“Old Chic” vs. “New Chic” Driving through Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood last night, I couldn’t help noticing the neon sign (above). Before you wrestle with the distinction between “old chic” and “new chic,” you should know that the establishment’s full name is “Old Chicago,” and it’s a restaurant. 🙂Read More
Watch This Space Corner: 27th & Hennepin Or, “Before & After(??)” What’s going to take the place of the shuttered BP Amoco at the southwest corner of 27th & Hennepin in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood? Judging by the “virtual” rendering commissioned by the broker marketing the site (see image in the lower left of the photo above,...Read More
The Existential Waitress My family doesn’t normally go to a restaurant for Thanksgiving. But, given some extenuating circumstances this year, we decided to bite the bullet and go out. So, let’s just say it was . . . umm, food for thought when — after everyone had been served — the waitress doubled back to...Read More
Understanding Currency — But Not Denominations You’d ask the same question, too, if you saw your Father hand the waitress one bill . . . and get four bills back in return! Except that the one bill was a twenty, and my change was a five and three ones . . . P.S.: My daughter does play...Read More
