Meant to point this out yesterday but all sorts of people run for school board. "Consultants" "businessmen" "Entergy executives" etc. For some reason, though, media fixated on Biro's job as an identity in a way that never applies to any others.

Guy B Clowning United States Census, 1940

Wicker Park's iconic Quimby's is for sale - but the owner is hoping someone will pick up the mantle to keep it going. Story by Dan Kelly Block Club Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/10/qui…

That’s impossible, how could the owners of a business I associate with the blossoming youth culture of my own younger days be ready to retire

There's a lot we still don't know about Entergy's plans to build 2,400MW of new gas turbines to support a big Meta data center in north Louisiana. Filings are full of this:

when I mention Applebees, you’re likely already picturing a specific location maybe one down the street, or that you went to growing up, maybe it’s not even there anymore this is your “Mind Applebees” and with training you can go to this Applebees at any time from any place

A plain bagel filled with flowers left outside Absolute Bagels, one of the most popular bagel shops in the city now closed.

Give me everything tonight

Every hundred years or so New Jerseyans convince themselves they’re being invaded by aliens, nothing you can really do about it except wait it out

Hurray for the Riff Raff bandleader Alynda Segarra has found new community, new collaborators, and most of their new touring band in Chicago. | ✍️ Noah Berlatsky chicagoreader.com/music/music-fe…

happy “let’s circle back” week to all who celebrate

there is, right now, a punk band from Chicago called Ira Glass and a post-rock band from San Francisco called Terry Gross, and someone needs to bring them together for the most confusing and misleading tour of 2025

Mostly posting at smelendez.bsky.social at this point

This is the future america's local band cheekface wants

These groups are pushing for the NFL to end facial recognition f-st.co/e6oitwQ

Local history buffs are turning to Facebook to share memories of bygone eras f-st.co/IyDrwbP

Scanners (1981)

How people secured their secrets before encyption f-st.co/Ap963EB

Musk posting like a Willam Shatner character frantically pressing buttons in the last scene of a Twilight Zone episode

the worst stomp clap hey milennial-core bands were: boards of canada silver jews deer hunter the jesus and mary chain