How about a pot o’ coffee instead?

I was unlucky (or lucky) enough to have been caught standing at the bus stop during this afternoon’s sunburst downpour. I snapped this picture with my cell phone before hopping on the number 10. A little grainy, but notice the double rainbow leading right to Columbia Grounds. I guess it was maybe worth gettting a little wet.  Dan […]

Welcome to the neighborhood?

(Photo: Stong winds took down this tree Thursday near Lowry and Fillmore in the Audubon Park neighborhood. BY LAURA WARNEST)
Laura Warnest moved to Northeast just a couple weeks ago, but she’s already seen plenty of excitement in her new neighborhood. Heck, she’s seen plenty of excitement on her new front lawn.
“Northeast is full of […]

On Slipping and Shoveling in Northeast

  Cars glide on swerving wheels, making a road in a field of snow. Pedestrians struggle along on the edge of the street; precarious between slow moving cars and drifts where sidewalks should be. The cyclists seem to be on a tightrope, ready to fall at any moment. Shoveling through a world that is […]

Snow emergency rules in effect

Don’t get tagged or towed today! Snow emergency rules are in effect. It took me a good half hour yesterday to dig my wheels out of the even side of Van Buren and shuffle it over to the odd side. Look up information on where you can and can’t park today on the city’s snow […]

It’s Snowing! And No School!

It’s snowing! And no school today! Share a story in the comments section about something you saw, did, or plan to do in the snow today. Anybody know how the hills are at Columbia Park?