Watch Out! Lincoln Park and Lakeview Becoming Prime Area for Muggers

Robberies have have become more common in the Lincoln Park and Lakeview areas of Chicago. It makes total sense that all have taken place in the wee hours of the morning because of the lack of surrounding people, making it much easier for muggers to prey on single people walking alone. Below is a map showing the locations of this past summer's robberies. The two blue labels show the robberies that have not been in connection with the other 5. Be aware!

Lincoln Park robberies, safety tips

I've Gone Into FLYPmode

Now I consider myself an online reader. I probably spend about three hours a day reading articles and watching video clips on ESPN.com and Yahoo! While I've been happy with the time spent on those pages, there's always been a little voice inside of me that has wanted to expand my Internet horizons. Unfortunately, I am extremely lazy when it comes to web browsing and the tabs on my Internet window are the only ones I visit.

By some luck, though, I decided to join an online journalism class that requires me to use the Internet more than I usually do, and FLYPmedia came into my life. It's essentially an online magazine, except the people who write for the web page can also post audio recordings and videos.

There are twenty-three topics to look through, from the basics of sports, music, and design to Barack Obama. Some of the articles within the topics remind me of reading an actual magazine, while others remind me of something written by my illiterate friend back home in Wisconsin.

I wish I had link for that last comparison but I can't even tell you how awful his writing is, so I'll take that one back and apologize to the FLYPmedia writers I compared him to.

Anyways, there are also numerous blogs that you can follow. Not to mention podcasts as well. The selections seem almost endless with hundreds of people contributing to FLYPmedia.

The sports and music sections were the ones that caught my eye, with future eyes set on food and science. That's right, I'm possibly going to look at new things. Say something about it. Call me at 2-6-... On second thought, I probably shouldn't give out my number on my first written post.

So tell me, which topics interest you?

Peace and Love,

Nico

Steven Gerrard Does Work. Time for Americans to Notice

My favorite European player Steven Gerrard. The man is the best player in England, and scores some of the sickest goals known in the soccer world. Yet, many Americans have absolutely no clue who the man is. Watch and learn, folks.