Arvia: Krispy Kremed? Donut despair for Washington Square
For more than 30 years, 6 o'clock most mornings at 17815 S. Halsted St. in Homewood meant what Jim Tsakonas expected it would mean again Tuesday. "First thing I do,...
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Arvia: Worst year ever? ’16 just feels that way
Writing, as I am, with 30-some hours yet on 2016's clock, I am loathe to pronounce the celebrity culling over. Yet, with Debbie Reynolds' recently passing a day after her...
Arvia: Baseball isn’t taking its hazing ban seriously enough
Maybe I was wrong about Chris Sale. Maybe the recently pardoned — sorry, traded — White Sox ace was merely ahead of the societal curve when he shredded a throwback...
Arvia: Netflix answers the question of when (Gil)more is too much
Spoiler alert: Around Thanksgiving, the wife and I got Netflix basically so we could watch the "Gilmore Girls" reboot. Spoiler alert: Whatever your thoughts of the chick-centric Gilmores, I am...
Arvia: On his way out, Boers finally knows the score
Terry Boers didn't have any goals, really. OK, he "saved every penny I made from 1966 to '69" at the Chicago Heights Jack in the Box and the Park Forest...
Arvia: Proposed Quinn Buckner gymnasium is long overdue
When Phoenix Mayor and Thornton High School history teacher Terry Wells told friends he was going to Thornridge last week to discuss naming the Falcons' gym after basketball legend Quinn...
Arvia: One man’s shopping boycott another man’s nap
Let's get one thing straight: If you're talking about "Black Thursday" in the Arvia household come Thanksgiving, it'll likely have more to do with burnt dinner rolls (a family tradition...
Arvia: Bloom’s diversity matters most to mogul
Steve Miller's resume sounds made-up: Chairman of the Board for USA Track & Field. CEO of Agassi Graf Holdings, overseeing the business and charitable entities of tennis power couple Andre...
Arvia: When polls close, be open to possibilities
This column will be published in an actual newspaper — you remember, those things people rush out to buy every 108 years — on Tuesday. Election day. Regardless of the...
Author presents history of Chicago bridges at Lockport event
Early in the Chicago-steeped classic, "The Blues Brothers," Elwood proves the worthiness of the new Blues Mobile by launching it, to the deadpan approval of Joliet Jake, over the 95th...