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Who cares about diversity?
Apparently not as many people as I originally thought. While this year’s Unity convention as been great and really encouraging in that I’ve had a chance to meet and reconnect with a lot of wonderful people, it is also a bit discouraging in a few ways. I can not give this blog the full length…
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Digg.com Chicago Town Hall Wrap-Up
Developing sub-Diggs, partnering with Tribune, chicagotribune.com features Digg widget on home page.
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Thrillist Chicago Launch Party
JenChicago, NBC5 Street Team It’s officially here. Thrillist Chicago. It’s a free daily email and they only cover what they like. Why waste your time with NOT fun stuff (ie: bad reviews) is their logical position. The magazine is targeted at “guys like us” says co-founder Ben Lerer, and…
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Fergie and Daniel Day-Lewis or Slash In Musical “Nine”?
Black Eyed Peas Star May Make Musical The next Broadway movie musical from Rob Marshall, who revived the genre with his film of “Chicago The Musical,” is a film adaptation of the musical “Nine” starring Daniel Day-Lewis. The spicy musical with such an exciting actor in the lead is sure…
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WCQ229 Bryan Batt
WCQ229 Bryan Batt July 25, 2008 Host: Amy Matheny with co-Host Deb Pearce Emmy’s Emmy’s Emmy’s! What an Emmy year this is! Amy and Deb totally hash out this year’s Emmy nods. Amy is devastated at a major category and is getting mighty pissed about it. Who is Deb’s Hotty…
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Learning To Manage Your Stress
Learning To Manage Your Stress July 25th, 2008 | Category: Health Stress may not be a laughing matter to you. But maybe it should be. Humor is one of the most powerful stress-reducing tools there is. “Just as studies have shown the negative effects of stress on the body, we’re now…
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Cooking and Playing with Fire
The blood, sweat and bain maries of making crème brûlée at home is chronicled in this week's Drive-Thru feature.
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Weekly Rant: Pirates Likely to Continue the Same Old Cycle
Weekly Rant: Pirates Likely to Continue the Same Old Cycle As a 21-year-old Pittsburgher, my earliest memories of being a Pittsburgh baseball fan was watching Jeff King, Jay Bell and Al Martin at Three Rivers Stadium. Those were times when the team still competed and fans had passion for the…
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Introducing Number 13
Number 13 is a small robot who accompanies No-Neck. For more information, please see "Frequently Asked Questions About Number 13," which appears beneath the pictures. Frequently asked Questions About Number 13 Q: Who is Number 13? A: Number 13 is a small robot who accompanies No-Neck. …
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Thrillist Chicago Launch Party
JenChicago, NBC5 Street Team It’s officially here. Thrillist Chicago. It’s a free daily email and they only cover what they like. Why waste your time with NOT fun stuff (ie: bad reviews) is their logical position. The magazine is targeted at “guys like us” says co-founder Ben Lerer, and…
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Doing it the Semi-Easy Medium Hard Way (Pictures, Long)
Wow, what a week it’s been. Three meetings downtown, having my soon-to-be sister-in-law Cassidy in town (which has been awesome!), Aidan’s growing pains, a trip to the vet for Helena, a trip to the library for me…. whew. And it’s not over yet. I mean, I’m getting MARRIED in a few days! …
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CN Speaks to Freightscene.com With Regard to EJ&E Uncertainty
In the wake of comments made by Canadian National Railway’s Chief Executive Officer, Hunter Harrison this week, Freightscene.com has contacted Canada’s largest rail freight company to clarify the companies position on the intended acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company…
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Sister Arts Studio: Chicago craft classes, creative kits, parties and camps for children & adults including knitting, weaving, crochet, jewelry, etc.
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Richard Wade, 87, Urban Historian, Dies
Richard Wade, 87, Urban Historian, Dies 25. July 2008 Mr. Wade helped put cities on the map as an academic subject and advised Democratic candidates including Adlai Stevenson, Robert F. Kennedy and George McGovern. Urban Areas, Wade, Richard C., Schlesinger, Arthur Jr, University of…
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Blanco wins All-Star game MVP
In front of a live national audience on ESPN, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber mispronounced Cuauhtemoc Blanco's first name right before handing him the MLS All-Star game MVP trophy. ESPN's Rob Stone would also mispronounce Blanco's first name shortly afterward. It didn't matter.…
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About the UNITY Convention...
I Twittered today from the Unity journalism convention and lots of people asked me, "What is this and how can I go?" Unity is a conference that happens every four years. It is all about helping the media increase diversity coverage by increasing the number of journalists of color in the…
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Bucktown/Wicker Park Sidewalk Sale! (Chicago)
If you’re planning to do any shopping this weekend, head directly to Bucktown: the annual Wicker Park-Bucktown sidewalk sale will have all of the hood’s hottest boutiques peddling their wares for steep discounts. Our picks? She Bang for handbags (up to 65% off on new styles, including fall…
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Head Coach John Anderson Part II
After the Q&A with John Anderson a couple of weeks ago, I walked away with a very positive and optimistic view of what the future of this team holds. You have more than likely already read the posts that myself and the rest of the participants had to say and what their impressions were of coach. …
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Who’s Defining Your Online Presence?
Spending Instead Of Thinking New York — A decade has passed since the first tentative newspaper websites were launched. If the earliest newspaper sites were slow and uninspiring, today’s offerings are off the scale in terms of content and complexity as newspapers of all sizes rush to get as…
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Weekend Chicago Performances from July 25 - 27
The end of July is fast approaching. The dog days of summer have left the Chicago area for a time and the breeze is off the lake. This has caused the sky to clear, pushing out the pollution and making the sky a brilliant blue. It’s quite nice and it’s a good time to check out those live…
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Chicago Homes
Chicago real estate listings, sale prices and neighborhood amenities mapping.
