http://www.projectloop.org/blog Mon, 14 May 2007 16:01:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Feeling a smoke around Chicago? Be careful... http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/08/smoking-fines/ I HATE the train whistle on the Metra trains.  It's a haunting squeal that permeates my dreams. http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/08/i-hate-train-horns/ http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/08/screen-printing-in-chicago/ What is Flatstock? And why should you care? Well.... they define themselves as... http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/08/flatstock-13/ You may not know it, but Chicago is better than New York. http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/07/why-chicago-is-better-than-new-york/ Chicago makes history May 11, 2007, with LOOPTOPIA, America's first dusk-to-dawn cultural and artistic spectacle showcasing the historic Loop neighborhood through musical and theatrical performances. http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/07/looptopia-another-chicago-1st/ Flossmoor, Illinois is the next door neighbor to Homewood. The town has a lot more ordinances than Homewood and can be seen as uptight. Well, there are a few good things in Flossmoor. http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/04/flossmoor-il/ Homewood, Illinois is a south suburb of Chicago and is located at the edge of where Lake Chicago used to be. Lake Chicago was formed by a glacier way before Lake Michigan. The Main road in running through Homewood, Ridge Road, got its name because it used to sit on ... http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/04/homewood/ In the summer a rooftop in Chicago can reach 140 degrees fahrenheit. However, with a rooftop garden, that same surface will never go above 80 degrees. http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/01/green-roofs/   Photo by NWalker “Bum” is a job for all people. No matter what ganders or age. Sometimes a bum can make more than a part time job worker. Chicago bums have their own block, it’s like they have their own territory. If they follow people they will try not to walk out ... http://www.projectloop.org/blog/2007/05/01/chicago-bum-culture/