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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 13, 2010
Reporting From FamilyFarmed: Using the Whole Hog

A panel on the benefits of whole-animal cooking.
- by Martha Bayne
- Tags: FamilyFarmed Expo, Paul Kahan, Rob Levitt, Mado, Blackbird, the Publican, Avec, Big Star, Mike Sula, E&P Meats, Greg Gunthorp, Gunthorp Farms, snout-to-tail eating, charcuterie, offal, Fergus Henderson, Whole Hog Project

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 13, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Saturday 3/13

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Joe Frank, Steppenwolf, Salpicon, Seldoms, Museum of Contemporary Art, MCA, Silver Spoon, Harvey Milk, Subterranean, Birchwood Kitchen, Ted Leo, Ted Leo + Pharmacists, Bottom Lounge, Macello, Red Riding Trilogy, Music Box, Julius Meinl

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 13, 2010
Reporting From FamilyFarmed: What's Next for Shared-Use Kitchens

A panel on shared-use kitchens at the FamilyFarmed Expo's Chicago Food Policy Summit.
- by Martha Bayne
- Tags: Kitchen Chicago, commercial kitchens, shared-use kitchens

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
Meter deal opponent takes her own show on the road

Chicago alderman Leslie Hairston, an opponent of the parking meter lease deal, has some advice for Pittsburgh officials considering a lease of their own parking system.
- by Mick Dumke
- Tags: parking meters, parking meter lease deal, privatization, Pittsburgh, Chicago City Council, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Leslie Hairston, Morgan Stanley, Katten Muchin Rosenman

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
3/13— Free Open House at Lillstreet Art Center

Lillstreet Art Center hosts its spring open house on Sat 3/13 from noon to 5 PM.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Lillstreet Art Center, Spring Open House, jewelry-making, embroidery, drawing, First Slice Pie Cafe, art, art classes, art instruction, Ravenswood

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
3/13 — Free Shuttles for St. Patrick's Day

MillerCoors provides free shuttle bus service on Saturday 3/13 and Wednesday 3/17.
- by Sam Adams
- Tags: Miller Lite, St. Patrick's Day, MillerCoors, bus

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
3/13— Free Health Screenings at Englewood Community Center

Tomorrow 3/13 from 10 AM to 2 PM, the Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League offers free health screenings at the Englewood Community Center.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League, Englewood Community Center, health, blood pressure, blood glucose, HIV, Kraft Foods, UIC College of Dentistry

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
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Commenters to Shannon Rovers: Put This in Your Pipe and Drone It

Are the Shannon Rovers terrible? Compare and contrast.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Shannon Rovers, City of Chicago Pipe Band, Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Bill Currie, Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band, Celtic Fest, Celtic Fest Chicago

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
Ashley Zygmunt's Next Step

An alum of the Chicago Fashion Incubator starts out strong with a new showroom and studio.
- by Heather Kenny
- Tags: Ashley Zygmunt, Zamrie, Peter Som, Zac Posen, Chicago Fashion Incubator, Chicago fashion designers

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
Reporting from FamilyFarmed: Community Food Security

At the Chicago Food Policy Summit's panel on community food security, a moving story about two community gardens run by Bhutanese refugees.
- by Martha Bayne
- Tags: Community food security, Sarah Eichberger, Heartland Alliance, Bhutanese refugees, Damber Pokhrel, Kushma Pokhrel, Menuka Kafley, Uma Devi Mishra, Heartland Health Outreach, Chicago Food Policy Summit, FamilyFarmed Expo, community gardens, Schreiber Park, Chase Park

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
3/13 — Free St. Patrick's Party at Faith and Whiskey

Faith & Whiskey hosts a St. Patrick's Day party with free food and Irish music on Sat 3/13 from 11 AM to 10 PM.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Faith & Whiskey, Irish, corned beef sandwich, green eggs and ham

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
The Hideout's SXSW Bon Voyage

This Saturday the Hideout is throwing its fourth annual SXSW send-off to help benefit local bands on their journeys to Austin.
- by Kevin Warwick
- Tags: South by Southwest, Hideout, SXSW, music festival, Mickey, Hollows, Via Tania, Mittens on Strings, Love of Everything, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Waco Brothers, Tyler Jon Tyler, Hood Internet

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
3/13— Free Reception with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago

Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago hosts a free pre-performance reception tomorrow at 6:30 PM at the Harris Theater.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Kevin Mileski, Millennium Park

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
Green Zone — Now We Know

Thoughts on Green Zone and the pretexts that launch wars
- by Michael Miner
- Tags: Pearl Harbor, the moon landing, 9/11, conspiracy theories, FDR, Tonkin Gulf Incident, James Bond Stockdale, USS Turner Joy, Roger Ebert, Green Zone

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
School of Nature: The Children of Satoyama

