We forgot all about the cold for a little while to enjoy the show!
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The great thing about Chicago is the many different groups of immigrants who have made Chicago their home over the years. Each group brings their own traditions, food, religions, languages and customs.
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"Why is it so cold?" she asked when she arrived in Chicago. Well, Flat Stanlina, that is a question I ask myself almost every day around this time of year.
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A few months ago, our family friend Christine, who lives in Southern California, asked me if I'd be willing to host a young friend in Chicago named Flat Stanley. Before Christine asked me to do this, I had no idea who or what Flat Stanley is.
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Chicago has a thriving foodie scene and numerous festivals have popped up to meet the feverish demand for fun culinary events: annual stand-bys like the Green City Market Chef's BBQ and Baconfest (a multi-city franchise here, in DC and San Francisco) and many more. Tickets can range from a $5 entrance fee to much more expensive, all-inclusive packages. With new festivals popping up all the time, how can an culinary enthusiast tell the scams from the (many) legit festivals? Here's one Chicago couple's story.
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"Divide and Share" is more than a slogan. The new bike share makes the public transportation pie bigger by adding more capacity -- whether those seats are on a bus, train, or the saddles of 4,000 bikes.
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Here are my recommendations for fun and affordable Chicago-area outdoor activities for the novice, the budgeteer, the outdoor-curious, the car-less, and the wanna-be camper.
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Summerfest, Wrigley Field North, a Santiago Calatrava designed art museum, cheese and Harleys. Need more reasons to visit Milwaukee?
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You can always find a good notebook, that's true enough... but are you brave enough to actually write in it?
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But this is Chicago in the middle of winter. There's fucking nothing in season. Without modern highways, air freight, railroads, canning and other industrialized food processing techniques, refridgeration and chemical preservatives, no one could live here between September and May. I paid a little visit today to the Fulton Market, Chicago's meatpacking district of old - from Upton Sinclair days - till now.
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Lou's buys double eggs, which are TWO YOLKS to a shell. What freak science went into creating these kinds of eggs on a predictable, farm-manufactured basis, I don't know, but it saves me a few bucks as I only want two normal eggs (read: two yolks, not four) so I ordered one over-easy.
Read MoreNot only am I an American, I am from the Midwest, and to be clear, I'm from Chicago.
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