JOHNGY'S BEAT

Athletes Unlimited just completed its debut season of AUSL (Athletes Unlimited Softball League). It was a return to tradition softball for t...

Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities. I have featured a few Friend Encounters from Southern Illinois C...

Celebrity Jersey Cards is a weekly series in which I create virtual trading cards fo celebrities wearing jerseys. Z is for Zoltan, which com...

Hulk Hogan's death last week brought out a lot of comments on social media. Like Hulk himself, it is complicated. Back when Hulkamania h...

After seeing actress Felissa Rose at least once a year for several years, the pandemic of 2020 caused me to miss her. Unfortunately, that s...

Flashback Weekend returns August 15-17. Once again, I will be "On the Beat" at Chicago's longest-running horror convention. I ...

FanExpo returns to Rosemont (Chicago) in one month. I will be "On the Beat" as always, covering the weekend of pop culture fun. La...

Author, illustrator and designer Samantha Dion Baker is my latest Talking Travel interview guest on Global Traveler . Baker's recently ...

Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities. Today, I feature two Chicago legends. I have met both, but am lu...

Celebrity Jersey Cards is a weekly series in which I create virtual trading cards for celebrities wearing pro jerseys. I continue my season-...