The search for the perfect noodle
Recently I stopped into a neighborhood noodle shop (you know these shops — they can be found in almost every mall or on corners in some Chicago neighborhoods). Not being...
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Review: ‘This is the Day’ by Leonard Freed and ‘Let Freedom Ring’ by Kitty Kelley
Two new photography books testify to the power of the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington, when nearly 300,000 people from various civil rights organizations gathered to demand equal rights...
It’s a wing thing: The competition
Our Friday section panel had a singular mission: To agree on the Best Wing in Chicago. The judges: four avowed wing fans. Or rather, three avowed wing fans and a...
Eating around the globe: Soul
"What is soul?" the great Ray Charles once said. "It's like electricity--we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room." Soul food, however,...
GEAR UP FOR A BANG-UP BOWL
When the New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens Sunday in Super Bowl XXXV, will the game be a bore? Not if you like smash-mouth, in-your-face football. But if...
CHASING THE CUP
The puck has only just dropped on the National Hockey League's 2000-2001 season, but already the question nagging at hockey fans is, who's going to take home the Stanley Cup?...
CUBS OPEN IN JAPAN
To get us into the spirit of the Cubs season opener in Japan, KidNews has put together a Japanese translation of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," or "Yakyu no...
PITCHED BATTLE
When the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves take to the field tonight for Game 3 of the World Series, pay close attention to the pitching. In this rematch...
HOOPS STAR IS A FAR CRY FROM FINISHED
She was in a world of hurt last week, but we won't have to shed too many tears for Tennessee hoops star Chamique Holdsclaw - the Lady Vols' top player...
A BULLS WHO’S WHO (AND WE MEAN `WHO????!!??!!’)
Here's the opening roster for the Chicago Bulls-and do these guys need name tags? (At least the uniform hasn't changed.)