"I Feel Like Somebody Is Watching Me"

Over the summer there were a considerable amount muggings that occured in the second richest neighborhood of Chicago. It made a big splash because the muggings occured in Lincoln Park.

I have mapped out where the actual muggins took place with information with BLACK markers. The RED markers represent what I consider popular hangouts for DePaul students and inhabitants of Lincoln Park and Chicago. The box indicates the concentration of where the muggings are. The line connects the muggings that occured only minutes within each other.

Police have linked the first five muggings, but there were two other muggings in Lakeview where the cases seem very similar, but it is not certain if they are related.

The victim of the North Cleveland Ave identified an attacker in a line-up, but the suspect was released due to lack of evidence. All the victims were men who were walking alone at night and asked for their wallets and then beaten. Two of the victims were hospitalized.

This story hits close to home because we are DePaul University students who party and walk back to our homes late at night sometimes at night. We "think" were safe because we are in Lincoln Park, but this shows you can get mugged in any part of Chicago.

Hot Child in the City

This is a practice map of all the coolest clubs and restuarants and attractions in the city of Chicago. The red markers are hotspots. The black markers are clubs and bars. The blue markers are restaurants. Enjoy!

Evolution Before Our Eyes

Flypmedia.com seems to be the begining of the end for print journalism because it offers the same thing except more. It covers almost all the material covered in magazines, from politics, art, technology and movies. It is also a collection of blogs that cover many different issues. Somewhat of an letters to an editor sort of thing! Flymedia describes itself as "the first fully integrated publication online." It also refers to itself as the future.
The only problem with Flymedia is that it hasn't reached the masses yet. Once more and more people become aware of this, print publications may be in trouble. As each one of us blogs about flymedia, that is more people that we are making aware of this phenomenon.
There is one blog that is dedicated to going green. Another blog is dedicated to different issues such as gay marriage, politicans, drug wars, lasting impression of natural disasters. Flypmedia even has a podcast which would never be possible with print publication. The only downside may be the nostalgia of having something physical in your hands.