Straight Up Street

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  • Let There Be House (On the Lakefront)

    Let There Be House (On the Lakefront)

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    C.P. Plunkett
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    Born in Chicago, I wasn’t. But since moving to the city 18 years ago, house music — born in the city at The Warehouse (from which it got its name) in the late 70s and early 80s and now grown into a global phenomenon — has been the soundtrack to most of my fun here,…

  • Chicagohenge: The Gathering

    Chicagohenge: The Gathering

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    C.P. Plunkett
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    Spring has sprung, officially arriving with the vernal equinox on Tuesday. Of course, in Chicago, Mother Nature doesn’t always get the memo — I’m watching a heavy snowfall out the window as I type this on Friday. My winter boots remain by the door. Along with the change of season at the equinox, a special…

  • St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: Invasion of the BORG

    St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: Invasion of the BORG

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    C.P. Plunkett
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    For the first time in years, I headed downtown for the St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Chicago on Saturday morning, my ’07 Nikon Coolpix in hand to capture the revelry. Most famously, it kicks off with the dyeing of the Chicago River by the local plumbers union, a tradition started over 60 years ago in…