Children "get injured, play rough and get covered in mud" at the Kisarazu Community Nursery School profiled in Masaki Haramura's documentary School of Nature: The Children of Satoyama, screening Friday 3/12 at Columbia College
- by Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Sea Shepherd, Peter Bethune, whaling, The Cove, Japan, Tokyo, Chiba, Children of Satoyama, Kisarazu Community Nursery School, Masaki Haramura, documentary, School of Nature, The Children of Satoyama, Film Row Cinema

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
Morning Art: Zuleyka Vargas Benitez

Part of "Narrative Interiors," on display at Center on Halsted
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Zuleyka Vargas Benitez, Narrative Interiors, Center on Halsted

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
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This Week's Movie Action

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
- by J.R. Jones
- Tags: Music Box, Red Riding, Red Riding 1974, Red Riding 1980, Red Riding 1983, European Union Film Festival, Gene Siskel Film Center, Bluebeard, Cell 211, Collectress, Father of My Children, Harlan In the Shadow of Jew Suss, Katanga Business, Other Irene, Don Argott, Art of the Steal, Albert C. Barnes, Our Family Wedding, Rick Famuyiwa, Brown Sugar, Remember Me, Robert Pattinson, Lynne Sachs, Yellow Handkerchief, Pete Hamill, Fritz Lang, The Big Heat, Rian Johnson Brick, Facets Night School, Judith Malina Connection, University of Chicago Film Studies Center; Bela Tarr, Man From London, Facets Cinematheque; George Cukor, A Star Is Born, James Mason, Judy Garland, Walter Hill Warriors, film festivals, movies

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Reporting From FamilyFarmed: Fun With Numbers

Statistics on food, nutrition, and poverty from USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan, a keynote speaker at the FamilyFarmed expo.
- by Martha Bayne
- Tags: Kathleen Merrigan, FamilyFarmed, Woody Tasch, Slow Money, USDA, Willie Nelson, food deserts, nutrition, poverty

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Sales and Fashion Events This Weekend

A Last Call sale, deals on men's suiting, and more happening this weekend and beyond.
- by Heather Kenny
- Tags: Koros, Tocco, FIX, Chasalla, Oak Street, Le Dress, Susanne Siegel, Chicago jewelry designers, Nicholas Joseph Custom Tailors, Just Cavalli, D&G, Versace Jeans Couture

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Reporting From FamilyFarmed: No Niman Left on the Ranch

At the FamilyFarmed expo, panelist Bill Kurtis of Tallgrass Beef tells the cautionary tale of Bill Niman, founder of Niman Ranch, who refuses to eat its products after being forced out by new owners.
- by Martha Bayne
- Tags: FamilyFarmed, Bill Kurtis, Tallgrass Farm, Bill Niman, Niman Ranch, sustainably raised meat, Chipotle, Natural Food Holdings

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A panel on the benefits of whole-animal cooking.

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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A panel on shared-use kitchens at the FamilyFarmed Expo's Chicago Food Policy Summit.

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Chicago alderman Leslie Hairston, an opponent of the parking meter lease deal, has some advice for Pittsburgh officials considering a lease of their own parking system.

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Lillstreet Art Center hosts its spring open house on Sat 3/13 from noon to 5 PM.

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MillerCoors provides free shuttle bus service on Saturday 3/13 and Wednesday 3/17.

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Tomorrow 3/13 from 10 AM to 2 PM, the Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League offers free health screenings at the Englewood Community Center.

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Are the Shannon Rovers terrible? Compare and contrast.

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An alum of the Chicago Fashion Incubator starts out strong with a new showroom and studio.

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At the Chicago Food Policy Summit's panel on community food security, a moving story about two community gardens run by Bhutanese refugees.

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Faith & Whiskey hosts a St. Patrick's Day party with free food and Irish music on Sat 3/13 from 11 AM to 10 PM.

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This Saturday the Hideout is throwing its fourth annual SXSW send-off to help benefit local bands on their journeys to Austin.

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Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago hosts a free pre-performance reception tomorrow at 6:30 PM at the Harris Theater.

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Thoughts on Green Zone and the pretexts that launch wars

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Children "get injured, play rough and get covered in mud" at the Kisarazu Community Nursery School profiled in Masaki Haramura's documentary School of Nature: The Children of Satoyama, screening Friday 3/12 at Columbia College

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Part of "Narrative Interiors," on display at Center on Halsted

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New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.

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Statistics on food, nutrition, and poverty from USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan, a keynote speaker at the FamilyFarmed expo.

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A Last Call sale, deals on men's suiting, and more happening this weekend and beyond.

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At the FamilyFarmed expo, panelist Bill Kurtis of Tallgrass Beef tells the cautionary tale of Bill Niman, founder of Niman Ranch, who refuses to eat its products after being forced out by new owners.

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