Once Again, Chicagoist Blows Off Downtown Residents
The day after the Chicago City Council votes to rein in the nuisance noise from street performers in downtown Chicago (as Carless reported yesterday), local blog Chicagoist again backhands downtown residents.
According to Chicagoist, downtown residents are nothing more than “a minority of privileged voters” (hmm, tell that to my paycheck), versus “less influential areas who need real help about real problems”. Chicagoist also inaccurately portrayed the extent of the new regulations, most of which cover fairly all of downtown, which is more than I can say for Chicagoist.
Can anyone imagine Chicagoist’s parent blog in NYC, Gothamist, sanctioning the editorial treatment of downtown New Yorkers this way?
Other posts you might like from Chicago Carless:
The Radioactive Donut of Indignity
There are many words that your doctor can probably go ahead and edit out of an oral report on your CT scan results. 'Most likely benign' are not among them. Given the rigamarole and drang I went through that led up to the words being written, I felt I had earned hearing them.
There are many words that your doctor can probably go ahead and edit out of an oral report on your CT scan results. 'Most likely benign' are not among them. Given the rigamarole and drang I went through that led up to the words being written, I felt I had earned hearing them.
Car Culture 1 vs. Mike Doyle 0
Chalk another victory up for car culture, I'm loathe to say. My recent driving lesson nothwithstanding, owning a car or living somewhere where I would need to use one has never been a goal of mine.
Chalk another victory up for car culture, I'm loathe to say. My recent driving lesson nothwithstanding, owning a car or living somewhere where I would need to use one has never been a goal of mine.
Fear of Falling
Walking out my front door and into the remains of a bank robbery this evening brought to mind the absurdity of life. Never knowing where it'll take you, it's always best to be prepared for any eventuality. Like hearing the tornado sirens go off. Or wondering what happened to your parachute. Or finally finding out you're a t...
Walking out my front door and into the remains of a bank robbery this evening brought to mind the absurdity of life. Never knowing where it'll take you, it's always best to be prepared for any eventuality. Like hearing the tornado sirens go off. Or wondering what happened to your parachute. Or finally finding out you're a t...
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Complaint Regarding Chicagoist Editorial Bias
(Photo: If you see your home in this photo, Chicagoist thinks your opinion doesn’t matter. Credit: City-Data.com). An email sent today by Chicago Carless to Jake Dobkin, co-founder and publisher of Gothamist, parent website to Chicagoist: Jake: I woul…