Mike Doyle is a longtime autistic, gay, Jewish, Disnerd Chicago blogger.
Food and Drink
I invite the foodies among you to head over to Drive-Thru, the Gapers Block food and drink channel, to check out what I and my fellow professional eaters have been up to lately. Think: kimchi; gelato; and hot wings. Not all at once. Well, maybe...
Getting Around
'They should take those signs down and find a way to take care of people, not punish people. These are people who are cold, these are people who are poor, these are people who are suffering already. Why slap them in the face?'
Media
Today, interested readers can listen to my interview about the Chicago Transit Authority's ill-considered holiday crackdown on homeless 'L' riders on WLUW 88.7-FM's independent weekly news and features show, Outside the Loop RADIO.
Getting Around
Yesterday, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless announced on its blog that the organization will 'track any efforts to crack down on homeless people riding the CTA.' The statement highlighted and was in direct response to my recent opinion pieces here and on Huffington Post Chicago decrying recent
Getting Around
No, the Chicago Transit Authority has not yet budged from its thinly veiled discriminatory policy of throwing homeless people out of the 'L' system at terminals. Over the weekend in these pages and on my Huffington Post Chicago byline I posted a series of questions about the policy that I had submit
Getting Around
During the past few weeks of waning daylight, waxing chill, and growing holiday spirit, the Chicago Transit Authority has been busy installing new signage at rail terminals on the CTA 'L'. The message on the signs is clear, and a bit ominous: they demand an additional fare from any rider who wants t
Marina City
So Gary Kimmel was finally sentenced to prison today. And Marina City's just fine without him. Here's a wrap-up of the pimp-dentist story in prose...and limerick.
Chicago
I'll cut to the chase: Macy's State Street has cost-cut its Chicago Loop holiday windows and Christmas tree so deeply this year, I personally don't believe it's worth bothering to make that time-honored family foray downtown to see them.
Politics
Last night on CNN, Campbell Brown nailed John McCain's campaign advisers to the cross, damned near literally. In her 'Cutting Through the Bull' segment, she made one thing clear to GOP aides who have been set on publicly humiliating ex-Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin ever since Barack Obama's hi
Politics
As thrilled as the world was to learn that America elected its first black President on Tuesday night, the reaction to the news by revelers at Grant Park was transcendent. Here's what you didn't see on TV: a quarter of a million people spontaneously counting down in unison while awaiting the West Co
Politics
9:59:50 p.m. CST. CNN warns of special announcement. A quarter million people spontaneously count down in unison, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Dum-dum-da-dum. CNN Breaking News, Chicago gives Barack Obama to America as its first black President. One tiny second of pause between announcement and
Politics
I admit it. I feel like Charlie about to have an audience with Willie Wonka. Today I got the email that thousands in this city were hoping for: my non-transferable ticket for me and a guest to attend Barack Obama's Grant Park election night rally.