:: Five of the seven warmest temperatures ever recorded in the city occurred in the current millennium. The other two were in 1988 and 1889. :: If there is a dearth of hot-weather favorite Fla-Vor-Ice at your local Northside market…
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Some Items About Our City Flag
Here are some items of interest about the City’s flag, which have been compiled in honor of Flag Day. :: The official City Flag has changed design four times since 1861. The original design (1850-1861) was a blue cross from…
Go There: Your Local Library
Go There is a feature in which our writers tell you about tourist attractions and other places of interest around the city. Wednesdays at 7 pm the Central Branch of the Municipal Public Library System (Johnston and Walker Streets, diagonally…
Friday Facts: Cognacgerie, cognacgerie, cognacgerie
:: According to a poll of more than 2,000 city residents, the Beatle considered most likely to be a considerate, gentle lover: Ringo :: The Copper Colombard, on 4th Street Lane and Annual Boulevard, claims to be the nation’s only…
“What Your City is Doing for Climate Change”
This week, Mayors from 30 cities around the world are meeting in New York to discuss their role in helping to curb climate change. Not wanting to be left out of things, Mayor Wilders’ office has sent out a press…
Friday Facts: Adult Periodicals, Biscuits
:: The city’s fourth largest selection of pornographic magazines for sale can be found at the newsstand on the 200 block of West Elm, across the street from Old City Hall. :: Engineers attempted to use the old steel bridge…
The Shrouded City
Television dramatist Stirling Silliphant famously wrote that “there are eight million stories in the naked city.†Local author Burton Becker is out to prove that our city has a few million stories of its own, even if they are a…
IndustriaLand
At the corner of Sparks Street and South Waycross Avenue stands a colossal building – a monument to an era that most people in the city would like to forget. Upon entering the sliding glass entry doors and passing into…
Friday Facts: Alda, Chinnelle, Fake Moustaches
:: Celebrities that have spent more than 24 hours in the custody of the city’s police force: Paris Hilton, Cam’ron, Willie Nelson, Stephen Baldwin, Alan Alda :: Planning a visit to the city and looking forward to doing a little…
Friday Facts: Spaghetti, Mad Beats, Otto-Mans
:: The Knights of Pythias annual spaghetti dinner in support of Special Olympics has been canceled this year due to a decline in membership from three to one. Group spokesman, 101 year-old Charlie Cassidy, apologized for the cancellation, citing his…