A prospective Chicago parent wants to know where he could be within door-knocking distance of other families with kids. So we mapped them.
Bay Curious - How Does Rain Create More Potholes?
This year's rainy winter has left San Francisco Bay Area roads riddled with potholes. Why? And will Caltrans fix them?
Reported by Penny Nelson. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Jessica Placzek and Julia McEvoy. Our Vice President for News is Holly Kernan. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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Curious City - Deconstructing The Chicago-Style Hot Dog
Chicago-style hot dogs are a beloved culinary masterpiece: A snappy all-beef wiener, steamed poppy seed bun, yellow mustard, chopped onions, neon-green relish, two slices of tomato, a dill pickle spear, two sport peppers and a final whoosh of celery salt.
But how did that unique mix of ingredients come to be? In a special Curious City presentation, Chicago’s premier hot dog expert breaks down the history of each ingredient. It’s a tale of immigration to Chicago’s Maxwell street neighborhood a century ago. Click here for the full story.
Monica Eng is a WBEZ food and health reporter. Follow her at @monicaeng
Bay Curious - Why Do Some Hate the Nickname ‘Frisco’?
Not long after people started using it, others started hating it. They said only out-of-towners used it.
Reported by Vinnee Tong. Produced and edited by Paul Lancour, Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Vinnee Tong and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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the memory palace - Episode 105: Amok
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
Music
- This piece has two selections from Saunder Jurriens and Danny Bensi's score to Christine, Yes But and Back to Work.
Notes
- This very good article in the Museum of Hoaxes gives a nice overview and links out to the original article.
- Hampton Sides In the Kingdom of Ice has a nice telling of the story with a lot of background on the editor of the Herald.
Curious City - Out In The Cold: Where Do Chicago’s Homeless Go In The Winter?
Coffee shops, hospital waiting rooms and train cars are a few of the places Chicago’s homeless go to escape the cold.
Curious City - Out In The Cold: Where Do Chicago’s Homeless Go In The Winter?
Coffee shops, hospital waiting rooms and train cars are a few of the places Chicago’s homeless go to escape the cold.
Bay Curious - This Lumberjack Frat Once Had the Coolest Clubhouse in S.F.
A Cupertino couple wondered where the street name "Hoo Hoo Way" came from. Turns out, it's a long story.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Julia McEvoy, Suzie Racho, Holly Kernan, David Weir and Ethan Lindsey. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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Curious City - Chickens and Goats and Pigs, Oh My! Chicago’s Backyard Livestock Laws
After her neighbor adopted five goats, Jeanne Cuff wondered about Chicago's livestock laws.
Curious City - Chickens and Goats and Pigs, Oh My! Chicago’s Backyard Livestock Laws
After her neighbor adopted five goats, Jeanne Cuff wondered about Chicago's livestock laws.