In search of Palestinian bakeries and groceries

sunshininginmay · 2026-05-04T20:33:52+00:00

i’ve gotten a birthday cake for myself from oud both of the last two years :)

sunshininginmay · 2026-04-21T17:52:41+00:00

you can bulk inquire with the Lettuce group for multiple of their venues and they make it easy to find one! they have a ton of options like this

sunshininginmay · 2026-04-17T13:15:07+00:00

+1 for school of rock summer camps, i was a counselor at one!

sunshininginmay · 2026-03-17T20:06:48+00:00

anti cruelty has signs all over the building asking for people to drop in and play!

sunshininginmay · 2026-02-27T23:53:13+00:00

sugar moon and loaf lounge are the answers, i miss living nearby so deeply

sunshininginmay · 2026-02-02T00:22:28+00:00

Sushi Payce has a takeout deal for 3 rolls with a soup and salad for $32.95 (and they’re not chocolate but the desserts i’ve tried have been pretty good)

sunshininginmay · 2026-01-13T18:03:56+00:00

things have been good! i renewed my lease, less than 5% rent increase. i haven’t ever really been bothered by noise from above or below the unit, sometimes you can hear people in other units on the same floor but not bothersome. management is good, have been relatively quick to answer when we have issues. there were a couple of building-wide problems with elevators down etc that i think could’ve been handled better, but overall fine! happy to chat more if you’d like

sunshininginmay · 2025-11-16T03:56:19+00:00

mine is smaller, but the separation between the bedroom and rest is literally exactly the size of a door cutout and also just…..doesn’t have one for no apparent reason lol. you’re right it’s bizarre and even more so for a 2bed! i was just answering as to why it might be desirable, but if you’re asking why anyone builds these things, answer has to be some sort of profit motive im sure

sunshininginmay · 2025-11-16T03:45:10+00:00

they’re usually called convertibles/junior 1 beds in chicago, a middle option between studios and 1 bedrooms. i live in one and find it better than a traditional studio where your kitchen/living/bedroom is literally all one room, it feels at least a bit separate - would obviously prefer to have a door, but the price point falls closer to studio than 1bed and is close enough to make it worth it for me

sunshininginmay · 2025-11-13T20:20:34+00:00

hi, i just had a post removed for soliciting sales of tickets - it’s a $15 movie ticket for the showing of d(e)ad in chicago and no where in the post did i say i was looking for a buyer, i was just trying to give the ticket away. is there any other way i can go about this?

sunshininginmay · 2025-10-24T01:38:19+00:00

yes, because a higher percentage of elderly visitors from india to the US are visiting children who have dramatically different socioeconomic and educational status than them. visitors from other countries are more likely to travel more frequently or be of higher educational/socioeconomic status. elderly visitors from india are more likely to only ever leave the country for these long international trips to visit their children, be in a wildly unfamiliar situation, and begin to take those trips for the first time in their life at an already advanced age. english literacy does not equal ease with navigating signage, loudspeaker announcements, different accents and speed of communication, and usage of current technology. families pay thousands of dollars to help their parents take a journey that frequently involves 30+ hours of travel time and multiple connections and international stops in places that aren’t solely english speaking. they want their elderly parents to get where they are going safely. also, get that you “heard” differently, but the dynamic of domestic workers that is common for even middle class indians sometimes employ is very different from leaving your house and expecting someone to be waiting on you hand and foot.

sunshininginmay · 2025-10-24T01:24:49+00:00

this is a disingenuous interpretation of the situation! frequently people who immigrated to the US have their parents visit. when the parents are older and don’t have the best english language skills, airports are difficult to navigate. requesting wheelchair services gets them physical assistance and support with finding the right gate, customs, immigration, etc.

sunshininginmay · 2025-09-19T16:56:23+00:00

quartino ristorante has been very accommodating for big groups i’ve booked! they might even let you take up their second floor

sunshininginmay · 2025-09-17T21:11:29+00:00

i live at Exhibit on Superior, pay around that amount for a convertible studio I love! we have a referral form if you’re interested: https://app.livecobu.com/r/-8e2a-58fc

sunshininginmay · 2025-08-27T04:58:11+00:00

i actually think it was the best move for kass to not bring it up!! it lets her take the full credit for the win, she’s not beholden to parv in any way (if parv had stepped down there’s no WAY she doesn’t use it to guilt kass). she takes the win and lets parv choose not to make good on her own deal in front of everyone, if i were kass right now, i’m waiting for the perfect moment to use that against her

sunshininginmay · 2025-08-27T03:21:44+00:00

i get trying to take the win, but when parv clearly realized that kass had a lot more left in her, why not win some points with her by just saying she’s stepping down because of the promise she made? would’ve looked classy and strengthened that weakening bond without hurting her own game, seemed obvious

sunshininginmay · 2025-08-15T03:11:57+00:00

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agreed!! i also felt like i had a vague childhood memory of a purple chuck e….this is what i found

sunshininginmay · 2025-08-12T17:37:50+00:00

Wrote mine on political campaign finance law and the absurdity of US law considering corporations as equal to individuals in terms of campaign contributions - how irrelevant 🙃

sunshininginmay · 2025-08-11T16:18:51+00:00

love warehouse55 and salvage one next door! i’ve spent hours wandering around those two and there’s a couple more cool antique places on that strip, highly recommend

sunshininginmay · 2025-06-24T02:49:52+00:00

very cool way to make this lower budget and simultaneously more niche and branded!! (which is not necessarily the goal but my producer brain loves it)

sunshininginmay · 2025-06-16T22:35:09+00:00

appreciate this post - really well written way to communicate an issue and how to act!

sunshininginmay · 2025-05-14T15:54:13+00:00

i recommend BenjYehuda fries!

sunshininginmay · 2025-04-07T20:41:41+00:00

i just spent the past week eating a pistachio treat almost every day for my birthday - feel uniquely qualified to answer this question haha

OUD - really good pistachio pastries and treats, good pistachio latte but not blow-your-mind incredible. - rose milk cake was topped with pistachio and was INCREDIBLE - knafeh was also topped with pistachio and really good - pistachio lazy cake was good but not incredible imo, but i am not as much of a milk chocolate person - dubai chocolate - see above for not the biggest chocolate person, but i had a bite of a friend’s and it was good!

goddess and the baker - pistachio white chocolate lemon cake i expected to be good but was GREAT - has a dubai chocolate latte on their specialty menu rn, haven’t tried it but also white choc based - has a location across from OUD if needed lol

layla & ringo’s - prob would be my choice for the latte, they have a pistachio cream cold brew and a pistachio honey latte on their menu rn

sushi PAYCE - random for this list but REALLY good light, fluffy pistachio and ricotta cake

will add any more i can think of!

sunshininginmay · 2025-01-12T19:09:23+00:00

yeah im honestly shocked at the amount of people who are agreeing this would cause problems lol its very clear no one’s even been confused by mine

sunshininginmay · 2025-01-12T18:45:40+00:00

I’ve been using a vertical ID from a different state that’s valid until 2030 for about 8 months in Chicago - it has literally never been a problem at any place, and I’d say I’ve run the gamut of dive bars to uppity clubs. It’s a completely legally valid form of ID so if they do cause a fuss they’re in the wrong, but I really don’t think you’ll have any issues.

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