March 16, 2021
As I followed the shuffling crowd toward the green river, I attempted to avoid getting trampled amid the low-toned shouts from drunken teenagers and leering 40-something couples. I stopped in a clothing shop, to be greeted by a police officer singing “Danny Boy” with a surprisingly smooth vibrato voice. “Ah, welcome! We are all Irish today,” he said.
As a native Chicago suburbanite who identifies as a Chicagoan on days like March 17, I say there’s nothing quite like St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago.
What began as a unique celebration of a religious and cultural holiday has evolved into a center for commercialization and day drinking for the “Chirish,” a term for the Chicago Irish. Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration grew to include the unique facet of dyeing the Chicago River, an attraction that draws more viewers than the parade.
Tips and tricks to brewing the perfect cup of coffee at home
We visited the roastery at Peace Coffee in Minneapolis to learn how to brew the perfect cup of coffee. Author: Gordon Severson Updated: 7:11 AM CST February 9, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS If you’re a coffee lover, you’ve probably made a cup or two at home, but have you noticed sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s almost undrinkable?
Many of us at KARE 11 have experienced this making coffee at home.
So, we set out to find someone who could teach us how to make the perfect cup of coffee.