Photo ArchiveGoogle EarthGoogle Maps In my previous post, I was exploring some of International Plaza's neighbors that are also part of the TIF district and in danger of condemnation. In the photo above, the building in the background is the Arlin-Golf Plaza strip mall. As I walked around to take more pictures, the sign promised a small but thriving mall. I've driven … [Read more...] about Arlin-Golf Plaza and the Residences
International Plaza and Its Neighbors
Photo ArchiveGoogle EarthGoogle Maps There was a rally for International Plaza a few weeks ago, but I had errands to run that morning, and by the time I got to the Plaza, all the excitement was over. There were just a few stragglers, including a newspaper reporter and Leo Plotkin who owns Unigma Camera. Plotkin told me that he put about $100,000 into remodeling the … [Read more...] about International Plaza and Its Neighbors
Vigil for International Plaza
Last night, tipped off by Cal Skinner's post, I went to cover a protest staged by the Coalition to Save International Plaza outside an Arlington Heights village board meeting at the Senior Center at 1801 W. Central Road. I was surprised how many people showed up, many of them protesting on the abstract issue of eminent domain abuse, and not just because they owned a … [Read more...] about Vigil for International Plaza
Just Say No to Inhalents
The Drug Czar's blog, in a post about YouTube videos showing people using inhalents, links with some approval to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition, which features a poster with these words: Sniffing Correction Fluid Can Stop Your Heart If you sniff to get high, you're inhaling poisons that do definite damage. So stop. Before your heart does. You may be surprised … [Read more...] about Just Say No to Inhalents
Moral Posturing About Richard Paey
My paying job has kept me too busy to blog much, but I've been thinking about a particular application of something Fernando Tesón wrote on Tuesday about how to distinguish between moral posturing and genuine moral principles: We propose The Display Test: a position is genuinely moral when the speaker can accept, without embarrassment, its bad consequences. For example, I am … [Read more...] about Moral Posturing About Richard Paey