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Nerds at Heart Announces “Holiday Dating for Nerds”

Nerds at Heart Announces “Holiday Dating for Nerds”

Nerds at Heart is doing it again in December. If you missed the November event, you have another chance to get to the smart singles’ winter dreams come true during a holiday mixer. Get cozy with other brainy bachelors and bachelorettes over a warm fire and a hot toddy during rounds of board games and trivia.

Citizens Question Police About Prostitution, Priorities In 23rd Ward

Prostitution is once again on the rise between in Beat 814, between 43rd and 55th St., according to Beat Facilitator Holly Petroschuk.

According to Petroschuk, prostitution is a continuing problem in the community and has been for a while. The problem died down but now it is an issue again, Petroschuk told attendees at a CAPS meeting.

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Police Supt. McCarthy Addresses Police District Consolidation

Police Supt. Gerry McCarthy assured residents that the consolidation of two North Side police districts would be beneficial. McCarthy made his remarks at Lakeview High School during a community meeting on Nov. 15th. McCarthy, along with five aldermen, explained the benefits of merging the 19th and 23rd police districts. The closing and consolidation of the 19th […]

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Police Trying Hard to Keep College Campus Areas Safe

After getting off the Red Line at 8 p.m. on Harrison and State Street, former Columbia College student Aaron Hopgood, 19, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his friend, Derrick Holmes, 19, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were proceeding up the stairs to go home, when two men pulled them back down them.

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Will the Cloud Unify the Occupy Movement or Just Sap its Energy?

  Daniel B. Wood investigates the Occupy movement and whether a filmmaking website will unify or simply “facebookize” the movement in the Christian Science Monitor. The site, StudioOccupy.org, enables anyone to  place their own content on a ‘cloud’ server. Any of the local Occupy Wall Street encampments can create a universal video, audio, and image […]

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On Buy Nothing Day, Suggestions for Green Gifts

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On Buy Nothing Day, Suggestions for Green Gifts

Did you know there is a holiday event called “Buy Nothing Day?” In case Black Friday isn’t your cup of tea, read more. The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has sponsored a series of videos that show you how to gift saving a whale or polar bear, instead of buying more consumer goods. Consider alternatives […]

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Chicago Cultural Center Offers Art For Good Holiday Staycation

Formerly known as Chicago’s first public library, the Chicago Cultural Center was converted in 1991 to provide free art, film, literature, music and theatre.

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