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Music, Music Feature Apr 8, 2020
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The saga of Punkin’ Donuts

How a doughnut-shop parking lot became a confluence of Chicago youth subcultures—and what killed it off
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Punkin’ Donuts, Dunkin’ Donuts, punk, Belmont, Clark, the Alley, Wax Trax! Records, Medusa’s, Mark Thomas, Wild Chicago, Ben Hollis, John Davies, WTTW, Pat Denny, Punk Rock Park, Tuts, Target, Lakeview, BlitzLake Partners, Boystown, Marc Ruvolo, No Empathy, Johann’s Face, Alkaline Trio, Smoking Popes, 161 West, Dave Shelton, Frankie Knuckles, Warehouse, juice bar, Sean Duffy, Last Rites, Exit, Mark Stephens, Bud Sweet, Neo, Front 242, Family Plan, Jonas Lowrance, Fred Ingram, Val Scheinpflug, DJ Psycho-Bitch, Jim Nash, Bernie Hansen, 44th Ward, Aetna park, Gustav Roman, Lost Cause, the Avalon, Berlin, Cubby Bear, Metro, Adrian Padron, Adam Leavitt, Leroy Fields, Scary Larry, Gravetones, Dwayne Thomas, Woodfield Mall, Dr. Martens, Black Rose, Boy of London, New Town, Mike Quigley, Central Lakeview Merchants Association, Taboo Tabou, Architectural Revolution, 99th Floor, Mick Levine, Clark Martell, Chicago Area Skinheads, CASH, Romantic Violence, Maximum RocknRoll, Don De Grazia, American Skin, Scott Gravatt, Whitey Powers, Christian Picciolini, Life After Hate, Brian Czarnik, Oblivion, Bollweevils, Underdog, Harmless Records, Scott Thomson, Duane Powell, Congress Theater, Fireside Bowl, Green Day, Alternative Shopping District, Lincoln Towing, Elia Einhorn, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Tom Tunney, Video

Arts & Culture, Feature Nov 12, 2018
Alley cats: exhibit highlights history of Bronzeville's weekly jazz party

Smart Museum of Art captures the sights and sounds of the long-running 'happening.'
- By Anne Elizabeth Moore
- Tags: Feature, Smart Museum of Art, The Alley, Bronzeville, Jazz, The Time Is Now

Arts & Culture, Art Review Nov 8, 2018
Recommended
The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change

The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Art Review, The Time Is Now, Smart Museum, Art Worlds of Chicago’s South Side, 1960-1980, Rebecca Zorach, Darryl Cowherd, Murry DePillars, Nathan Wright, Hyde Park Arts Center, Barbara Jones-Hogu, the Alley, South Side Community Art Center, Margaret Burroughs, DuSable Museum, Alison Gass, Michael Christiano, south side, south side art, AfriCOBRA, African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists, OBAC, Organization of Black African Culture, mural movement, civil rights era, black power, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Dec 12, 2016
Rahm Emanuel makes it clear that he's not running for DNC chair or president in 2020, and other Chicago news

Also, Lakeview's The Alley is set to reopen in 2017.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, Democratic National Committee, Washington DC, Election 2016, gun violence, gang violence, Second City, improv, theater, real estate, A. Finkl & Sons, Sterling Bay, Mark Thomas, The Alley, Lakeview

Best of Chicago, Goods & Services Jun 23, 2011
Readers' Poll
Best local shop that's withstood the test of time

The Alley voted best local shop that's withstood the test of time
- Tags: Goods & Services, Best local shop that's withstood the test of time, Readers' poll, The Alley, Merz Apothecary, Uncle Fun, Readers' Poll

Blogs, Bleader Jul 14, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Rooftop dinners, cupcake contests, foraged foods, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Center on Halsted, alfresco, After School Matters, Middle Eastern cuisine, Dining on the Rooftop, Boulder Beer, Jake Melnick's Corner Tap, all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink, Hazed & Infused, Singletrack Copper Ale, Barry Sorkin, Smoque BBQ, Smoque Signals, Culinary Historians of Chicago, Kendall College, Bing Zhou, Sandy Chen, Koi Sushi & Chinese, Chinese dumplings, pot stickers, Bill Shores, gardening, kitchen garden tour, Rick Rayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Wines of Chile, Bleeding Heart Bakery, opening, cupcake eating contest, cupcakes, Alterra Coffee, Kuma's Corner, the Alley, Metropolitan Brewery, Taste of River North, Green Door Tavern, La Madia, Zocalo, Ai Sushi, Steve's Deli, Bonsoiree, foraged foods, northwest, organic wine, Vie, Paul Virant, Nathan Sears, Back to Basics, Spanish small plates, tapas

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The saga of Punkin’ Donuts

How a doughnut-shop parking lot became a confluence of Chicago youth subcultures—and what killed it off

Alley cats: exhibit highlights history of Bronzeville's weekly jazz party

Smart Museum of Art captures the sights and sounds of the long-running 'happening.'

Recommended
The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change

The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.

Rahm Emanuel makes it clear that he's not running for DNC chair or president in 2020, and other Chicago news

Also, Lakeview's The Alley is set to reopen in 2017.

Readers' Poll
Best local shop that's withstood the test of time

The Alley voted best local shop that's withstood the test of time

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Video The saga of Punkin’ Donuts

How a doughnut-shop parking lot became a confluence of Chicago youth subcultures—and what killed it off

Alley cats: exhibit highlights history of Bronzeville's weekly jazz party

Smart Museum of Art captures the sights and sounds of the long-running 'happening.'

Recommended The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change

The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.

Rahm Emanuel makes it clear that he's not running for DNC chair or president in 2020, and other Chicago news

Also, Lakeview's The Alley is set to reopen in 2017.

Readers' Poll Best local shop that's withstood the test of time

The Alley voted best local shop that's withstood the test of time

This Week's Food and Drink Events

Rooftop dinners, cupcake contests, foraged foods, and more.

Other Searches

Video
The saga of Punkin’ Donuts

Recommended
The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change

Readers' Poll
Best local shop that's withstood the test of time