[DNAINFO CHICAGO]
Crime & Breaking News
‘Crime in Wrigleyville’ Blog Getting Attention of Residents … and Police: A local blog claims crime is worse than ever in the neighborhood.
As Lakeview Area Leads City in Robberies, Residents Demand More Cops: The commander said other considerations such as population density must be considered.
Blackhawks Fans Celebrating Cup Win Shatter Dozens Of Windows: “Not since the Bulls in ’98” has one window boarder seen such damage from celebrating fans.
Santa Bar Crawl Stabbing Victim Bled So Much, It Was ‘Like Friday the 13th’: The Twelve Bars of Christmas crawl became violent when a man jumped out of a stall with a broken beer bottle.
Politics & Business
Starbucks Takes Over 3 Storefronts in Lakeview, Next to Coffee Shop: “This is like, ‘We really want to shove our “green cancer” right up your nose,'” said one business owner.
Gay Hotel Proposal Aims to Revive Boystown as LGBT Destination: But some neighbors say the design and height don’t fit into the area.
CPS Budget Cuts: Burley Elementary to Dump Art Program After $500K Loss: Budget cuts are impacting schools across the city.
Cubs Suggest Pushing Exterior Wall Back, Back, Back Toward Waveland: The proposal would kill a lane of parking on the street and lessen the impact on rooftop views.
Features
Love Rises Out of Tanning Bed Fire for Two Lakeview Business Owners: When a fire ravaged two businesses, one positive came out — a whirlwind romance.
Chicago’s Drag Mafia: Young Queens Band Together: In a competitive drag scene, one group of 20-somethings tries to forgo the drama.
’50 Shades of Grey’ for the Over-50 Crowd: Sex Safety Lesson Saturday: Older people can play kinky, too.
Firefighter in Lakeview Retiring Where His Story Began: Sid Blustain is set to retire from the same station he was born in.
[THE ATLANTIC WIRE]
Joe’s Very Weird Uncle Day: Weird Uncle Joe Biden showed up to campaign for Barack Obama in Florida today, and man, was he on top of his weird uncle game.
What Would a Cyberwar Really Look Like?: The question of what a cyberwar would actually look like is still pretty ambiguous. Is it fear mongering? Or is the impending doom for real? We asked some experts to get a better sense of what cyberconflict looks like in reality.
A Brief History of Political Spending Gaffes: Even when politicians are not spending taxpayer money, especially expensive purchases can look bad politically. To see how they stack up against other politically shameful purchases, we compared a bunch for you, in this interactive graphic.
The Convoluted Connections That Link Huma Abedin to the Muslim Brotherhood: The visual, interactive representation of the alleged connection between Huma Abedin and the Muslim Brotherhood.
[MEDILL NEWS SERVICE]
03/13/2012 | Federal gay marriage ban makes for a complicated financial life
11/08/2011 | Smash a cupcake in a baker’s face? Mobile platform Bellyflop hopes you will
10/18/2011 | Small businesses embrace tablet, mobile apps; mobile developers respond
04/08/2012 | Your music sounds like a jackhammer
02/02/2012 | Zynga’s stock price is up after Facebook IPO but will it stay up?
[HUFFINGTON POST BYOB blog]
[MIAMI HERALD]
06/16/2011 | “New owners reviving Dogma Grill on Biscayne Boulevard”
06/04/2011 | “Student loans can haunt grads for decades”
05/26/2011 | “South Florida food blogger Robyn Medlin Lindars dreams of TV stardom”
05/11/2011 | “15 years after ValuJet crash, pain persists for victim families”
05/08/2011| “Biscayne business owners struggle during major road project”
04/26/2011 | “Budget cuts put libraries in a bind”
04/14/2011 | “Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman savor success with the release of Square Grouper”
[NEW YORK MAGAZINE]
10/20/10 | “Tracy Morgan Hits the Vulture Launch Party” [also in the Nov. 1, 2010 issue’s Vulture Pages]
09/29/10 | “Pichet Ong and Wylie Dufresne Disagree About the Changing Restaurant Power Dynamic”
[ASSOCIATED PRESS]
09/23/2010 | “Turning to Twitter to fix restaurant complaints”
08/25/2010 | “Confidential papers found in Blagojevich auction boxes”
08/21/2010 | “ACLU: Eavesdropping law violates 1st Amendment”
08/12/2010 | “Durbin: Illinois to get $415M for education jobs”
07/15/2010 | “Erin Andrews sues hotel chains over secret tapes”
06/22/2010 | “Chicago Violence: Mayor Daley Defends Gun Ban After Span Of Shootings Leaves 10 Dead”
CPN Fraud interactive
[MISC]
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NUIntel.net
“Girl Trouble” | Three years ago, the Daily Northwestern published an article about a small group of power-lesbians on campus. Rumors flew, feelings were hurt, and as the writer admits, “nobody really came out looking good.” Now, the ladies are ready to set the record straight. Or gay. Or whatever.
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