Anne Elizabeth Moore

Sep. 7, 2010

Revision Street: Andres Flores (III)

Sep. 7, 2010

Andres, who drove a junk truck for a while to earn money to open the Italian restaurant he named for his wife, has been telling me about the restaurant business, which has been rough in the current economy.

I make a lot of mistakes. I didn’t know how to work in the advertising; I had to learn how to advertise. I had to learn how to do my menus. I had to learn how to be in the Internet. Now I’m in the Internet and I have my own webpage. So, I mean, think I’m gonna make it. I think it is going to be OK. They say it takes a little time.


(photo by Joseph Voves)

 

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Robert Feder

Sep. 7, 2010

Lou Canellis moves up to top sports job at Fox Chicago

Sep. 7, 2010

Lou Canellis

Veteran Chicago sportscaster Lou Canellis, who's been handling morning sports duties and Bears football coverage for WFLD-Channel 32, has been promoted to main sports anchor at the Fox-owned station.

In moving up to the 9 p.m. newscast anchored by Bob Sirott and Robin Robinson, Canellis succeeds Corey McPherrin, who shifted last month to hosting "Good Day Chicago" with Anna Davlantes from 7 to 10 a.m. weekdays.‚ The new deal for Canellis, via agent Steve Mandell, calls for him to appear on the 9 p.m. newscast Sundays through Thursdays, and host "The Final Word" at 10 p.m. Sundays.

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Mission Amy KR

Sep. 7, 2010

#39 The day money actually grew on a tree

Sep. 7, 2010

A couple words regarding the video you're about to see...

I had the idea for a long time. I finally brought it to life here in Chicago a few weeks ago.  I just finished editing the film with the goal of debuting it today.

As you watch, please keep this question in the back of your mind:

What do you think you would have done in this situation?

And without further ado...

I invite you to  share your thoughts in the comment section.  Let's see what kind of discussion this video sparks in our Mission Amy K.R. community. That's our mission today.

yours,

amy

 

 

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Achy Obejas

Sep. 7, 2010

Citylife: Jury Duty, part 2

Sep. 7, 2010

Justice in a democratic society begins here, in voir dire, or jury selection.

You and everyone else crowds into the courtroom, filling even the jury box. The judge explains the case, the two counts: basically, DUI, and driving drunk with a suspended license.

The judge is tanned, slick, super-friendly.

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Lee Bey

Sep. 7, 2010

A location for the Obama presidential library? Why not Pullman?

Sep. 7, 2010

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Steve Dolinsky

Sep. 7, 2010

Something You Should Eat: Carnitas from Don Pedro

Sep. 7, 2010

I've got three words for you: deep. fried. pork. While everyone in the food world is nuts for all things trayf these days, the folks at Don Pedro in Pilsen were way ahead of the curve. Step through these hallowed doors, and see why people wait in line each morning for their weekly (or daily) fix of soft, crispy, glistening, juicy, tender pork with all the fixin's.

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City Room Blog

Sep. 7, 2010

Thanks for the memories, Libya

Sep. 7, 2010

I'm back in Sweet Home Chicago. And there weren't any yellow-ribbon prayer vigils to get me out of jail and the Red Cross didn't have to smuggle letters for me. I moved pretty freely in Tripoli. Reporting from Libya was a wonderful opportunity and I can't wait to complete and share the audio stories about women. The main thing I learned is that there was no traditional women's movement the way we might think of in America.

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Jim DeRogatis

Sep. 7, 2010

Album review: Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy

Sep. 7, 2010

Album review: Mavis Staples, "You Are Not Alone" (Anti-) Rating: 3/4

At age 71, gospel and soul legend Mavis Staples is nothing short of an American treasure, and she long has been overdue for the late-career commercial and cultural resurgence -- renewed album sales, a basketful of Grammys, a new presence on television and movie soundtracks, and all the rest -- that we've often seen awarded to far lesser legacy talents. Yet while Staples has made a fine string of albums in the new millennium, including "Have a Little Faith" (which was released by the blues label Alligator in 2004), "We'll Never Turn Back" (the start of her association with the ever-hip Anti- label in 2007), and "Live: Hope at the Hideout" (2008), they've all lacked that certain indefinable "something" required to wake up a music world that's been taking her indomitable spirit and inspiring voice for granted.

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