Summer Dating for Queer Nerds
Wanderlust much? Every day is a vacation day during a summer singles party inspired by exotic getaways through time and space, presented by Nerds at Heart. Take the road less traveled with other brainy LGBT bachelors and bachelorettes, and find foxy fellow explorers over board games and trivia on July 22 from 4 to 7 [...]
Uptown Residents Want More Independent Coffee Shops
While many Uptown residents have found that perfect coffee house that has the whole package—inexpensive, inviting and not Starbucks—some are still searching through the limited café options that Uptown provides. “Certainly coffee shops are a great gathering place for a community,” said the director of the Uptown Chamber of Commerce Paula Barrington. According to Barrington, [...]
18 to 25 Prefer to Shop In Store Versus Online
Rachel Van Marter, a Roosevelt University student, prefers to shop in store instead of online when purchasing from her favorite stores, Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe. “I like to look at the clothes online, but I never buy them because I want to know how it’s going to look and feel before I commit to [...]
NATO Summit: the Italian Perspective
Italy is expected to bring up the departure of its troops from Afghanistan at the NATO Summit in Chicago, say Italian government officials. “We need to do more using less forces,” on Saturday said Alesandro Motta, consul general of Italy in an interview in Italian. One of the key issues for the Italian delegation at [...]
Counter-Summit Discusses NATO’s Shortcomings
A coalition of organizations gathered at The People’s Church in Chicago Saturday to discuss options for a NATO-free future. Alejandro Villatoro of Iraq Veterans Against the War shared his story before the crowd, recalling his first deployment to Iraq in 2003. “From what I was told, Iraq was posing a threat to the United States,” [...]
ChicagoTalks Answers: What is NATO?
What is NATO? NATO was formed in the wake of World War II as a defensive alliance against the then-superpower Soviet Union. It was a “child of the Cold War,” according Richard Longworth, a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, who spoke to students at Columbia College Chicago. A widely referenced portion of the [...]
NATO Protesters Take Aim at Oil Pipeline
Environmental activists covered themselves with fake oil outside the Canadian consulate in Chicago Thursday to protest the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. While protesters chanted, “No pipeline,” several half-naked activists covered themselves in chocolate syrup, which they said represented oil. They then sat in the middle of the street in front of the consulate, pretending to be [...]
NATO May Affect Mail Delivery
From Alderman Fioretti (2nd Ward) comes this note about NATO and normal life: Operational changes will take place in the Downtown Chicago area to accommodate planned activities associated with the 2012 NATO Summit and necessary security requirements. While the actual Summit will be held at McCormick Place, other events, protests/rallies, and designated secured transportation routes [...]
Experiment with Technology
Coveritlive is live blogging software. We’ve set up a live blog, but the College’s internet connections (sigh) are not supporting our efforts. We will be trying to get this going this afternoon. You can post about manifest by sending an email to our comment feed. Check it out and on this Manifest day, enjoy the [...]
La Tacorea brings taste of Korea with a Mexican twist to Lakeview
The tan and bright orange colored walls of La Tacorea may echo with the sounds of salsa music, but what’s inside the Lakeview restaurant’s tacos are anything but Latin. A few years ago Huggy Joo found inspiration in the form of marinated beef. “We had this shindig and everyone brought their traditional favorites; hamburgers hotdogs, [...]
Chinese-Americans Share Tea and Language Lessons
The mint-green walled room is filled with Chinese-Americans sitting at folding tables, all talking at the same time. The language is constantly changing, sometimes even within the same sentence. The Cup of Tea Discussions, hosted by the Chinese-American Service League, is a volunteer-based program that helps Chinese immigrants learn conversational English, a much needed tool [...]
Fashion Show for Scholarships
Every single seat was filled at the Preston Bradley Hall inside the Chicago Cultural Center with some people even standing among the over 350 guests. They were there to witness a fashion show with a mixture of couture fashion and everyday wear. The Chicago Fashion Foundation’s 5th Annual Scholarship Award Benefit for Chicago area students majoring in fashion related [...]
Cornel West, Tavis Smiley in Chicago
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Chicago Detours Offers History, Music, and Fun
Due to overwhelming enthusiasm and positive feedback from our patrons and partners, the Historic Bar tour will be offered permanently. We intended a short-run just for fun, but it seems we hit a chord with both travelers and Chicago residents. On three occasions we had groups of people without reservations come to already sold-out tours pleading for a [...]
It’s Slam Time!
Silence fills the room as all eyes are on center stage. A poet is under the hot spotlight as the jazz band plays music of the poet’s choice. The clanking bottles at the bar disturb the atmosphere as the poet prepares to perform. The poet begins, and when it’s over the crowd cheers. It’s open [...]
Dubstep sweeping the nation
When John Keane browsed the schedule for this summer’s music festivals he was less than excited. Dubstep artists had made their way onto the big-stage at rock concerts. While the summer is normally his favorite time because many great artists come to Chicago to play in the big festivals, the 19-year-old hates what dubstep has [...]
Offbeat Entertainment Puppets and Jazz
Lanny Grilly sends us this from the Orchestra Hall at 2341 N. Milwaukee Ave. where you will find ,”A beautiful, intimate space for your creative spirit. Acoustic performances, plays, improv, art shows, indie movie premieres, recitals, we welcome your suggestions. Great sound system, superb acoustics, lighting, multi-media equipment. Full audio & video recording on premise. Includes a large outdoor performance space [...]
