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searching for tomatoes in a food desert
My friend Esther Kang is the editor of Chicago Magazine online and recently sent me this fascinating article from the magazine about food deserts in Chicago. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, the article’s author says this about food deserts, A cluster of blocks without a corner grocery doesn’t by itself warrant the label; an…
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“i choose the city” by francis dubose
Tall Skinny Kiwi calls Francis DuBose, who passed away in June, an urban missioligist and notes that the seminary professor is responsible for the current use of the word “missional” by many within the church. I’m unfamiliar with DuBose’s many books, but this poem from Mystic on Main Street has me intrigued. I CHOOSE THE…
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happy saturday: the low anthem
While I was looking forward to the entire Lollapalooza experience last weekend, The Low Anthem was the one band I was most interested in. The Rhode Island trio didn’t disappoint and is certainly my favorite discovery of 2009. I was lucky enough to get to the stage early and got to enjoy the show from…
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giant waterslide jump
The quietness of the blog is evidence of my post-Lollapalooza state of mind. Two days of non-stop music in the Chicago elements (rain all day Friday and blazing sun on Saturday) wore me out. Tiredness notwithstanding, the festival was a lot of fun and I’ll post some tunes from my favorite musical discovery on Saturday.…
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lollapalooza advice please
Thanks to a very generous friend, I will be attending Lollapalooza on Friday and Saturday. If you don’t know, Lollapalooza is a giant music festival that originally toured the country but has recently been reincarnated as a Chicago summer tradition, taking over Grant Park for three days (I can’t make it on Sunday). This will…
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