Archive for August, 2006

Evanston briefly effected by storms

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Monday was a dark and gloomy day, a constant drizzle falling from the sky, with no chance of the friendly sun popping out.  So I guess it doesn’t surprise me that Evanston suffered from two small power blackouts within an hour yesterday.  According to Commonwealth Edison officials, wind, rain and a failed power transformer caused […]

Evanston, IL has a cool mayor.

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

 

Lorraine Morton is the Mayor of Evanston, and has been since her first election in 1993. She is a cool mayor, having been an elementary school teacher and principal in the Evanston area prior to her political career. Mayor Morton is an active member of the ACLU, and in 2003 the Evanston City Council made […]

Kafein…

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

Kafein, a bohemian style coffee house at 1621 Chicago Ave in Evanston, IL  may not be the best coffee house in the world but it has a special place in my heart.  The reason I like it so much is that on my last visit there I won’t say I got hit on but this […]