Ric Addy, owner of Shake Rattle and Read in Uptown, is a former Haight-Ashbury hippie who knows a thing or two about a thing or two. Check out his story.
Ric took me on a tour of the tunnels below his shop, which lead to the Uptown Theater and the Green Mill. There's a 1920s bathroom down there once frequented by Al Capone and his gang. Check out the tour.
Konkol at your service.
The same day I wrote about a local blogger — Uptownupdate.com — his contribution to the neighborhood and a pesky sink hole near the tennis courts at Clarendon Park ... crews finally filled in the hole.
The anonymous Uptown Updater sent me this note:
A reputed member of the Insane Mafia Vice Lord street gang, 25, was arrested for biting a police officer on the 900 block of W. Montrose Avenue March 3.
At his best, Mark Konkol is a White Sox fan. He lives on the South Side. He
enjoys cold beer. At one time or another over the last 10 years, he's covered Chicago and Cook County government, city schools, transportation and the ins-and-outs of neighborhood life. E-mail him at mkonkol@suntimes.com.
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