Neurodivergence
Brother, Can You Spare a Roommate?
I love walking, but a 15-minute walk to the nearest 'L' station? I don't think so. So why on earth did I almost agree to be roommates with my ex-boyfriend in suburban Oak Park?
Mike Doyle
Mike Doyle is a longtime autistic, gay, Jewish, Disnerd Chicago blogger.
Updates
Third Time's the Charm
This entry marks the (belated) third anniversary of CHICAGO CARLESS. As is obvious, year four is getting started with a lot of changes. The most obvious are the totally re-designed layout and features of the blog. But they're only reflections of the most important change of all: my renewed outlook o
Politics
Let There Not Be Light at the Spertus Institute?
As reported in today's Chicago Tribune, this week, downtown Chicago's Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies bowed to pressure from Jewish United Fund (JUF)/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago president Steven Nasatir and closed its multimedia exhibition on Holy Land boundaries, 'Imaginary Coordi
Getting Around
Independence Does Not Own A Car
The front-page story in today's Sun-Times chronicles a northwest side paralegal, Melissa Monroy, who has decided to dump her car to get to work. The way she is quoted in the article, you would think not having a car in Chicago--the city with the second largest train, bus, and commuter rail system in
Media
See Me at CMW's 2008 Making Media Connections
This Thursday, June 12, I will join leading Chicago bloggers (including Andrew Huff from the venerable GapersBlock) for a discussion panel at Community Media Workshop's 2008 Making Media Connections conference.
Family
Message from Mom
I was doing some spring cleaning this afternoon. I was looking for things to throw out amid several boxes of old junk. I came across a small, white greeting card with two birds and a vine with some flowers on the front of it. From my mom, who passed away in 1996. To me.
Chicago
Gordon & Max Bike the Drive
Here's a guest post from Gordon Mayer, vice-president of Chicago's Community Media Workshop. Gordon and his son Max participated in the early morning Bike the Drive cycling event on Lake Shore Drive. Here's their story.
Marina City
Pimp Dentist Pleads Guilty
Today that, as many have long suspected would happen, Marina City's formerly alleged pimp dentist (and former board member), Gary Kimmel, pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering in connection with a national prostitution ring operated out of several of Kimmel's condo apartments.
Chicago
Jasmine Takes the Bus
Here's a guest post from local Chicago blogger, Jasmine Davila. She always takes the bus--and tells it like it is about the interesting people you find on board in Chicago.
Life
Heartbroken Haiku
Though here I go yet again, breaking up is still hard to do.
Life
Car Culture 1 vs. Mike Doyle 0
Chalk another victory up for car culture, I'm loathe to say. My recent driving lesson nothwithstanding, owning a car or living somewhere where I would need to use one has never been a goal of mine.
Chicago
Inside the Onion Dome: Atop the Intercontinental Chicago Hotel
This year's Great Chicago Places and Spaces event had an incredible surprise in store for Pastry Chef Chris and me. When we joined the tour of Mag Mile's historic Intercontinental Hotel, we never expected to be the first public group in years to get to see the onion-dome observatory. Here are the pi