Treasure hunt with Newberry's Book FairWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:14PMEven for a library, the Newberry Library on the city's Near North Side has been getting an awful lot of books delivered to its freight dock in the last couple of weeks — more than 120,000. And as it opens its 26th annual book fair Thursday, it expects more than 100,000 to leave again by Sunday.
Cherries To Be Top Dogs?Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:13PMChairman Eddie Mitchell reckons that the Cherries can become the top club on the South Coast.
Why It's Worse Than the Great Depression, and Other Reasons to be BullishWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:12PMWrap-up from the Agora Financial Investment Symposium.
1996 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer AWD from North America - CommentsWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:11PMVery little has gone wrong with the truck since I've owned it. Some of the dash lights don't work anymore, namely a light in the cluster, the fog light switch and some of the cruise control switches.
Noxious weed threatens native speciesWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:09PMThe yellow spray of bushy plant looks as innocuous as a coastal wildflower but Hypericum canariense, or Canary Islands St. Johnswort as the plant is more commonly known, is an escaped ornamental native to islands off the African coast and they are quickly usurping native species.
Rocky Pepelli InterviewWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:06PMby Casey Lauer and Chris Watson : Tell us about your family? Well my grandfather’s name was Rocky Pepeli, who I was named after. My grandfather was a first generation fighter. He was 14 years old when he came to America in 1915. He was in New York for a few years until he was old enough to leave.
Mariners offense trending towards historically low territoryWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:05PMLove to give you some positives today. But it's not my job to whistle in the dark. Especially when so many of you keep asking me how bad this Mariners offense really is. Some have pointed out that even the 119-loss Detroit Tigers of 2003 scored runs at a better pace.
NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestationsWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:05PMOne of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.
NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestationsWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:00PMNEW YORK (AP) — Bedbugs are spreading at an unprecedented rate in New York City, and officials on Wednesday announced the start of a plan to battle the infestation, including a public awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the fight.