Gangster rap: Lorena Cupcake's guide to living

In a Midwestern town where folks dress conservatively, Lorena Cupcake stands out like a handful of Skittles scattered across the Wall Street Journal. We caught up with with Lorena over $3 cheeseburgers at the Blue Frog messenger bar to get the skinny on Chicago's underground "alleycat" racing scene and Tiny Fix, Lorena's bike gang especially for petite women, trans, and femme folks. We also compiled "Lorena's List" of the Cupcake Gangster's favorite Chicago folks, bikes, bags, threads, drinks, eats and cakes:
http://gridchicago.com/2012/gangster-rap-an-interview-with-bike-sty...

Keep moving forward,

John Greenfield




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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on May 29, 2012 at 7:44am

Home slice yo!

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on May 29, 2012 at 11:36am

Chicago is a city not a town thank you very much.

Permalink Reply by John Greenfield on May 29, 2012 at 12:50pm

"My kind of city, Chicago is, My kind of city!"

Doesn't have the same ring to it.

Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on May 29, 2012 at 3:14pm
Decent read.
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on May 29, 2012 at 3:39pm

I don't "toddle" either.

John Greenfield said:

"My kind of city, Chicago is, My kind of city!"

Doesn't have the same ring to it.

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