Mr. Chicago Baseball Part II: Steve Stone talks Cubs

Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank
As the only person to work for both Chicago baseball teams as both a player and as a broadcaster, current White Sox radio color analyst Steve Stone is the foremost authority on Chicago baseball. Stone or “Stony” as he is nicknamed, has also done television broadcasts for ESPN and [...]

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Mr. Chicago Baseball Part I: Steve Stone talks White Sox

Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank As the only person to work for both Chicago baseball teams as both a player and as a broadcaster, current White Sox radio color analyst Steve Stone is the foremost authority on Chicago baseball. On September 13th, it was announced that Stone, a Ford C. Frick award nominee, [...]

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Wine, Women and Shoes!

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Need I say more? The third annual Wine, Women & Shoes event will be held Thursday night at the River East Art Center.
It’s a benefit for the Midwest Regional Office of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
The fashion fundraiser, benefiting UNICEF’s Accelerated Child Survival Initiative, will have a [...]

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A Girl, Baseball and Billy Goat Tavern – A Classic That Never Gets Old

Blagica Bottigliero, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
It was one of those weeknights that are  pretty common these days. I have a business meeting or speaking event around 6, I finish around 7:30, swing by Eno to see my the Windy City Wine Guy (aka my husband, Michael), then hop on the red line or bus to [...]

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The Noble Horse Experience

Jennifer and Brooke, NBC5 Street Team
It was built in 1871 after the Great Chicago Fire and is the last remaining riding stable within city limits. It’s location is a little tricky to find and may not be common to most. But if you happen to take North Avenue to Orleans and go south, you will [...]

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A True Radio Legend: Clark Weber

Cara Carriveau, NBC5 Street Team
Anyone who grew up in Chicago and listened to the radio in the 60’s have fond memories of Clark Weber. I didn’t move here until 1989 but I’ve heard about him over the years and was very excited to pick up his new book, “Clark Weber’s Rock & Roll Radio: The [...]

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Riding for Charity along Route 66

Natalia Avilez, NBC5 Street Team
The one good thing about bars — besides the obvious — is the fact that you will meet the most interesting people! As I was sitting at the my neighborhood bar unwinding after a long day of work, a bunch of Dutch men and woman walked in with clogs and cameras [...]

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Word on the Street: Sept. 27, 2008

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Watch the weekly “Word On The Street” segment on 24/7 Chicago: Secrets of the City,” at 12:05 a.m., immediately following Saturday Night Live on NBC5.
This week we headed to the Crimson Lounge in the Sax Hotel, the House of Blues swanky hotel, for our Word on the Street segment. It [...]

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Upcoming Bears Parties!

Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank
-The Weber Ultimate Tailgate, located on the Southeast lawn (outside Gate 6) of Soldier Field, is free and open to the public. The Tailgate will open two hours prior to kickoff for the first four regular season home games: September 21 vs. Tampa Bay ; September 28 vs. Philadelphia [...]

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PAVE Fundraising Event At Cubby Bear

Jon Ibrahim, NBC5 Street Team
The cool thing about this city is that there’s an endless number of great venues…and every once and a while they host some pretty worthwhile events.  A great example is this Sunday the 28th at Cubby Bear where they’re hosting PAVE’s Fear No Fashion fundraiser–a cause near and dear to [...]

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Paradeisos

Reggie Brown, NBC5 Street Team
When I say ‘ Fashion’ and ‘Party’ ‘in the same sentence, you know I’m talking about AKIRA. The stars have aligned in perfect sequence and tomorrow, Sunday September 28th, (My golden birthday), AKIRA’s 5th Annual Garden of Eden fashion show is going down at the Galleria Marchetti.
Tickets are only $15 if [...]

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Playoff Push Pressure Part II: Players

Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank White Sox fans, if you think watching the battle back and forth for first place in the AL Central requires a stress relieving object, try being one of the Sox players or coaches. After the Sox lost three games (and their first place standing) in Minnesota, they came [...]

