By Steve Rhodes
“The McDonald’s across from Wrigley Field will close on March 1 to make way for a hotel,” DNAinfo Chicago reports.
From the link: “The Ricketts family also owns the land across from the ballpark where a McDonald’s now operates. Renderings showed it housing a glass, L-shaped hotel with a courtyard facing Wrigley. A McDonald’s, however, would remain on the property, though it may be rebuilt to better fit with the hotel, according to the plans.”
Every last charm is being removed from Wrigley Field as our Cubs overlords create a new neighborhood called Rickettsville. One of the coolest things about the ballpark was that it was just sitting on a corner like any other business – T-shirt store, 7-Eleven, McDonald’s, baseball stadium. That’s what made it part of the neighborhood.
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Writer’s workshop:
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) February 13, 2016
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Sigma Alpha Ick
“The fraternity connected to a racist chant caught on video at the University of Oklahoma last spring said Friday that members at five other chapters acknowledged hearing the chant over the last five years,” the Tribune reports.
“The Evanston-based Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity would not release the names of the other chapters identified after an investigation launched last year, but each of those chapters was educated on diversity and inclusion, said SAE spokesman Brandon Weghorst.
“The organization had to create some level of amnesty to ensure honest and open dialogue and to maintain the integrity of the investigation,” Weghorst said.
Translation: We had to insure that no one would be held accountable if we were to get some semblance of the truth out of our members.
Here’s the funny thing about that: Look at SAE’s motto.
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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #89: Bears Befuddle
Matt Forte sent on his way. Plus: Krausening Peyton Manning; Maybe The Bulls Suck After All; Chicago Is Now NHL Draft Town, Too; Marian Hossa vs. Dennis Rodman; Surprising White Sox Savvy; and Livin’ La Vida Liverpool.
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The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: “Los Lobos has enjoyed a remarkable career for more than 40 years, even retaining the same core lineup from its start as an East Los Angeles wedding band in 1973. Los Lobos joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for a special interview and performance in front of a live audience.”
Video of the performance:
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And the interview:
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Weekend TweetWood
Quantum Politics: You can’t know someone’s position on an issue until you
observe it; up until then, it’s just a set of probabilities.— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) February 13, 2016
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He’s just reaching across the aisle. https://t.co/j9U5fPM9vo
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) February 13, 2016
The dictators and autocrats Obama invited to Sunnylands: https://t.co/QhkgcNX0IJ (excellent reporting by @latimes).
— John Sifton (@johnsifton) February 13, 2016
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These are the fliers Obama campaign handed out in S Carolina, because they knew “he’s-a-Muslim” whispers could hurt https://t.co/uM6DFAfP0z
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 13, 2016
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Non-denominational.
Posted on February 13, 2016