I got a chance to talk with the man in charge at Stanley’s Kitchen and Tap last week. Jack Binyon has been involved with a number of bars and restaurants around the city. He has been in the business since before the Jordan days in Chicago and his family has been selling food, beer and [...]
1. What is CSR and why does it matter?
CSR stands for corporate social responsibility and stems from the idea that corporations and businesses have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens, and not just maximize profits for shareholders. CSR includes environmental stewardship, community investment, employee engagement, and other areas. In general, my brand of CSR [...]
This is the second part of my interview with Candace Gorman civil rights lawyer for two of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
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Part one of this podcast is available here
Photo Credit: Tim Pearce
Candace Gorman is a civil rights lawyer with an office in Greektown. Last week she sat down with me to talk about her pro bono work with two of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. I was floored by some of what Candace had to say.
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Because of the [...]
This is a selection from my interview with Larry Coble, house brewer for the Brew and Grow store. Larry is a home brewer a story teller and the perfect person to talk beer with. Not only is he endlessly knowledgeable on the subject he’s also approachable easy going and loves to share the beer love. [...]
Long time house brewer for Brew and Grow, Larry Coble talks homebrew, history and hops from a seat next to four five-gallon carboys of brewing beer. We talk about how to drink, make and appreciate beer.
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Noel Burkman and his partners started the website Coin That Phrase in July. Since then his products have been nominated for a Chicago Innovation Award, put in the Emmy Gift Bag, and stood at the center of a growing online community. But, what those products are, is hard to explain. I’ll let Noel do it.
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This post will cover murderous crack addicts, benign Bouncers, and the ego of a graffiti writer, if you want to skip to the crack heads just play the audio.
Good Morning this is Casey Brazeal for North and Clark. An interview blog that “holds a microphone to Chicagoans who don’t often make the media spotlight” (Gapers [...]
Darius Dennis is an artist, a friend, and a consummate Chicagoan. He is has a classical training and is competent working in oils, acrylics, pastels or aerosol cans. He currently works as part of the Novem Collective, and his works are hanging on the the backs of Chicagoans from 110th to up past Devon.
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Heat capture is a technology that uses waste heat to generate power. Its a little used and in many places little known technology, but it could have wide reaching effects on carbon emissions, climate change, and industry in United States.
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Our interview subject today, Ken [...]
