February 26, 2004

Who wants to write a musical?

The ASCAP Foundation and Disney, in association with the city's Department of Cultural Affairs, are holding a musical theatre workshop, and they're seeking submissions. The workshop, to take place in late April, will be conducted by theatrical composers Stephen Schwartz and Craig Carnelia. Submission deadline is March 19, so get composing!

- kv | 26.02.04 ~ Theatre/Dance

Skyway construction starts Monday

As if we didn't have enough headaches in our commutes, Monday marks the beginning of construction on the Chicago Skyway. This construction on the Skyway's westbound portion is actually the latest in a series of constructions on the Skyway, and the projected finish date for the whole project is 2005. So you can look forward to reduced traffic flow on the Skyway for quite some time.

- jma | 26.02.04 ~ Transportation

Cutting the Cord

Hey, I recognize those faces! GB's very own David Elfving and Sandor Weisz appear in a Chicago Tribune story about dropping "land-line" phone service in favor of wireless. "I thought about drawbacks, such as my cell phone battery running down," Weisz said. "So I decided to go six months using my wireline as little as possible. After I evaluated it, I canceled the service and haven't regretted it."

- ah | 26.02.04 ~ In the News

Mayors Against Guns

Hey, did you see the New York Times op-ed page on Tuesday? An article by Mayor Daley, along with the Mayors Bloomberg, Hahn and King of New York, Los Angeles and Gary, respectively, calling for stricter gun laws to help cut down on urban crime. [Free registration required.] (Thanks Seth.)

- ah | 26.02.04 ~ Politics/Activism

The last year for lilacs

Each May in suburban Lombard, a local gardening club hands out hundreds of free lilac bushes to its residents. Unfortunately, as the Tribune reports, this will probably be the last year for the free giveaway, due to a decrease in available funds and an increase in state fees. This will probably not hurt Lombard's standing as "Lilac Village," however; it still has Lilacia Park, which was started by residents William and Helen Plum as their own private garden in 1910.

- jma | 26.02.04 ~ Outdoors/Environment

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