Humor columnist Mark Bazer works in the same building as me (the Tribune Tower), but our paths never cross. Then I heard he was starting a talk show the first Friday of every month at my favorite bar, The Hideout (starts tomorrow night, the 8th, from 6 to 8 p.m.; cover is $5. The next show will be Friday, March 7th).
Since we’re both serious journalists who work serious journalism jobs, I thought I’d throw the whole professional interview thing out the window and bug him a little over Instant Messenger:
Coda: Hey, Mark, do you see this? Mark: Yes! Did you see my yes? Coda: Yes! I see your yes! This is fun! Mark: We are technologically ahead of the curve, I think...
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Humor columnist Mark Bazer works in the same building as me (the Tribune Tower), but our paths never cross. Then I heard he was starting a talk show the first Friday of every month at my favorite bar, The Hideout (starts tomorrow night, the 8th, from 6 to 8 p.m.; cover is $5. The next show will be Friday, March 7th).
Since we’re both serious journalists who work serious journalism jobs, I thought I’d throw the whole professional interview thing out the window and bug him a little over Instant Messenger:
Coda: Hey, Mark, do you see this? Mark: Yes! Did you see my yes? Coda: Yes! I see your yes! This is fun! Mark: We are technologically ahead of the curve, I think...
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Humor columnist Mark Bazer works in the same building as me (the Tribune Tower), but our paths never cross. Then I heard he was starting a talk show the first Friday of every month at my favorite bar, The Hideout (starts tomorrow night, the 8th, from 6 to 8 p.m.; cover is $5. The next show will be Friday, March 7th).
Since we’re both serious journalists who work serious journalism jobs, I thought I’d throw the whole professional interview thing out the window and bug him a little over Instant Messenger:
Coda: Hey, Mark, do you see this? Mark: Yes! Did you see my yes? Coda: Yes! I see your yes! This is fun! Mark: We are technologically ahead of the curve, I think...
Humor columnist Mark Bazer works in the same building as me (the Tribune Tower), but our paths never cross. Then I heard he was starting a talk show the first Friday of every month at my favorite bar, The Hideout (starts tomorrow night, the 8th, from 6 to 8 p.m.; cover is $5. The next show will be Friday, March 7th).
Since we’re both serious journalists who work serious journalism jobs, I thought I’d throw the whole professional interview thing out the window and bug him a little over Instant Messenger:
Coda: Hey, Mark, do you see this? Mark: Yes! Did you see my yes? Coda: Yes! I see your yes! This is fun! Mark: We are technologically ahead of the curve, I think...
Last Girl Standing is L.A.-bound, en route to the 50th annual Grammy Awards. Our intrepid party girl has her notepad and digital camera in tow, so check back Tuesday for full coverage of the ceremony, the parties, and all the silly celebrity action. Read more
List Price: $449,000 The Property: A three-bedroom loft condo in a century-old Chicago commercial building with red-brick flourishes on its arches, this home suddenly added a cool tidbit to its profile last week. On January 29th, the Chicago Tribune’s Patrick Reardon wrote in the paper’s Tempo section about buildings around the city that had appeared over the years in different movies. Reardon’s lead example was an old triangular building at Milwaukee Avenue and Noble Street—Chicago’s Noble Square neighborhood—that played a small role in the 1948 film noir docudrama Call Northside 777...
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The old Platiyo space (3313 N. Clark St.) next to Mia Francesca is getting a big-name tenant: Lynne Wallack, the owner of Deleece (4004 N. Southport Ave.; 773-325-1710). Wallack; her husband, John Handler; and Deleece’s chef, Josh Hansen, are partners in Shochu, the planned 80-seat Japanese-American lounge named for a Japanese distilled liquor. “This will be the place that brings shochu into Chicago, and does it in an American way,” says Wallack, who cites the fact that shochu now outsells saké in Japan. “The Japanese compare it to vodka but it’s lower in calories and alcohol content. [Shochu is roughly 25 to 30 percent alcohol content]. And smoother.” Wallack’s crew has a menu of “Asian-edged” small plates (maki, yakitori with seven different sauces) to go with an extensive shochu/cocktail list. And they’re definitely playing up the supposed health benefits of the drink: “We found research on this man [Shigechiyo Izumi, 1865-1986] in the Guinness Book of World Records who lived to be...
6:20 p.m. My colleague and I arrive at Hyatt Regency Chicago, site of Barack Obama's Super Tuesday election night party. Navigate through crowd of campaign volunteers, Japanese TV crews, and supporters to check-in table.
6:45 p.m. Obtain media badge, walk through metal detector, scan crowd. It's stocked full of media types, college kids, and local politicos such as Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool.
7:05 p.m. Attempt to enter ballroom, only to be intercepted by overeager volunteer...
Have you wondered what real-estate agents have been doing with their time during this super-slow market? Well, it seems many of them have been pressed into service as lobbyists. Over the past two weeks, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has been urging its membership to push Congress and the President to enact sensible rule changes on lending that could help huge numbers of homebuyers better afford their houses. At the same time, the Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) has been waging a vigorous campaign against the proposed increase in the city real-estate transfer tax that is a key part of the state’s mass-transit funding package. The Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) has signed on to the coalition CAR pulled together for that fight.
First, let’s look at the national picture. NAR’s efforts revolve around a potential change in the guidelines that define a jumbo mortgage. Jumbo mortgages have a higher interest rate than other loans; the idea is...
Local TV stations are investing heavily in high-definition technology and reaching out to viewers via the Web. Can the new strategy save their shrinking ratings—or are they just jumping the shark? Read more
