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A friend who is a municipal arborist just called to tell me about a guy who cut down 32 big mature trees on his neighbor's NJ property to get a better view of NYC. He hired a guy who hired another guy. Cut them down and left the debris there. The fine per tree is $1000 so the 1/
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i need to ask a question that is essentially:
“do i accept an apartment walkthrough my landlord requested for the day after our lease ends - if yes, how to proceed. if no, how do we text her back?”
looking for specific strategic advice. a quick 10-15 min call. please
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Someone please make a desk that lets me code like this
This photo from 1902 shows French knife grinders. They would work on their stomachs in order to save their backs from being hunched all day.
They were also encouraged to bring their dogs to work to keep them company and also act as mini heaters by having them rest on their owners’ legs.
They were also called ventres jaunes (“yellow bellies” in English) because of the yellow dust that would be released from the grinding wheel.
Lucy Parsons is one of my favorite Chicago historical figures. And she is one of the people responsible for establishing May 1 as a workers’ holiday. (Despite the fact that it’s not really celebrated in the US) Happy May Day! throughhoops.com/hoops/lucy-…
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I want to talk with a domestic violence expert for a letter I'm answering, and would love recommendations about who to contact
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WE'RE HIRING: Block Club is hiring investigative reporters to join a new team to root out corruption, wrongdoing + inequality.
Deadline to apply is 5/19. Apply here: buff.ly/3AcQxNs
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Ancient Romans inscribed tombstones for their dogs. One of them reads ‘I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home with my own hands fifteen years ago.’
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PITCHES WANTED: @BlockClubCHI is looking for Pride Month stories based in Chicago!
Think:
🌈 Feature on Chicago LGBTQ-owned business.
🌈 Looking back on a piece of lesser-known local LGBTQ history.
🌈 Highlighting an advocate/group/nonprofit that uplifts LGBTQ Chicagoans.
etc.
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In rebuffing Paul Vallas’s proposal to add more police to the L trains, Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson proposed working with organizations that already provide medical and other outreach services to unhoused people on the CTA. boltsmag.org/chicago-brandon…
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People can't see it from the outside, but trauma survivors' nervous systems are doing like 100X more work than the average person's.
We don't feel permanently burned out for no reason-- under the hood, our engines are ALWAYS redlining. Even when we're supposedly "at rest."
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There's been a jump in young voter turnout from the February election the runoff, as of preliminary turnout data from 7 p.m. tonight.
A 32% jump (5k more ballots cast) from the 18-24 age range and 24% jump (17k more ballots) from the 25-34 age range.
ALT Change in ballots cast from February to April by age group. Age Group Change Percent Change From February 18-24 5,035 32% 25-34 17,200 24% 35-44 7,789 10% 45-54 3,026 4% 55-64 -715 -1% 65-74 -4,585 -5% 75+ -5,079 -8%
If you’re in Chicago, today is the last day to vote in the mayoral election! And it’s a really important one. Turnout is low so every vote carries a lot of weight. Please vote if you haven’t, Pru is begging you!
Visibility is really the bare minimum. We should all do our part to educate, celebrate, and fight for trans rights. Thinking of all my trans friends today! #tdov
"No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us." - Marsha P. Johnson throughhoops.com/hoops/marsh…
"We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are. We have to show the world that we're numerous. There are many of us out there." - Sylvia Rivera throughhoops.com/hoops/sylvi…
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Chicagoans: The Election Board said you should return your vote-by-mail ballot ASAP. buff.ly/40KhrHN
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We're hiring an Arts & Culture Editor!
You should apply if you:
● Have strong news judgment, writing & copy-editing skills
● Know about all the cool artsy stuff happening in the neighborhoods & want to share that knowledge with our readers
Apply by 5/1: buff.ly/40v4129
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Today 1911 was Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, New York City, which killed 146 people, one of worst industrial disasters in American history and led to laws for better labor standards and working conditions:
