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Max Grinnell
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I live, breathe, write, sweat, eat, and examine all things urban. And some things that aren't urban.

10 NFT Questions:
My Day Job:
     Writer/Professor/Urbanologist
What I'm listening to:
     Count Basie
What I'm reading:
     New England Mill Town, 1790-1860 and National Geographic (May 1952)
What I've just seen:
     Snow Falling on Boston
What I really think of NFT:
     Good times.
Further contact info:
     Drop me a line via my website (www.theurbanologist.com) or feel free to find me via Facebook (try Chicago or the University of Chicago)
What sanctifies me:
     Haven't taken enough theology courses to answer this question adequately...

Max's Features
Exploring RiNo
River North (RiNo): A venal marketing ploy? A vital neighborhood? With sundry art galleries and an enormous McDonalds, RiNo is many things to many people. But what will it be to you? Read on to find out.
   
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Exploring Eastie
There are nooo Starbucks in East Bo-o-ston and the streets are paved with... immigrants, pizza and piers? Let Max Grinnell take you on American tour of Eastie, the forgotten directional land mass of Italian restaurants, Egyptian revival architecture and multilingual Dunkin Donuts.
   
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Max's Radars Hideout
Complimentary Drambuie
11/27/2007 Nightlife, DePaul / Wrightwood / Sheffield — Complimentary Drambuie-infused cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the Hideout? That's a damn fine combo...

Wendella River Bus
Wendella River Bus
8/1/2007 Websites and Media, Streeterville / Mag Mile — One of the most inconvenient truths about summer in Chicago is well known: They are humid as hell an...

Metropolis
Annette’s Homemade Italian Ice
8/30/2006 Restaurants, DePaul / Wrightwood / Sheffield — Nestled within the heart of Lincoln Park, Annette’s is a most welcome change from the tony stores th...

Cortland Street Drawbridge
Cortland Street Bridge
8/23/2006 Landmarks, DePaul / Wrightwood / Sheffield — “Trunnion bascule” is a phrase that doesn’t get bandied about much these days, but fortunately those...



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