Bhutan, Bars and a Big Ol' Globe: Weekly Recap

Happy Easter to all who celebrate! We'll keep the weekly recap short and sweet this time.

We had another great business profile Monday, with a special look at the long-living Chicago Heights bar, . That place means a lot to the Italian-American community in the city.

We also were introduced to a new exhibit at the Union Street Gallery, which focuses on .

Aldermen Joe Faso and Lisa Aprati attended their final city council meeting Monday, with Pope John Paul II and his being the topic of discussion.

Speaking of city council meetings, in our first letter to the editor, Heights resident Leona Tichenor about the "restrictive practices" used by the Chicago Heights city government. Did you agree with Leona? A few of our readers did.

This week's Chicago Heights police blotter was particularly interesting, with a trip to the bakery ending in a .

Gary Middendorf also got us great photos from the Rich Central and Bloom softball match-up that ended with a .

I have to say the funnest story of the week involved a trip to the Bloom Archives, where I saw a sitting in the library.

Finally, we introduced , a new weekly segment that will shed a spotlight on the folks that matter the most. You!

So that's it for the weekly recap. Hope to see you back next week, as we add another edition of Historic Heights to the books!