Jim Henson & Kermit the Frog perform on the TV show “Solid Gold” KTLA Studios, Los Angeles, California. (Photo Credit: Ron Wolfson | Getty Images) Jim Henson was an American puppeteer, actor, filmmaker, cartoonist, and animator who made several shows and films in the late 20th century. However, he is perhaps best known for creating…
Sway debuted this month in the Northalsted neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. It is a history-making moment that honors history. The new cannabis dispensary, at 3340 N. Halsted St., sits across from Sidetrack, one of the most successful gay bars in the nation. Sway is “one of the first queer-owned and BIPOC-owned cannabis companies in the nation,”…
The Chicago area’s public bus and rail systems would be combined under a measure Illinois lawmakers are expected to introduce, which would eliminate the CTA, Metra and Pace as separate agencies. The legislation comes as complaints have mounted over the Chicago Transit Authority’s struggles to provide frequent, reliable and safe service, and days after Gov….
Buttery soft ensaymadas, longanisa-stuffed empanadas and purple ube horchata are among the dozens of different items at a new Filipino bakery in Chicago, if you can get them. Umaga Bakehouse celebrated its grand opening with lines out the door and sold-out shelves in the Mayfair neighborhood on April 20. Kissel and Robert Fagaragan had to…
In the Legislature, a $10-billion ‘climate bond’ is being talked about for the November ballot. It would include $100-million for dam removal.
The UN global plastic treaty could be as important as the 2015 Paris accords, if negotiators can stand up to industry lobbyists Last week, in an enormous convention centre in downtown Ottawa, I joined delegates who have been negotiating over the most important environmental deal since the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change. The global…
This kids’ adventure story with a faux medievalist vibe has a cute conceit and some fun sequences but the inexperience of the cast and director shows If you’ve ever tried to make a home movie with young children, you quickly come to appreciate how hard it is to get the little monsters to remember their…
This legendary little featherball did impressions of my mum, refused to stay in his cage and even learned to play football. Budgies are supposed to be boring, manageable pets. I have no doubt that when my extremely busy parents took me to the pet shop and let me pick out a bird for my seventh…
