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New in Chicago: October 2015

New in Chicago columns from October 2015 at Crain’s Chicago Business: Skokie firm makes world’s first flexible digital display device ‘Uber for auto repair’ sends freelance mechanics to your home or office This stylish addition to the home bar lets you rapidly ‘age’ wine This slot machine app promises to be a real productivity killer… Continue reading New in Chicago: October 2015

Winter 2015 pop concerts preview

Crain’s Chicago Business, October 29, 2015 — 10 concerts you don’t want to miss this winter. Read the story.

Joanna Newsom photo in Télérama

Télérama, October 28, 2015 — My photo of Joanna Newsom appears in this French magazine.

Interview with former Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk

Pioneer Press, October 19, 2015 — At the height of the grunge era, the Pennsylvania rock band Live’s second album, “Throwing Copper,” was on the Billboard charts for a year before it finally reached No. 1 — an unusually slow climb. Read the interview.

2015 holiday theater preview

Make It Better, October 16, 2015 — Read my preview of 2015 holiday plays.

‘Breakfast at Ina’s’ at Chicago Film Festival

Chicago Magazine, October 2015 — Ina Pinkney can’t leave her house in Buena Park without being recognized. “There isn’t a time when somebody doesn’t say, ‘I miss your restaurant’?” she says. “Grocery store, Staples, the Apple Store—I mean, just anywhere I go.” As the owner of a bakery and three popular eateries over a span of… Continue reading ‘Breakfast at Ina’s’ at Chicago Film Festival

Photos of the 2015 Chicago Marathon

Time Out Chicago, October 11, 2015 — See my photos from the starting and finish lines at the marathon.

September 2015 blog posts

Blog posts at Underground Bee: Circuit Des Yeux at the Hideout Thee Oh Sees, the Blind Shake and Make-Overs at the Empty Bottle Earth, Disappears and Holy Sons at Bohemian National Cemetery Ultimate Painting, CoCoComa and the Runnies at the Empty Bottle Eleventh Dream Day at Andersonville City Made Fest Hailu Mergia at the Promontory Mahmoud… Continue reading September 2015 blog posts

New in Chicago: September 2015

New in Chicago columns from September 2015 at Crain’s Chicago Business: This recipe search engine is fueled by last night’s leftovers Some notable investors are backing this new “spontaneous” meetup app A U of I engineering geek is modernizing the nighttime noise blocker Chicago just got another drycleaning delivery app…

Q&A with Mary Zimmerman on ‘Treasure Island’

Make It Better magazine, October 2014 — “Treasure Island” is one of those stories that has seeped into our culture. The way we picture pirates — those eye patches, peg legs, parrots and treasure maps — can be traced back to Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1888 novel. The book has been turned into dozens of plays, movies and… Continue reading Q&A with Mary Zimmerman on ‘Treasure Island’