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Playoff Push Pressure Part I: Partisans

Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank  As the back and forth of the White Sox AL Central race concludes this weekend, I’ve had more mood swings than Naomi Campbell and Lindsay Lohan combined. The “Hunt for Black October” roller coaster ride gives me so much tension and anxiety, that an outside observer might assume [...]

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Kids Party at Borders!

Jennifer and Brooke, NBC5 Street Team
As if going to the kids’ section of Borders wasn’t already enough of a treat, ON Saturday, Borders will up the ante by hosting a Kids Party.  From 2pm to 4pm, there will be games, storytimes and activities for children of all ages. Check out their new area devoted to kids’ graphic [...]

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DJ Jesse De La Pena’s Birthday Bash at Darkroom!

Fayth a.k.a. Relaxocat, NBC5 Street Team
A few weeks ago. the NBC5 gang got together at J Bar.  What fun that was, and for me there was the added fun of running into one of Chicago’s most well known DJ’s and producers, Jesse De La Pena, who was spinning there later that night.  I hadn’t seen [...]

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The Best Weekend In Chicago EVER – Events 9/26 – 28

Theresa Carter, The Local Tourist, NBC5 Street Team
Oh, I am envious of all of you. This is going to be one of the best weekends of the year in Chicago, and I’m going to be out of town. My 20-year high school reunion (yes, in case you’re wondering, I did graduate when I was 9 [...]

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Trump On His Tower & The Economy

Theresa Carter, The Local Tourist, NBC5 Street Team
Donald Trump sure knows how to throw a press conference. As we waited to be led out to the 16th floor terrace, servers offered champagne, wine, and a “Chicago Sunrise”, a drink made of mango puree and soda water with a splash of pineapple juice and blueberries. Vitamin [...]

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Watching Football Flirty Girl Style!

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Ain’t no party like a Flirty Girl party cuz a Flirty Girl party … well, you know the rest.
I’m not a big fan of watching football in public settings other than the stadium itself. It’s kind of hard to pay attention with so much going on around you, the seats [...]

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Free Performance By The Plain White T’s!

Cara Carriveau, NBC5 Street Team
With the price of concert tickets becoming increasingly unaffordable, whenever there’s an opportunity see a band for free you should jump on it.  This is one of those opportunities…
Chicago’s own Plain White T’s, who have had a HUGE year thanks to the immense success of their catchy song “Hey There Delilah”, [...]

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Tips on Hosting an Intimate Celebration

Jim Grillo, NBC5 Street Team
Osteria via Stato’s Parties & Events Manager, Allison Gallese, offers a worry-free solution for hosting intimate celebrations.
 
The Italian approach to entertaining is to keep it simple-great food served with great wine. Parties & Events, Manager Allison Gallese has a simple approach to entertaining: The Chef’s Table. All you need to [...]

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Chicago Is…Red Hot

Tom Kolovos, NBC5 Street Team
The Apparel Industry Board, the legendary organization dedicated to serving Chicago’s local fashion designers, will present the ninth annual CHICAGO IS…RED HOT! fashion show this Friday, September 26 at Northerly Island. The glamorous event will feature lines from Chicago’s most esteemed designers as well as a special salute to Chicago’s own Fashion Visionary, Dorothy Fuller. [...]

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The Sarah Palin School of Resume Building

Tom Kolovos, NBC5 Street Team

During the past few days I’ve been trying to put the finishing touches on the redesign of my website. A Higher power willing, the new home page will be up today with the rest of the pages gradually coming along in two weeks.
One of the pages I still have to redo [...]

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A New Spotlight “Shines” Bright for This Urban Roadhouse

D.C. “Fete Select TV” Crenshaw, NBC5 Street Team
The Mrs. and I like hanging out in the Wicker Park area often for breakfast, brunch or lunch. That area has been bustling since the revitalization period started to take place when I arrived in Chicago about nine years ago.  We have some favorites on West Division Street such as Milk and [...]

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