Beastie Boys, Tribeca, Manhattan, photo by Jess
So I was watching the new Beastie Boys video for Ch-Check It Out (it’s HOT!, View it here) and I IMed Eric to tell him that it was filmed in the neighborhood of our New York office, where he works, and that part of it was at Sosa Borella, [...]

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Damen Blue Line Stop, Wicker Park, Chicago
Lately when it’s nice outside and I’m not too tired from work I get off at the Damen blue line stop instead of the Division stop, which is closer to my house. Damen isn’t that much farther away and allows me to take a nice walk through the neighborhood [...]

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Oceans 12 Filming, Wicker Park, Chicago
This is more like it. Today is the day Oceans 12 is filming in my neighborhood. This morning they were setting up cameras and unloading trucks.
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One thing that’s been irritating me about Chicago is that most of the restaurants charge a delivery fee. Like last night I ordered something for $8.95 and the total came to $14.95 and then I always feel like I should tip the driver because I don’t know if they get a cut of the delivery [...]

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Oceans 12 Fliming, Wicker Park, Chicago

Mother’s Day Deal of the Century, Wicker Park, Chicago
On my walk to the subway this morning I saw that the Oceans 12 filming hadn’t started yet. All that was going on was the unloading of some trucks. Hopefully something more exciting will be going on when I get home. Also, [...]

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