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Midday News Links: First Dominick's-to-Mariano's Conversion Opens

By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 18, 2014 7:40PM

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  • The first former Dominick's supermarket to be converted to a Mariano's Fresh Market has opened. [Tribune]
  • Local record label Deep Elm has a "name your price" approach to their digital downloads. Start with Triple Fast Action and go from there. [Deep Elm Records]
  • Don't go out on the ice along Lake Michigan. A family walking along Jarvis Beach learned the hard way and was ticketed for venturing more than 100 yards from the beach. That carries up to a $500 fine. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Good Beer Hunting's Michael Kiser launches a podcast series with a wonderful discussion with Gigantic Brewing Co.'s Van Havig. [Good Beer Hunting]
  • A freight train derailment led to cancellations and delays on Metra's BNSF line Tuesday morning. Or "another day at Metra." [ABC 7]