Chicago Cubs Win 2016 World Series to End 108-Year Drought — Life of an El Paso Woman

I’m not too much of a baseball fan but I was still excited to see the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians this evening. The Cubs beat the Indians 8-7 in the 10th inning. Both teams played a great game and World Series! Game 7 was nearly five hours long! The Cubs hadn’t won a World Series […]

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Free Buona Beef Sub

The Cubs did it! Go to the Buona Beef location nearest you for a FREE 7″ Buona Beef. Hurry, the offer is for the first 108 dine-in customers at their Chicago locations today. Make sure to find the Buona Beef post (that looks like the one below) in Twitter and show it at the store to get your FREE sub.

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Billy Goat and the Cubs

I ain’t afraid of no goat! Fly the W!

Christine Valentor's avatarHistories and Mysteries

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My owner, a gentleman by the name of Mr. William Sianis, was a kind enough soul, albeit an opportunist. Never one to miss the spotlight, he was flamboyant and prone to anger. He valued me above all else, for I was a novelty, a curiosity and of course a money maker.

“A goat?” Mr. Sianis would say. “A goat gives milk. A goat gives cheese. A goat is a friend!  What is not to like in a goat?”

He was in fact so fond of me that he named his establishment after my species: The Billy Goat Tavern. It was quite a catchy name and drew in much business, especially since he often propped me upon a bar stool and fed me beer.

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In those days, you see, we had no such organizations as PETA nor the ASPCA. Animals were mere servants to humankind. If occasionally we rebelled, who could…

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Free Viewing of “More Strange Than True”

When you look at an art work, you get to imagine what the artist was thinking at the time he or she was creating it. When you look at how the lines intersect with one another and how the colors blend, you can imagine how the colors came to life as the artist molded, caressed and prodded them. Life is beautiful and so are the millions of works of art created each day. You have the opportunity to feel their beauty for FREE in Chicago.

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