What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Mar 10, 2014 2:00PM
- According to a recent study by the Brookings Institute, Chicago ranked eighth in income inequality amongst 50 cities in the United States.
- Another weekend, another Chicago-related article/listicle to hotly debate. This time around, the article is a Mental Floss piece about how Chicago neighborhoods got their names.
- The Land of Lincoln has the most LEED certified space per capita of any state in the Union.
- Eater Chicago reports that 'raucous biker barbeque mini-chain' Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is coming to Chicago, having signed a lease for a nearly 13,000-square foot space on Weed Street.
- Check out 'zombies' terrorizing Rosemont Saturday to promote Walker Stalker Con. Three words: zombie snow angel.
- As part of their mixtape series, Dark Matter Coffee has released a special, limited edition Derrick Carter's Chicago House Blend, named in honor of the Chicago dance music legend.
- Michigan troubadours Frontier Ruckus performed an intimate show Friday night in a Boystown living room. The sold out event was part of the band’s current tour of a handful of Midwestern living rooms.
- The Stenzl brothers, a piano duo, played at the Music Institute of Chicago Thursday with the clarity and expression of one master pianist, and watching the two play together was exhilarating.
- Chicago indie mainstay Bloodshot Records turns 20 years old in 2014, and the label says they plan to celebrate "in typical and expected (see: unpredictable and manic) fashion throughout the year."
