Chicago Criterium Hits Grant Park Tomorrow (1)
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Photo by ten-nine Not content to keep the Grant Park clusterfuckery limited to next weekend, Mayor Daley, a big cycling fan (he has the body of Lance Armstrong under those frumpy suits, we swear), is turning the streets around the park into a 1.1 mile criterium bike race course tomorrow, July 27th. For the uninitiated (like this particular Chicagoist), a criterium race is held on a closed loop of a short distance, which -- like ...
Lynwood to Residents: Pull Up Your Damn Pants! (3)
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We haven't decided if this idea is racist or stupid. Probably a healthy mix of both. South suburban Lynwood, in a move aimed at cleaning up their image to attract development, has passed an ordinance against baggy pants. That's right, you had better buy a belt because if you want to walk around town with your underwear hanging out, you're going to get slapped with a $25 fine. Huh, we didn't know our grandpa was ...
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phrakture said:
The ACLU spokesman quote is awesome
