GeneralMiami New Times
Photos: Inside Miami’s Raw and Unapologetic Noise Scene
From chainsaws to goat skulls, anything can be turned into a musical instrument.
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General housing and real estate news
GeneralBlock Club Chicago
A Day In The ‘Life’ Of A Food Delivery Robot: Lots Of Waiting And A Few Collisions
LAKEVIEW — When they’re not smashing through bus shelters or falling down train station stairs — or ferrying burritos and sushi across certain neighborhoods — Chicago’s food delivery robots must get pretty bored. Or at least they would, if they had the ability to feel anything. Inspired
11d agoby Quinn Myers and Jeremy Battle
GeneralBlock Club Chicago
Planned Blue Island Data Center Draws Concerns From Southwest Siders
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that there is not a meeting about the data center Tuesday. There is a Blue Island City Council meeting Tuesday. MORGAN PARK — A closed medical center just outside Chicago could one day be home to a data center, according Blue Island city of
11d agoby Jim Lynch
GeneralBlock Club Chicago
The ‘Lakeview Goons’ Have Been Harassing Locals For Years — Will Police Be Able To Stop Them?
ROSCOE VILLAGE — Tim Glascott had already gone to bed on a recent Saturday night when his phone rang: His 19-year-old son had been surrounded, beaten and robbed while walking home from work. Glascott and his other sons got in their car and drove around the neighborhood looking for the group. When th
11d agoby Patrick Filbin
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The Space Together Brings Coworking Hub And ‘Cultural Living Room’ To West Town
WEST TOWN — A coworking space that will offer cultural programs and wellness rituals while hosting events is launching in West Town. The Space Together, 1727 W. Grand Ave., is the brainchild and project of Daryn Schwartz and Laura Lusson, who co-own The Space Between yoga studio in River North. For
11d agoby Quinn Myers
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Climate Change
Awareness Isn’t Action
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GeneralHouston Public Media
Presidential Immunity for Official Acts
Official” vs. “Unofficial” Acts: A Legal Gray Area
11d agoby Macie Kelly
GeneralBlock Club Chicago
Iconic Rossi Bros. Furniture For Sale After Over 60 Years On 26th Street
LITTLE VILLAGE — There was once a time when the Rossi family owned seven furniture stores in Illinois, including on 79th Street, in Pullman and in a storefront with a now-iconic sign on 26th Street, when the neighborhood was home to many Eastern European immigrants. The business catered to customers
11d agoby Francia Garcia Hernandez
GeneralBlock Club Chicago
Photographer Unveils Photos Of CPS Students In The ’70s — Are You In Them?
Susan Fell-Lazar, a CPS substitute teacher between 1970-1978, hopes to identify the students she photographed, reconnect with them and give them prints.
11d agoby Ariel Parrella-Aureli
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Young Father Killed In Drive-By Shooting Outside Humboldt Park Garden Store
HUMBOLDT PARK — A young father was killed Sunday morning in Humboldt Park while working. Just before 9 a.m. Sunday, Alex De Jesus, 29, was walking in front of Adams & Son & Daughter Gardens, where he worked, when someone in a silver car shot him, officials said. De Jesus was shot in his tors
11d agoby Ariel Parrella-Aureli
GeneralGothamist
The AI data center boom is shaking up a South Jersey congressional race
Democrat Bayly Winder carries around a cardboard cutout of Repubican Congressmember Jeff Van Drew, who he hopes to unseat in November. Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew is fighting to hold onto his seat in Congress. His challengers are making the debate over data centers the focus of their campaign agai
11d agoby {"#text":"Mike Hayes","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
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More teens suspected in NYC shootings even as gun violence drops, city data shows
The Bronx County Hall of Justice The number of people under 18 whom police charged or identified in gun violence incidents jumped during the pandemic and hasn’t substantially declined since. [ more › ]
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GeneralThe City
How the NYPD Slow-Walked and Shot Down Gang Database Reforms
At a recent press conference announcing a sweeping takedown of rival gangs notorious for their wild shootouts across public housing in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch made the unsolicited point of praising the NYPD’s controversial gang database. “Yes we certainly
11d agoby Greg B. Smith
GeneralGothamist
Harlem teen charged in chaotic 125th Street shooting that drew NYPD fire
NYPD night patrol. Yandel Ortiz, 18, was awaiting trial in an armed robbery case when police arrested him Monday in connection with the shooting. [ more › ]
11d agoby {"#text":"Charles Lane","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralBlock Club Chicago
‘A Horrifying Moment’: Hearing Features Dramatic Video, Testimony Documenting Operation Midway Blitz
CHICAGO — Neighbors from across the city detailed being tear-gassed, detained or witnessing the same happen to others amid the federal government’s immigration blitz last year, sharing their stories at a public hearing convened by Gov. JB Pritzker’s new Illinois Accountability Commission
11d agoby Madison Savedra
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Holiday Club Is Closing May 17 After 25 Years In Uptown
UPTOWN — Holiday Club will be closing its doors on May 17 to make way for an apartment complex, the popular Uptown bar announced on Instagram. The closing date announcement comes after owner Sonny Domingo confirmed in February that the bar would not be renewing its lease for the building at 4000 N.
11d agoby Lucia Preziosi
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Feds Charge Indiana Woman Who Bought Gun Used In Swedish Hospital Shooting
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors in Indiana have charged a woman with making false statements while buying a pistol they said was used to kill a Chicago police officer and seriously wound another Saturday at Swedish Hospital. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday in the Northern District of In
11d agoby Stephen Montemayor
GeneralGothamist
NYC withdraws plans for AI-focused high school, closure of Upper West Side middle schools
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Mayor Mamdani have pledged to take parent feedback into account in education department decisions. Both plans had faced furious pushback from parents. [ more › ]
12d agoby {"#text":"Jessica Gould","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralGothamist
Extra Extra: Why AOC doesn't do a ton of interviews
Because she was on WNYC in 2024, here are your afternoon links: Excellent fried rice on the Upper West Side, brokers think luxury second homes will still sell if there's an extra tax, former Jets coach accused of using cocaine and more. [ more › ]
12d agoby {"#text":"James Ramsay","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralGothamist
Queens man sentenced to 115 years to life for killing NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller
NYPD pallbearers carry the casket of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller at his funeral at St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church on March 30, 2024 in Massapequa, New York. Guy Rivera was convicted of aggravated manslaughter and other charges earlier this month. [ more › ]
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