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☆ Wayne Kramer, Influential MC5 Guitarist, Dies at 75
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( William Lamb | More About William Lamb | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Wayne Kramer, whose explosive guitar playing with the influential Detroit band the MC5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s helped to set the template for punk rock, died on Friday. The death was confirmed in a post on his official Instagram account, which said the cause was pancreatic cancer. It did not say where he died. The MC5 (short for Motor City Five) formed in Lincoln Park, Mich., in 1965. Mr. Kramer and Fred (Sonic) Smith teamed to provide the twin-guitar attack that was at the heart of the band’s sound, and the centerpiece of its notoriously loud and frenetic live performances.

Persons: Wayne Kramer, Kramer, Fred, Smith Organizations: Motor Locations: Detroit, Lincoln Park, Mich

☆ 36 Hours in Chicago
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Julie Bosman | Julie Bosman Reports Chicago For The New York Times. | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

7:30 p.m. Find your seats at a Chicago theater institutionRegional theaters across the country are still suffering from smaller crowds and fewer paying subscribers, and the storied Steppenwolf in the Lincoln Park neighborhood is no exception, laying off 12 percent of its staff this year in the face of declining revenues. But Chicago’s love for theater runs deep, and Steppenwolf, which has been around since 1974, is still producing exceptional plays. (One of its shows, “ Sanctuary City, ” which runs through Nov. 18, is particularly well timed as Chicago struggles with an influx of migrants.) In 2021, the theater completed an expansion of its campus: The revamped Steppenwolf now includes the Ensemble Theater, a 400-seat, in-the-round space. You don’t have to look far for a nightcap after the show — two different bars in the theater’s building are open late.

Organizations: Steppenwolf Locations: Chicago, Lincoln, ”

☆ A historic settlement could bring environmental justice to a Chicago neighborhood that's been filled with polluting industries
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"If you take away our health, you take away our wealth," Sanchez, a community planning manager at the Southeast Environmental Task Force, told Insider. The first-of-its-kind settlement with HUD could be a model for environmental justice advocates in other cities. If the city didn't agree to address environmental harms, it risked losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal housing money. "Now all levels of city government have to listen to us and develop policies that are protective of public health." Sanchez said the case underscored the importance of updating city policies, because administrations come and go.

Persons: Oscar Sanchez, Sanchez, polluters, Robert Weinstock, who's, he's, Cheryl Johnson, Johnson, Jamie Kelter Davis, Weinstock, Brandon Johnson, Charles Rex Arbogast, Angela Tovar Organizations: Service, Environmental, Force, US Department of Housing, Urban Development, Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law, Urban, Community, Factories, Washington, Getty, Chicago AP Locations: Chicago's, Chicago, Lincoln Park, Black, Calumet

☆ Chicago Restaurant That Invented Pizza Pot Pie Embroiled in Legal Battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Joe Barrett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CHICAGO—In a town famous for its deep-dish pizza, Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co. has made its own way since the early 1970s, serving an upside-down concoction created by its founder called the pizza pot pie. Today, patrons still line up on the sidewalk of the mainstay of Lincoln Park, a busy North Side neighborhood near Lake Michigan. And the original menu and cozy décor are largely intact—even though the owner died 7½ years ago, and his children, who worked there from a young age, are locked in a messy legal battle with a longtime employee and an ex-wife of their father’s over control of the business and the building where it is located.

☆ A software CEO ditched Chicago for a Midwestern college town and said the move was 'huge upgrade' for his whole family
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Software firm CEO Ravi Bhatt moved his family from Chicago to Bloomington, Indiana, in 2021. In the spring of 2021, my family and I moved to Bloomington, Indiana, a Midwestern city of 85,000 people, home to Indiana University Bloomington. What made the area attractive to us was that Indiana University Bloomington is a major research university. Bloomington, Indiana. A lot of people are stressed out about work and think life will become easier once they get out of the big city.

