Residential Permit Parking Back In The News
2009-11-02 06:41:00 Last Thursday, during budget hearings in front of the City Council, City Clerk Miguel del Valle, had some strong words regarding residential permit parking.According to the Chicago Tribune on Friday, Del Valle encouraged alderman to review and reform a system that has gotten completely out of control over the past three decades, specifically citing problems with guest pass abuse around Wrigley Field.The Trib followed up with a longer piece on Sunday entitled "Chicago's parking blues", documenting the widespread frustration with RPP city wide by quoting a chorus of complaints from all areas of the city.Perhaps heat from del Valle and the media can finally get some much needed reform for this very annoying system that at it's core, is fundamentally...
Hybrid Mom in the news
2009-10-20 00:36:00 Working moms – we need all the support, validation, and open bars we can get. A friend of mine asked why people don’t use the term “working dad” too often? For the same reason “moderate Muslim,” “Christian thinker,” and “feminist with a hot body and great sense of humor” doesn’t come rolling off the tongue. Such creatures ...
Apartments, Metra and pre-foreclosure plans in the news this week
2009-10-09 22:24:00 Here's a round-up of this week's residential real estate news in Chicago: 1. Apartment vacancies are on the rise: Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism reported that more for-sale properties going on the market as rentals is pushing rents downward and increasing vacancy this quarter- meaning it should now be easier to find an apartment 2. Homes near the Metra are selling better than others: According to the Chicago Sun-Times, you can count on a home near a Metra station selling for 2-4%- not surprising,since you won't have to spend that money on parking at the Metra station. 3. Nearly 10,000 new foreclosures were filed in the first half of 2009 on the Southwest side: The Southwest News-Herald says vacant homes are staying vacant longer, further bringing down property values. 4. Freddie...
The Media Failure In The Van Jones Story
2009-09-07 21:30:00 Andrew Breitbart has a great piece up for the Washington Times talking about the media’s failure when it comes to the current administration.
Van Jones Out
2009-09-06 15:55:00 And it’s all because Glenn Beck is the only one in the media doing his job. And it’s not even his job. He’s a commentator, not a reporter. So not only is Van Jones an Obama failure for even being allowed to become an adviser to the president, but he’s a media ...
Bad Baby Names
2009-09-02 05:12:00 The New York Times hosted a ?Worst Bad Name? contest and today named the winner: Iona Knipl. She was one of more than 1,000 entries in the contest, beating contenders such as Chastity Beltz and Justin Credible. Read the full articlehere.
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