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city maps and love notes
city maps and love notes July 24th, 2008 Dang but a lot of things just keep happening! I am still in full-fledged recovery mode from the Pitchfork festival, highlights of which included not dying in the mosh pit for No Age and singing/yelling “Patty Lee” into the mic/Tim Harrington’s…
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Soleil's To-Dos! Calendar of Chicago Events for the African-American Professional
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The save
Jerome Holtzman, the Chicago sportswriter credited with inventing the statistic known as the save to help measure the effectiveness of relief pitchers has died at 82. Sadly his doctor failed to save him.
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PTO: Protecting Innovation–And Patent Lawyers’ Jobs!
You scratch our back, we'll scratch yours. As reported on Patently-O: Outsourcing of Patent Preparation: PTO Says Beware In a recent notice, the PTO has indicated that it may be illegal to outsource invention information to a foreign county for the purposes preparing a US patent application. …
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Chicago Cubs + Cuban = Mediocrity
Here's the Cubs next potential owner, let's all hope not, for the sake of the Windy City! What up all you Cubby fans (That’s Cub’s fans not Cuban fans, for those of you who think Cuban is a genius)? You should all hope that Cuban doesn’t win the bid for the Cubs purchase, and end up…
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Digg's Chicago Town Hall: Pics, sub-Diggs & Tribune strategy
Digg's Chicago Town Hall: Pics, sub-Diggs & Tribune strategy Digg / Tech Industry News Thu, 07/24/2008 - 21:20 Jay mentions Digg's developing "sub-Diggs". Kevin outdrinks Jay in chugging contest. Meet the Kevin Rose-lookalike who confused people all night long. Plus a look at the Chicago…
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first-round pick Williams out with stiff back (AP)
first-round pick Williams out with stiff back (AP) By | July 25, 2008 Chicago Bears first-round draft pick Chris Williams left practice Thursday because of lower back stiffness. “When I say there is some stiffness, I don’t know exactly how much, but he couldn’t practice,” Bears…
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gravy
hey kids! here’s song TWO from “catchup with life week 2008“. it’s about you! “gravy” (click for mp3) also, by all means, visit www.jonsteinmeier.com for the complete song of the week cataloged streaming mp3 super player power box thingy! ————- this song is a bit of a…
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Chicago!
Well, I've almost survived my first 2 weeks in Chicago... and I'm loving it! I've had so much to do that the time has just flown by. After a wonderful week in Puerto Rico, I made a pit stop in EL for Christina's birthday, drove to Chicago with the last of my stuff, and flew to NYC the next day…
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echoServers - $5.99 Plan Upgraded to 96MB Memory
echoServers.com, whom I wrote about in February, has recently recently upgraded their plan (which I suspect has actually been a while) so that for $5.99/month, you can get 96MB of guaranteed memory for your OpenVZ VPS instead of 64MB. Spec Old New Memory 64MB 96MB Storage 1GB 2GB Transfer…
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Like Hamlet, with all those timeworn phrases
The life of the recently deceased Jerry Holtzman had its up and downs: “Like so many who worked with him, I respected and loved Jerry Holtzman,” Michael Davis writes. “That may explain the pain of awakening Tuesday morning to read his obituary posted on the Tribune’s Web site. The story…
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Gold Coast - Incredible 1 Bedroom Units Available for $1590
Agent Email: minor@rentsmartchicago.com Great one bedroom apartments are available now in the prestigious Gold Coast area, just steps from the lake! Starting as low as $1590/month, these meticulously maintained apartments feature: 24-hour doorman/security Exercise facility with cardio and…
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Gold Coast - Just In!!! 2 Bedroom/1 Bath Apartments for $2195
Gold Coast - Just In!!! 2 Bedroom/1 Bath Apartments for $2195 July 24, 2008 – 7:25 pm Agent Email: minor@rentsmartchicago.com Great two bedroom/two bath apartments and townhomes are available now in the prestigious Gold Coast area, just steps from the lake! Starting as low as $2195/month,…
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Gold Coast - Beautiful Studio Units Available Starting at $1255
Agent Email: minor@rentsmartchicago.com Great Gold Coast studio apartments available for a August 1 move-in! Starting as low as $1255/month, these meticulously maintained apartments feature: 24-hour doorman/security Exercise facility with cardio and free weights Refreshing outdoor pool Two…
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Gold Coast - 1 Bedroom Units - $1595
Agent Email: minor@rentsmartchicago.com Spacious, modern, and meticulously maintained one bedroom apartments are available now in this awesome Gold Coast building, starting at only $1595. Features include: On-site management center 24-hour doorman Floor-to-ceiling bay windows Pool, sauna, and…
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Gold Coast - Just In!!! 2 Bedroom/1 Bath Units for $2145
Gold Coast - Just In!!! 2 Bedroom/1 Bath Units for $2145 July 24, 2008 – 7:23 pm Agent Email: minor@rentsmartchicago.com Spacious, modern, and meticulously maintained two bedroom apartments are available now in this awesome Gold Coast building, starting at only $2145. Features include: …
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Fixing Kerry's Hands
The Cubs have tried everything apparently to get rid of Kerry Wood's blisters: Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal tried several remedies, including pickle juice, to no avail. Hendry said Wood has seen three doctors, and joked that he may have even attempted the "Moises Alou approach." Alou is known to…
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