Photo ArchiveGoogle EarthGoogle Maps I emailed Leo Plotkin about this coming Saturday's rally to save International Plaza. He answered a few of my questions: Who else is involved in organizing the rally? All of the owners of the small businesses located at International Plaza will be attending the rally. What businesses do they run at the Plaza? The types of businesses … [Read more...] about International Plaza – Email Interview
Archives for November 2006
Save International Plaza
Photo ArchiveGoogle EarthGoogle Maps From Christina Walsh at the IJ: This Saturday, December 2, a new organization called Save International Plaza is holding a rally at 10am in Arlington Heights. The Village is considering seizing all of the businesses in International Plaza through eminent domain to replace them with a SuperTarget. These folks need your support, and we … [Read more...] about Save International Plaza
Fashizzle My Lizzle
Oh dear God...the crowd of lawyers and law professors at The Volokh Conspiracy is discussing the etymology of "bootylicious." … [Read more...] about Fashizzle My Lizzle
Camera Buying Guide / Begging
People who know I'm into photography sometimes ask me for advice about buying a camera, so I've been planning to put together a holiday buying guide. Amazon, however, showed me a better way. They have a feature called aStore that allowed me to build my own online store—called WindyShopping of course—through which I can sell products from Amazon's Camera and Photo … [Read more...] about Camera Buying Guide / Begging
What American accent do you have?
This is about what I was expecting: What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."Philadelphia The … [Read more...] about What American accent do you have?