Tag: Haymarket

Chicago: The who, the why, and the where (part 3 of "I'm in love with Chicago AND Northern Michigan)

Chicago: The who, the why, and the where (part 3 of "I'm in love with Chicago AND Northern Michigan)
I moved to Chicago on August 1st, 2012. I was three months out of college and had no idea what I was going to do for a living or how I was going to make it all work. My overall strategy: Eh, it’ll all work itself out. What I knew: I wanted to be with Ashley and I... Read more »
By Chris O'Brien,
September 30, 2019 at 7:00 am • 

It's never too late to like Bloody Marys

I grew up in the mid to late nineties. Back then “cool” was Brett Favre, Michael Jordan, and the Genie from Aladdin. What cool wasn’t, or at least what the elementary school was determined to prevent from becoming cool, was anyone smoking a cigarette. Instead of James Dean, my generation grew up with D.A.R.E. We were given the... Read more »
By Chris O'Brien,
November 1, 2017 at 4:58 am •