- Remember my rant about froyo? It turns out Pinkberry, the LA craze, is coming soon to Chicago, along with two other new “upscale” froyo joints. (thanks Chicagoist). That means we’ll get some in oh, about 14 years.
- The sad house is sad no more. Last spring, the man who lived in the sad house sadly passed away. As it turns out, I read from his obituary that he had two children, one in the area and one out of state. The conditions he was living in were seemingly deplorable. A dumpster has been at the house off and on since his death, and just recently they have cleared all the brush and branches and weeds from the front. For a while there was a for-sale sign sitting on the decrepit lawn, the gurney tracks still visible near the street. I imagine that someone (probably a broker) bought the house and will be fixing it up. I’m kicking myself for not calling to ask the price.
- We should have known that it was Adams Outdoor Advertising behind those “Something Big in Champaign” billboards. I’m kicking myself. Cassie reminded us that they were behind that Outhouse Springs campaign, too.
- A few months ago I wrote about a web site called sittercity.com, that matched up parents with potential sitters in their area. I even got a free membership (and some for lbotp readers, too.) