There was a bomb scare in the 7300 block of N. Damen Ave earlier this week. There's one problem: According to posts on The 'Broken Heart' of Rogers Park and the Rogers Park Bench, it was a bong. Oops.

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at a ballet class taught by Ashley Wheater, artistic director for the Joffrey Ballet, posted on the j-Pointe blog.

Andre, from Chicago Flair, by Andre, seems to have a couple of new neighbors.

Al from Bleed Cubbie Blue writes about some of the similarities between the 2008 Cubs and Cubs teams of old in honor of the club's 10,000th win.

Jim Doherty muses about the impact of writer Philip Marlowe in his post, "The Marlowe Paradigm," on The Outfit.