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NEWCITY SUMMER GUIDE 2001

The official user's manual for sunshine

Summer GuideOur summer wind's been blowin' in, and this year it's bringing three months of sun, fun, art fairs, street fests, musical extravaganzas and blockbuster movies. But summer 2001 promises more than just the same old same old; as the millennium fever recedes, and the financial picture recesses, the upcoming three months take on the much needed task of revitalizing our sagging spirits and warming us up to the simple joys--like puppets, outdoor concerts, popcorn movies, fireworks, street shopping and monkey knife fights. We say it to you every year and we'll say it again: Unless it's more than 100 degrees, sunny and you've got central air, there's no damn reason to be in your house. There's plenty of stuff to do, and, for those of us feeling the bite, a lot of it's free! So get up and go now because it will be fall again before you know it, with only a biting wind and cold winter on the horizon.

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JULY
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AUGUST
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FLOAT AWAY
Summer is all about ice cream

POOL'S GAME
Sneaking to swim in the Jazz-Age glory of the Hotel Intercontinental pool

CART CUISINE
Finding a tasty snack from the world of streetside vendors

SPOIL THE ROD
Reeling in the city's best offerings for fishermen

THE AIR-CONDITIONED CHURCH CHEAT SHEET
Where to worship while cooling off

BUSH LEAGUES
Dave Chamberlain finds there's baseball in them thar 'burbs

TRAIL MIX
Test the mettle of your pedals

DOGGY DOS
Where you can party with your pooch

KIDDIES' KABOODLE
Carl Kozlowski discovers attractions that'll have your tykes talkin'

BASKET CASE
Keir Graff relaxes over a slapdash picnic

HYPER-TWISTED
Elaine Richardson takes a ride on the Raging Bull

SAPPED
In the gritty city, Thomas Washington writes, one tree can make a difference

URBAN JUNGLES
Shelly Ridenour samples Chicago's natural and manmade wonders by the dozen

WILD CHICAGO
Dave Chamberlain seeks the urban wildlife experience.



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SUMMER TRAVEL
Snappy suggestions for places you can drive in a day

VIDEO PARADISO
Scanning the racks of Chicago's international video emporiums






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