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Archive for March, 2010
Davis Theater tour showcased in local web comic
Astute readers will remember our tour of the Davis Theater with Multiplex web comic author Gordon McAlpin. Last week McAlpin showcased – in tremendous detail – the results of his theater tour over two days of strips. The comic is centered on a multiplex in a near north Chicago suburb and two of the characters [...]
Get Your Local Drink On
Economists say any form of booze sales is recession-proof. ?A number of Center Square establishments are working hard to prove the maxim. This weekend is as good a time as any to see how our local breweries are doing. Both Center Square microbreweries, Half Acre, 4257 N. Lincoln Ave.,??and Metropolitan, 5151 N. Ravenswood., are hosting [...]
Two local neighborhood residents apply to be Illinois’ next Lt. Governor
Seventy Illinois citizens have submitted applications to be Illinois? next nominee for Lieutenant Governor from the Democratic Party. Two are from near Center Square — they are not buying celebratory champaign just yet. ?I will be interested to see who gets slated,? said 21-year Bowmanville resident Jay Rehak. The skeptic says they?ll just say, ?We [...]
The Davis Theater: A history and tour
Recently the Center Square Ledger took a tour of the Davis Theater with the theater?s current owner, Tom Fencl, along with local movie theater historian and comic artist, Gordon McAlpin. Besides a tour of the theater’s back rooms, Fencl shared historic photos and research he had commissioned when he purchased the building in 2005. Ninety [...]
