Holidays
When Shopping This Friday…
Try and remember the real reason for the day’s commemoration- forty-five years ago, to the day. And try to observe a moment of silence wherever you are, at 7:48 pm.
Thank… »
Friday Facts: Impes, “Leapin’ Lepean,” Debtors Prison
:: Mayor Cosgrove is expected to deliver to City Council on Monday her administration’s plan to make up the city’s now $728 million five-year deficit.
:: Expected remedies: Rec Center and library cutbacks, trash collection, city vehicle usage cuts, wage rollbacks, hiring freeze.
:: The plaque on the Trade and Securities Building (43rd Ave and Roosevelt) remembers… »
The Santamobiles of Bradburn’s Department Store
Through the mid part of the century, the City’s Downtown was home to several large department stores, most of which were flagships of local or regional chains- Osberger’s, Whitestone’s, Bradburn’s, Foster & Asher’s, Harriman Bros. and even a branch of Gimbels. Of these, only Whitestone’s is still extant and the Macy’s in the old Bradburn’s… »
Profile: The Absent-Minded Philanthropist
“One of my foster mothers always said God gave me such a big heart to make up for my lack of common sense,” jokes Bill Mayweather. “If that’s true, I must have a heart the size of a city block.”
Mayweather, 37, works in the housekeeping department at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Shaffer Blvd. He… »
For Your Ears: Wasted Words
A new episode of the Wasted Words podcast is now available.
It is hosted by your editor, RJ White, and the panel includes The City Desk contributors Shek Baker and Stephen Levinson.
Thank… »
Snapshots: Before the Great Downtown Fire, July 4th, 1911
July 4 ,1911- Mayor Jonah Woolsey (second from left) addresses a large crowd gathered at Main Avenue and Baylor (now Third) Street, during three hours of speeches in celebration of the holiday. Later that evening, stray sparks from fireworks at Memorial Park would light several piles of unused bunting afire next to the Geo. Hardlin… »
Local Clippings: Barriers Still Unbroken
In Local Clippings, we bring you what we feel are notable items from the city’s newspapers. Today, we bring you the special Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day column from longtime sportswriter Mike Harvey, in today’s Evening Press. NOTE: The inexplicable edit of a certain word toward the end isn’t ours, but that of… »
This City is Not Very Good at New Year’s
Our city’s reputation for somewhat slipshod urban planning is as much a part of its character, for better or for worse, as is government corruption in Chicago, gridlock in Los Angeles, and chili with spaghetti in Cincinnati. The city particularly seems to lose its grip around New Year’s:
:: In 1994 at the Artemis Nightclub,… »
Friday Facts: End of Year Closeout Special
:: With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day both falling on a Tuesday this season, please note that all city services will be open and functioning on Monday, Dec.24 and Monday, Dec. 31, with the exception of the Mayor’s Office, which will be closed at 2pm on Friday, Dec. 21, and reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2,… »
Go There: American Insurance Holiday Model Railroad
Go There is a feature in which our writers tell you about tourist attractions and other places of interest around the city.
The annual American Insurance Co. holiday model railroad display at Central Station has delighted kids since 1952. Each year, Warner Mendelsohn hunches over his soldering gun and recreates the city, in ever-increasing scope and… »
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