Just got shamed for almost being hit by a car in a crosswalk with a 4-way stop. Today is going to be awesome.
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@ladyinabox.bsky.social
New urbanist, editor, writer, strategist, beer brewer and cat/plant wrangler. Diehard Chicagoan by way of Minneapolis who's in a love-hate relationship with the CTA, Vikings and White Sox.
“There was always an age-based excuse to not take women seriously, to discount their opinions, or to not hire or promote them.”
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.@amydiehl.bsky.social · last wk.As I told @monicatorrr.bsky.social of @huffpost.com, "As [women] grow older and more mature in their careers, they lose some of the fear of speaking their mind. And certain men don’t like that." www.huffpost.com/entry/age-di...
Honestly, I was worried my remarks to CPS’s board would be buried in budget talk. But when I was walking back to my seat, this guy in a @ctulocal1.bsky.social t-shirt was like, "yeah! That's how Albany Park rolls." Me encanta mi barrio. ❤️
meg@ladyinabox.bsky.social · 2w agoY'all, Chicago Board of Education is LIT this morning ❤️🔥
Cornering the Chicago nerd beer drinker market with references to Nelson Algren and the muni device: @hopbutcher.bsky.social
"Did you hear what they named those beach birds?" -my husband reporting on the #pipingplovers in #Chicago
@barackobama.bsky.social's speech opening the @obamafoundation.bsky.social presidential library was an absolute love letter to Chicago. ❤️ "So much of what I hold dear I owe to the people of this city. ... This center could not be anywhere else."
We are not broke. Our priorities are broken.
Why is @chicagocta.bsky.social running 4-car trains on weekends?
Yeah, but if that were the case, presumably the journalist thought the full quote was that she moved to NYC to "pursue a queer in the arts," which feels stalker-y enough to warrant a clarifying question prior to publication...?
Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 2mo agoGod-tier NYT correction: Correction (left), original (right) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/n...
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One of the most clarifying passages I've ever read on what "polarization" actually means in the U.S."
Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 4mo agoGiven the argument that ended the VRA, I think it’s time liberals did some self reflection about the now decades long obsession with partisan polarization as the problem, as opposed to authoritarianism, extremism, oligarchy, and racism
...And they say Chicago has no bagel culture
john j. kim@jkimpictures.bsky.social · 3mo ago🐿️ + 🥯 Avondale neighborhood
Literally waiting to pick up dinner from this restaurant right now and I'm like, ohhhhh geeez
@wgntv.com here's a link to that shirt that came up in today's "i want your text" segment, created by the talented and hilarious @harebrained.bsky.social
Run To Da Jewels Riot Fest Tee
Please note: this shirt is made to order and will take approximately a week to ship. If you purchase other items, it will likely ship separately.This shirt was made special for Riot Fest 2021. A mash ...
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