Art goes down better with a spoonful of sugar.

Wow, that's clever.
-Andrew

We covered the Patio's triumphant return last year. Let's make sure it stays open!
-Andrew

Interesting project about an interesting person.
-Andrew

The perfomance may be happening in Minneapolis, but it's by a Chicago artist... and it's really cool.
-Andrew

We're big fans.
-Andrew

Dmitry is a Chicago treasure. Help make the sequel to "Hack" happen!
-Andrew

CCLaP is a long-time supporter of GB, and we're a long-time supporter of them.
-Andrew

If you find regular solitaire too easy, this might intrigue you.
-Andrew

Interesting premise, with promise to help teach teens about the judicial system.
-Andrew

It's already well past its target, but this anthology is worth your attention.
-Andrew

Whoa, I remember Skafish. Do you?
-Andrew

Could be fun! Or at least funny.
-Andrew

Ambitious, community-engaged emerging artist wants to leave us -- but only for a couple months.
-Kelly

Beer and video games. Brilliant.
-Andrew

The South Side-West Side basketball rivalry goes to the heart of the city.
-Andrew

Teaching with comics!
-Andrew

Awesome Chicago flag (of many colors) items. Pre-order yours today!

-Anne

Make CUFF happen!
-Andrew

As the photo implies, this'll be great for runners on the Lakefront path, among others.
-Andrew

A gig poster/silkscreen gallery? Excellent.
-Andrew

Michael Moreci is an occasional GB contributor and a talented graphic novelist. This should be great!
-Andrew

Very cool philosophy posters (still available, even though it's funded) for your walls.
-Anne

Splendid design and function from George Aye and David Hull for your new iPad, iPhone, MacBook Air, or Pro.
-Anne

I had this exact idea earlier this winter -- such a great thing!
-Andrew

Version is one of the biggest indie shows in Chicago. Help it happen in Bridgeport this year.
-Andrew

Pages of this project appeared on Gapers Block. It's a fresh new approach to journalism.
-Andrew

Great idea!
-Andrew

Derby ought to make for great television, online or otherwise.
-Andrew

Minnie Minoso belongs in the Hall of Fame -- let's at least get a documentary made about him.
-Andrew

Woodstock is a bit outside our usual coverage area, but the idea of a late-night hot dog stand in that little town is too cool to resist.
-Andrew

Are you a writer? You should back this, then.
-Andrew

Cool idea, covering a niche that is truly underserved.
-Andrew

Gordon is sadly no longer in Chicago, but the fictional theater in his webcomic is, so we'll consider it a technicality.
-Andrew

Face your fear, back a project.
-Andrew

Fun stuff!
-Andrew

Going on now! Fund (and go visit) this unique dance film project at the Hyde Park Art Center during the month of March.
-Anne

We're fans of Kelsey Huff's comedy work; it'll be interesting to see what she can do with this story.
-Andrew

Simple games are some of the most fun.
-Andrew

We've been fans of Intonation since they co-founded what became the Pitchfork Music Festival. And what they're doing now is just as important and deserving.
-Andrew

Terribleness can be a very good thing.
-Andrew

I am fairly confident that nobody is anti-pie.

-Kelly

A general interest magazine for Chicago? Sounds like something we'd be into.
-Andrew

Every niche needs a home.
-Andrew

Lake Claremont Press does amazing work.
-Andrew

I'd totally be into a bread CSA.
-Andrew

So it's "Devil in the White City" set to music? Cool.
-Andrew

A super cool, 24 hr, ambitious public art project on the NW side.

