What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 9 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Aug 19, 2013 2:00PM
- While most of us were sleeping, Chicago Public Schools brought demolition crews to Whittier Elementary in Pilsen to tear down the fieldhouse known as “La Casita.”
- Our Aaron Cynic was on the scene almost immediately. Cynic was also there the following morning to document the destruction of “La Casita."
- The Whittier demolition represented Mayor Rahm Emanuel's cowardly lack of transparency
- Last week's weekend playlist covered the city's robust, but neglected rock scene. This weekend, we pay tribute to the Windy City's hip-hop cultural renaissance.
- Metra is finally coming around to the idea of an open fare system and is working out the details on how to use Ventra.
- That said, not everyone is indeed warming to Ventra, especially those on social media site Twitter.
- On Sept. 1, an all-you-can-eat pig-roast competition, hosted by Noble Square eatery Mahoney's Pub & Grille, will raise money for Variety Children's Charity of Illinois.
- InstaRecipe: Chicken Breast En Papillote
- Chicagoist Weekend Theater: The Dancing Of Ruth Page