☆ Three Los Angeles police officers shot, suspect barricaded
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Police officers stand guard as the Lincoln Park neighborhood is cordoned off, as police look for a gunman who shot three police officers, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 08, 2023 REUTERS/David SwansonMarch 8 (Reuters) - Three Los Angeles police officers were shot on Wednesday evening and a suspect was barricaded inside a garage with an ongoing "tactical scene" unfolding, the chief of police said. The three officers who were shot are in stable condition at a hospital, Los Angeles Police chief Michel Moore wrote on social media. Officers in full tactical gear were seen near the site where the suspected gunman is holed up. A police helicopter hovered over the neighborhood, telling residents over a loudspeaker to remain inside their homes, the Los Angeles Times newspaper reported. The Times, citing unnamed police sources, said the officers who were shot are part of a canine unit and were seeking a suspect when they took fire.

☆ In this volatile housing market, here's how to know when the bottom is in
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

"People for the most part have come to terms with interest rates." No return of 2008, or 3% mortgage rate The biggest reason why housing prices aren't plunging like they did after 2008? At current levels, the Housing Affordability Index says the median buyer can afford the median U.S. home — but barely. Having seen 6 percent interest rates when she bought her first place in 2007, she's not daunted by today's rates, she said. "People have wrapped their heads around where interest rates are, and they have adapted," Fisher said.

☆ People buying homes today are paying $200/month less for the same home than those with bad timing who purchased at peak rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The current average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage is 6.13%, according to Freddie Mac data. Rapid home price growth and soaring mortgage rates led to a dramatic downturn in housing demand throughout the fall and winter months of 2022. Home shopper Jason Wilson, 32, is looking to take advantage of lower interest rates to finally close on that dream home. "We want to be in this home for the next five, seven, or maybe even 10 years, and obviously interest rates will change over that time. "We're ready for a bigger home and interest rates are starting to fall.

"It’s a direct hit to the Mexican population of Boyle Heights and Lincoln Heights," Villalobos added. L.A. City Councilman Arthur Snyder during opening day ceremonies at Parque de Mexico in Los Angeles in 1978. A bust of Venustiano Carranza is among the missing sculptures at Parque de Mexico in Los Angeles. But only a few pieces remain today at the park, which is an extension of Lincoln Park in Lincoln Heights, one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and predominantly Latino. "Everyone goes and spends time ... at Lincoln Park, but Parque Mexico is kind of left alone especially as it’s gone into worse shape.

☆ Homebuyers will flock to the Midwest in 2023 because prices will still be too expensive in coastal states, a Zillow economist predicts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Midwest could be 2023's hottest housing market because it's affordable, one Zillow economist said. Buyers may look at cities like Chicago, Indianapolis, and Cleveland, where prices have remained stable. Homebuyers in expensive markets like Denver, New York City, and San Francisco were routinely searching for homes in less expensive midwestern markets, the report added. The typical home in Milwaukee is $181,000 while in St. Louis, buyers should expect to spend $176,500, Zillow suggests. But waiting out this market may not be the best approach for buyers ready and able to buy now."

☆ (foto) O îmbrățișare COVID-friendly câștigă titlul „Fotografia anului din presa mondială”. Descoperă pozele învingătoare și poveștile din spatele lor
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +10 min

„Am citit vulnerabilitate, oameni dragi, pierdere și separare, dispariție, dar, mai important, și supraviețuire, toate s-au îmbinat într-o singură imagine. Într-o mare varietate de categorii, de la știri sport până la natură, fotografii au fost premiați fie pentru o singură fotografie, fie pentru o poveste foto. Conflictul dintre rebelii musulmani șiți houthi și o coaliție arabă sunnită, condusă de Arabia Saudită, datează din anul 2014 și a condus la ceea ce UNICEF a numit cea mai mare criză umanitară din lume “. Arta a devenit un mod de a prezenta și păstra cultura, tradițiile și poveștile Sakha. Explozia, care a obținut 3,3 pe scara Richter, a deteriorat sau a distrus în jur de 6 000 de clădiri, a ucis cel puțin 190 de persoane, a rănit încă 6 000 și a strămutat până la 300 000 ”.

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