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23 ways to tell a real vs. fake Chicagoan

23 ways to tell a real vs. fake Chicagoan

February 17, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Chicago is a proud city, and its residents know how to spot one of their own. If you’re a real Chicagoan, you will find many of the items on the following list a familiar source of frustration. If you’re not a real Chicagoan but someday hope to be, don’t feel ashamed.

Nokia Has Invented A Time Machine!!

Nokia Has Invented A Time Machine!!

February 15, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Nokia 3310, a nearly indestructible phone that predates the smartphone era by nearly a decade might be making a return

You Can Now Buy The Best, Zingiest Local Bloody Mary Mix Online & In Stores

You Can Now Buy The Best, Zingiest Local Bloody Mary Mix Online & In Stores

February 13, 2017 | Marconi🍕

In a city with as much bloody mary action as Chicago, it’s a bold claim to call any one of them “the best.” However, It’s easy to feel slightly more secure in your deep and longstanding adoration for the “Cleetus Heatus” bloody mary when the Tribune and Thrillist have also made similar claims of excellence. Well, you can now make that bloody in your own kitchen.

Watch a Pro Snowboarder Utterly Destroy His Own Front Yard

Watch a Pro Snowboarder Utterly Destroy His Own Front Yard

February 13, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Anyone who’s ever been brave enough to snowboard has fantasized about dropping in from the roof of their house and turning the yard into wintery play place. Well, maybe not, but pro snowboarder Danny Davis recently did it. Looks awesome.

Grab some free condoms in the Loop on Valentine’s Day

Grab some free condoms in the Loop on Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2017 | Marconi🍕

As a direct result of being one of the most romantic day of the year, Tuesday is also National Condom Day, and LifeStyles is celebrating by handing out free contraceptives in major cities across the U.S. In Chicago

Chicagoans stripped down in Wrigleyville for Cupid’s Undie Run

Chicagoans stripped down in Wrigleyville for Cupid’s Undie Run

February 13, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Nothing says “romance” like stripping down to your intimates…and running through Wrigleyville in the middle of winter. The annual Lakeview favorite Cupid’s Undie Run made its triumphant return yesterday afternoon…

Meet the Record-Pressing Robot Fueling Vinyl’s Comeback

Meet the Record-Pressing Robot Fueling Vinyl’s Comeback

February 9, 2017 | Marconi🍕

IN THE MID-20TH century, when the LP was the medium of choice, massive hydraulic-powered vinyl pressing machines pumped out the endless stream of grooved discs that became the lifeblood of the booming post-war music industry.

We’re Finally Getting A United Center L Station

We’re Finally Getting A United Center L Station

February 9, 2017 | Marconi🍕

No longer will we have to brave a trafficky L desert to see the Bulls, Blackhawks, Twenty One Pilots or the Game of Thrones orchestra. The CTA is slated to announce a new L station at United Center

Navy Pier is bringing speed dating to the Centennial Wheel

Navy Pier is bringing speed dating to the Centennial Wheel

February 8, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Consider making your next love connection 200 feet in the air during a truly unique Valentine’s Day event at Navy Pier. On February 9, local singles are invited to step out of their comfort zones and onto the Centennial Wheel

Double Door Co-Owners Vow To Keep Fighting After Eviction

Double Door Co-Owners Vow To Keep Fighting After Eviction

February 8, 2017 | Marconi🍕

The co-owners of Double Door said they will carry through their appeal and maintain their right to further potential legal claims against the landlord after the legendary club was evicted from its longtime Wicker Park location

This is How You Fold a Record-Breaking Paper Airplane

This is How You Fold a Record-Breaking Paper Airplane

February 8, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Building the “perfect” paper airplane isn’t a matter of luck. Factors that need to be considered include glide ratios, center of gravity, center of lift, the boundary layer, and the Magnus effect.

PIZZA SUMMIT IS BACK!!!!!

PIZZA SUMMIT IS BACK!!!!!

February 7, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Chicago has a neverending love for pizza, from thin-crust slices to thick Chicago-style pies. Dedicating one day to the food we hold so near and dear to our heart, then, seems like the only reasonable thing to do, so in honor of pizza: The Chicago Pizza Summit

Double Door has been evicted from its Wicker Park space

Double Door has been evicted from its Wicker Park space

February 6, 2017 | Marconi🍕

After months of legal battles, the Double Door’s battle with its current landlord seems to have come to a very unceremonious end this afternoon, as the music venue was evicted from the building it has occupied for the past 23 years.

Netflix titles to queue up on Valentine’s Day, no matter your relationship status

Netflix titles to queue up on Valentine’s Day, no matter your relationship status

February 6, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Valentine’s Day can be a struggle. Reservations are hard to come by, everything is marked up and the pressure to be in love—the kind that’s perfectly Instagrammable—is overwhelming. Skip the pressure, stay in on the couch. Netflix can make for a perfectly suitable Valentine’s Day

Butt Out: Hundreds Expected To Moon Trump Tower In Chicago

Butt Out: Hundreds Expected To Moon Trump Tower In Chicago

February 3, 2017 | Marconi🍕

The mission statement for Chicago’s, uh, cheekiest anti-Trump protest is pretty straightforward: “Kiss Our A**es, Release Your Taxes!” The minds behind a new comedy enterprise are urging Chicagoans to join them on Sunday, Feb. 12 for a good old-fashioned mass mooning of Trump Tower