#58: Stripes and Solids and Barack Obama

September 10th, 2012 § permalink

The politicos came for the Facebook invite to watch Obama’s 2009 State of the Union on an 81-inch screen.

The sportsmen came for the first of what pledged to be a friendly monthly pool tournament.

The Rat and I came for Hamisons. » Read the rest of this entry «

#22: The PR Blitz

June 18th, 2012 § permalink

Division Street is a patchwork of sights and sounds the third weekend of every June.

It’s splashes of red, white, blue. It’s salsa beats coming from bars, from flag-waving cars, from storefronts and restaurants along the street. People camped on the sidewalk sell everything from balloon hammers to baby turtles.

It’s Puerto Rican Fest in Humboldt Park. » Read the rest of this entry «

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