-Kelly

A cool new print project by local young journalists. (I went to school with them, so they've gotta be good) :D -Kelly

Yum, sounds tasty.
-Andrew

Urban rooftop gardening helps cool the city and grows delicious food. Both good things!
-Andrew

Should be interesting, and Nick has a track record of quality.
-Andrew

More art in unexpected places is a good thing.
-Andrew

There are tons of homeless cats in my neighborhood.
-Andrew

Art can inspire. Help make more of it.
-Andrew

Neat idea! I kind of want one for my desk.
-Andrew

As covered in Drive-Thru!
-Andrew

It looks like an iPhone version of the iPad cover. Which is to say, really nicely designed.
-Andrew

Freed of the press, in action.
-Andrew

Solid hip hop.
-Andrew

Anatomy of an alphabet? Cool!
-Andrew

Fan of the Mountain Goats? You'll want to fund this one, then.
-Andrew

The South Side doesn't get enough attention. Help change that.
-Andrew

Looks interesting, doesn't it?
-Andrew

We've featured Zapruder Point a number of times on GB. Help ensure it happens again!
-Andrew

I had a chemistry teacher who recorded songs about science. He was awesome. This guy probably is, too.
-Andrew

We've been big fans of Sarah Becan for years at GB.
-Andrew

Cynthia is a Chicago icon. Help her write her memoir!
-Andrew

Get a slice of this Kickstarter!
-Andrew

Some serious technology, all in the name of holding your iPhone in place.
-Andrew

Do you know this house?
-Andrew

A well-known story from a unique perspective.
-Andrew

Help make Logan Square Uncharted territory!
-Andrew

Long live local vinyl.
-Andrew

Practical and beautiful, we'd love this in our kitchen.
-Andrew

What's to be said? It's beautiful. Mentioned in <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2011/09/14/using-his-skull/">Merge</a>; on Gapers Block.
-Andrew

The calendar is always great -- help make sure it gets printed!
-Andrew

Help keep Chicago swimming in delicious, hand-crafted ice cream! (<a href="http://gapersblock.com/drivethru/2011/08/24/support_the_nice_cause/">Mentioned in Drive-Thru</a>.)
-Andrew

A worthy continuation and expansion of the valuable work Anne Elizabeth Moore has undertaken in Cambodia.
-Andrew

I'd wear the Chicago grid on my shirt, wouldn't you?
-Andrew

Buffalo Grove, Illinois is the setting and subject of this upcoming project by Chicago film collective, Rubbish.

Sounds pretty interesting.
-Andrew

This is a really cool project, and the documentary should prove equally cool. Recently featured in our Drive-Thru section: http://gapersblock.com/drivethru/2011/06/22/from_a_meat_packing_plant_to_urban_farm/
-Andrew

$60 for a custom pair of jeans? That's a great deal.
-Andrew

We <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2011/05/02/tldr-heres-the-gist/">wrote about this project</a> back in May. Better name, still an interesting idea.
-Andrew

Mentioned in passing in our profile of video game designer & teacher Erin Robinson: http://g-b.co/rmaLdu
-Andrew

Come on, it's Ezra Furman, you know it's going to be good.
-Andrew

Technology and music go great together.
-Andrew

A documentary about a theatre troupe performing a play about Superman and high speed rail? It's so crazy it just might work!
-Andrew

Who wouldn't want a veggie oil bus? Help'em out.
-Andrew

Like a lot of locals, I grew up listening to Q101.
-Andrew

A touching story; what will happen when they're reunited? Fund and find out.
-Andrew

If you thought cassettes were the new hot recording medium, wait till you play a wax cylinder!
-Anne

Interesting work, and the pledge rewards are very generous.
-Andrew

Help grow the Chicago street food scene.
-Andrew

Connecting Chicago and Cuba through art.
-Andrew

Sounds steamy...
-Andrew

Former GB staffer Brian Leli wants to make a book about his year in London. Based on his work for us, it'll be great.
-Andrew

Blane Fonda played at our 6th Anniversary Party at the Metro in 2009. Help them make an album!
-Andrew

Another iPod Nano watch band, and a cool one at that.
-Andrew

This looks like a must for photographers.
-Andrew

Down and dirty horror in Chicago. We wrote about it in A/C: http://g-b.co/lWgsKN
-Andrew