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Photo by Michael Starghill / blog.michaelstarghill.com DCist was down at the courthouse when the very first same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses in the District of Columbia. Gothamist heard more about Governor Paterson's many multiplying problems while dolphins frolicked in the…

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The 100% Compostable Sun Chips Bag... Good on Frito-Lay!

There are brands being launched all the time on a green platform. Frito-Lay has been tailoring their branding for Sun Chips to focus on sustainability, from solar powered production to their new compostable packaging. What's interesting to me is not the technology behind the PLA polymer…

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CTA Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant For Electrified Vehicle Stalls

The Chicago Transit Authority has received a $1.5 million federal grant from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to construct electrified vehicle stalls that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and unnecessary fuel consumption. The stalls will deliver electrical power for up to 80 vehicles and…

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Vote for Your Favorite Foodie Movie!

it's time to pick your favorite Foodie Movie... If there's one that's not on the list, 'No Reservations' comes to mind, you can add it as a comment.

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Weekend Diversion: Kids Sing Phoenix

The popular kids of the PS22 Chorus are back with another pop song cover, this time Phoenix's "Listzomania!" And just for the hell of it, after the jump is a clip from this year's Grammy Red Carpet of the band Phoenix colliding with Jersey Shore's Snooki. It may change your life and not…

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impermanent markings on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Hope whichever utility or city service works fast -- this particular spraypainted direction in the Loop isn't going to last much longer.

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Newberry Math And Science Academy Launches First Online Auction

Photo courtesy of the Newberry Math and Science Academy The Newberry Math And Science Academy--an elementary Chicago Public School (Pre K-8) with a curriculum emphasis on math and science--will launch their first online auction starting today and running through March 28. The auction is…

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Lysacek To Dance With The Stars

AP Photo/David J. Phillip The Winter Olympics may be over, but men's figure skating champion and Naperville native Evan Lysacek will be twirling and whirling on a television near you. Prompted by a tweet from Dancing With the Stars professional dancer Cheryl Burke which invited him to join…

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Elevated Cancer Rates Found In Crestwood

A sign across the street from the Crestwood Municipal Building expresses residents displeasure with the city in Crestwood, Ill.; AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File Cancer cases for Crestwood, Illinois residents were elevated, according to a new report by the Illinois Department of Public Health. …

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