congress Theater

[Ed note: As previously reported, there was an altercation among two patrons at The Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee, this past Friday which resulted in a concert being disrupted by an alderman, police commander, a fire inspector, and over 20 police officers. No arrests were made. We shared a letter from the venue's owner, Eddie Carranza, about the events.  Rhys more...

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Linkypoos April 18, 2012

By at April 18, 2012 | 4:04 am | 0 Comment

Linkypoos April 18, 2012

Forever Yogurt (Best Fro-Yo Chain) The Southern Mac & Cheese Truck (Best New Food Truck) and Roots Pizza (Best New Pizzeria) all captured Readers' Choice honors in the Time Out Eat Out Awards. In the TOC Critics Circle, Miko's Flipside Cafe, 1846 N. Damen, won props for being the Coziest Place to Hibernate... and just in time. Miko's closed for the season this past more...

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BRAAAAINNNS!: 5th Annual Zombie Pub Crawl Slated for Sat. April 28th

By at April 18, 2012 | 1:05 am | 0 Comment

BRAAAAINNNS!: 5th Annual Zombie Pub Crawl Slated for Sat. April 28th

Do you dream of the day the undead rise from their graves for an epic battle of survival?  Me too. In fact, I've got my post-apocalyptic, zombie-killing strategy planned.  But until that day, what can I do to satisfy my love for these flesh eaters besides watching Night Of The Living Dead?  Perhaps dress up like one, practice my zombie-like stagger from bar to bar, and more...

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Dispatch From First of Three Hearings Pertaining to The Congress Theater

By at April 17, 2012 | 5:25 pm | 3 Comments

Dispatch From First of Three Hearings Pertaining to The Congress Theater

Though the room only holds 50, extra chairs were added to accommodate over 60 people who came out the Business and Consumer Protection (BACP) chambers of City Hall earlier today to attend the first Deleterious Impact/Public Nuisance hearing pertaining to The Congress Theater,  2135 N. Milwaukee Ave. Facilitated by an Assistant City Commissioner, Barbara Gressel, the more...

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