MARKET DAYS (AND NIGHTS) Montrose Rocks’ Future up in the Air Page 11
GAY GAMES 9 BEGINS WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 AUG. 13, 2014 VOL 29, NO. 46 PAGE 25 TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com MARKET DAYS (AND NIGHTS) MONTROSE ROCKS’ FUTURE UP IN THE AIR PAGE 11 It was all about food, tunes, festivities and fun this weekend as Northalsted Market Days—the largest two-day street festival in the Midwest—hosted more than 100,000 individuals. See photos inside on page 14. Photo by Jerry Nunn AFFINITY HOLDS ‘AT THE INTERSECTIONS’ Women’s bookstore founders CONFERENCE TECH IN EFFECT PAGE 12 reflect on legacy BY ROSS FORMAN Linda Bubon will be playing more golf, a lot more golf. Sure, golf has been pre- scribed by her physical therapist as she rehabilitates from a spinal cord injury, but golf is just yet another sporting passion for the Chicagoan who played volleyball for the predominantly LGBT Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA), including beach volleyball for the past 10 years, plus bowling and more. Golf is exercising all of the right muscles, she’s been told, “and I’m playing better than I was last year,” Bubon said, smiling. Ann Christophersen, meanwhile, will play more golf, too, but she also has a long list of books that she wants to read, and now has the time to do so. Plus, Christo- phersen wants to do some light research, “have my mind opened to new things,” and learn more about Chicago—the history of the city, the architects, the buildings, and more. Both have the time to now do as they please—and certainly have earned the stress-free, duty-free, carefree days in their 60s.
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