By Helene Smith
Red light district.
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Posted on September 8, 2017
Recovery Month
By Al-Anon
September National Recovery Month includes opportunities for families and friends of alcoholics to find help and hope in Chicago area Al-Anon Family Groups.
“Sometimes it is easy to see what alcohol is doing to the drinker,” Al-Anon communications specialist Mona Dougherty said. “It may be more difficult to see what it is doing to the rest of the family.”
Posted on September 7, 2017
Beachwood Photo Booth: Lannings’ Crossing
By Helene Smith
A Grand Rapids intersection.
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Posted on September 1, 2017
Chicagoetry: September 1, 2017
By J.J. Tindall
September 1, 2017
After W.H. Auden
“This is my shadow.
There are many like it
But this one is mine,” I thought
As I, uncertain and afraid,
Played with its shapes
While taking the recycling out
To the green bins
In the back alley.
Posted on August 31, 2017
Slow & Low
Tricked. Out.
“Slow & Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival began as a small gathering of 40-plus cars enthusiasts in 2011,” Rick Lobes writes.
“Today’s event has grown to over 200 cars and attended by thousands. It took place in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago on Sunday, August 6th.”
Highlights:
Posted on August 30, 2017
Chicago Comicon 2017!
By Greg Boozell
Some of our favorite cosplayers from Wizard World Comic Con.
Posted on August 28, 2017
Beachwood Photo Booth: Cherry Pie
By Helene Smith
Tastes so good makes a grown man cry.
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Posted on August 25, 2017
RECALL! Expresco Chicken Skewer Products
By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
WASHINGTON – Expresco Foods, a Montreal establishment, is recalling approximately 20,446 pounds of imported chicken skewer products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday.
The fully cooked chicken skewer items were packaged on August 9 and 15, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:
Posted on August 24, 2017
RECALL! Wisconsin Pork Sausage Patties
By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
WASHINGTON – Fair Oaks Farms, a Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin establishment, is recalling approximately 1,134 pounds of pork sausage patties that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday.
The fully cooked pork sausage patties were produced on August 8, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:
Posted on August 23, 2017
How To Raise A Pizza
By Candice Wagener/WisContext
Farm-to-table dining is more than a trend. In communities across Wisconsin, people are demanding more sustainably and locally produced foods – and craving opportunities to learn about how these foods are produced. Some small family farms in Wisconsin are providing a unique (and direct) take on farm-to-table by providing idyllic dining experiences inside refurbished barns and on hillsides overlooking active pastureland. While farms of all stripes offer these dining experiences, a specific type of on-farm dining has risen to the top over recent years: the pizza farm.
Posted on August 22, 2017