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By The Cook County Forest Preserve
Links and video added by the Beachwood.
Join us for free movie nights! We’ll be screening nature-themed feature films and offering family-friendly activities that correlate to the movie. Pack a picnic dinner and enjoy an evening of fun, entertainment and relaxation at our scenic natural preserves. 6:30 p.m. – Family Activities, Dusk – Movie
Thursday, June 20: My Side of the Mountain
Cummings Square, 536 N. Harlem, River Forest.
Posted on May 31, 2013
By J.J. Tindall
Elegy for a Sign Painter
Loss: I think we
may have lost
our last brick wall
sign painter. I admire
the hell
out of this guy.
Posted on May 30, 2013
Plus: Ranch Dressing Soda Exists
1. Wendy’s Last Among Big Burger Chains With Hispanics: Survey.
“Can the Rojas family make Hispanics more likely to eat at Wendy’s?” AdAge wonders.
“Whether the fictional family, which is featured in a new Wendy’s Hispanic campaign launched earlier this month, can move the needle remains to be seen. But a new study by market-research firm Placed suggests that the No. 2 burger chain may have an uphill battle compared to its rivals.
“According to the report, called Dining Out in America: The Quick-Service Restaurant Landscape, Hispanics were least likely to visit Wendy’s compared to McDonald’s, Burger King and Taco Bell.”
Also: Can AdAge attract Hispanic readers if they keep spelling Rojas/Rojos two different ways?
Posted on May 29, 2013
By Helene Smith
Suitable for any holiday weekend, really.
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING)
Posted on May 28, 2013
Utensil Innovation, Novelty Packaging And Bite-Sized Treats
“Sweets & Snacks Expo is one of the largest confectionery, cookie and snack shows in the Americas,” notes BizTradeShows.
“It is the only show that represents all of the distribution and trade channels in the confectionery and snack industry in one location. Standard cooking ovens, baking utensils, latest innovations in the baking industry, samples of baked goods will be targeting potential customers, manufacturing sector owners and managers of coffee shops, chocolate shops.”
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“A quick tour of the 2013 NCA Sweets and Snacks Expo from Chicago. This event (formerly the ALL Candy Expo) features candy and snack products from worldwide manufacturers and is the place to see ALL THE NEW PRODUCTS and IDEAS in the candy and snack industries,” says ML1Media.
“All the new product intros are featured – See the newest products RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, COMMERCIAL FREE!”
Posted on May 24, 2013
Plus: The Oreo Effect
1. A DVD That Smells Like Domino’s.
It smells like dog shit and late?
Posted on May 21, 2013
By Dan O’Shea
In honor of Chicago Craft Beer Week, running May 16 to May 26, here is a list of a few of my favorite Chicago beer things:
Favorite Chicago Beers of 2013 So Far: Spiteful Ghost Bike and Malevolence; 18th Street Brewery Sinister’ Pipeworks Raspberry Truffle Abduction; Begyle Neighborly Stout.
Favorite Chicago Beers of 2012: Revolution Very Mad Cow and E. Norma Gene; Goose Island Baudoinia; Half Acre Big Hugs, Two Tugs and Akari Shogun; Pipeworks Coffee Break Abduction; Finch Secret Stache Stout and Fascist Pig.
Posted on May 17, 2013
By ChiTownView
“I was strolling up State Parkway on Chicago’s Near North Side. After stopping to pay my respects at the former Playboy Mansion, I was heading up to some Louis Sullivan-designed row houses. As I approached North Avenue, a sign caught my eye. It said ‘Wooden Alley.’ Ah-ha, this was something I had heard about; this was the last alley in Chicago that was still paved with wooden blocks.
Posted on May 17, 2013
One Of America’s Best
“When Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez was born prematurely and diagnosed with cerebral palsy, doctors told her parents she had a zero chance of survival,” AP reports. “She survived, thrived, and now treats cerebral palsy patients in St. Louis.”
Posted on May 16, 2013
By The Milwaukee County Zoo
On Saturday, May 25, the Milwaukee County Zoo will offer special activities highlighting the importance of the Matschie’s tree kangaroo, a critically endangered animal from Papua New Guinea. This day marks the second annual celebration for the National Tree Kangaroo Awareness Day.
Posted on May 15, 2013
