Ian Monroe
Time to open the windows … at last.
It’s beautiful today. The temperature is something like 50 degrees, and all the snow that’s been covering the ground for the last month is melting. It’s not spring time yet, but you can tell it’s getting closer. It’s certainly a good day to air out the house.
Restaurants and dining in Rogers Park
I’m pretty much posing this so that I’ll remember to check it out again when it’s time to figure out what to have for dinner. The Chicago Reader’s list of dining options in Rogers Park. http://www.chicagoreader.com/rogers_park/restaurants/
No more public calendar galleries from Google :(
So I’m trying to find lists of events relevant to my beat, and I find that just YESTERDAY Google decided to discontinue the public calendar gallery. So much for that research advantage. 2/5/2009 We’ve removed public calendar search and the public calendar gallery. For details, please see: http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=139970
I’m hurting for story ideas
I guess today it’s going to be back to the Land of Bridgeport. I’ve only got three story ideas so far, and that just ain’t going to fly when I need to be turning in three stories a week. I’m going to go down to to the South Side again today, and see if I … Read more
I start beat reporting next week
I’ve just finished up the first half of the first quarter of my year at grad school. That means that next week, I begin beat reporting in on the South Side of Chicago, specifically in the Bridgeport neighborhood. My beat is business, so if you happen to have any tips about business happenings in Bridgeport … Read more
Gimme a minute…
Ok, I admit it. I broke down. For some time now, I’ve been deluding myself into thinking that it was a good idea to host a website from a server at my house. My house, which has a dynamic IP address. My house, which is now in a different state. On a computer that was … Read more