Today I put a new thing on the Internet: Demolition Hold List, Chicago, IL: A place for info about architecturally significant buildings in danger of being demolished (or are already gone). Please take a look at all of the great buildings and, if you can, contribute photos, text, and memories of the...

Here's a complete list, as reported by the Chicago Department of Public Health, after the jump. Or, get it here in spreadsheet format. 08-001    01/03/08    ST REST COUNTRY KITCHEN    727 E. 87TH ST.    NON COMPLIANCE TO PRE...

Based on my day job, I receive dozens of email messages with super-specific and sometimes inane content relating to 11 cities across the country. I love that. Today I received a remarkable email from MecklenburgNewsNow@mecklenburgcountync.gov. It had a simple subject line: "Mecklenburg County B...

Timbrous beasties. Source: CDPH. North Side Bagel Shop Shut Down By City Health DepartmentMouse Feces Found Throughout the Facility A North Side bagel shop remains closed today after being shut down Friday by Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspectors. Einstein Bros. Bagels, 5318 N. Clark...

It's February, and the Committee on Streets and Services of the Council of the City of Philadelphia is turning its attention to sitting outside, sipping coffee and eating light Thai meals. They will hold a Public Hearing Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at 10:00 AM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear ...

So Shepard Fairey, the really great street artist who created the Obama Hope poster, has sued the Associated Press in order to get a judge to say that he did not infringe on their copyright of the image that an AP photographer took. Shepard Fairey, you have an opportunity to help the newspaper busin...

Spike Press Studio Visit, originally uploaded by juggernautco. In July 2006, I visited John Solimine in his basement wonder-poster studio. John's Spike Press is one of the most kick-ass outfits in Chicago, the city that kicks the most ass of the custom poster world. He was making a poster for Fl...

Winfield Mounds, January 13, 2009, originally uploaded by juggernautco. After fresh snow, in the crisp noon cold....

In the Pantheon of Literature that stretches in the minds of my sons, author Jeff Kinney is at the end of the great hall, sitting on a throne. He is the greatest writer who ever lived. Tonight we went to Barnes & Noble and purchased two hard copy versions of his new book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: T...

Here's an Obituary Widget: Getcherown....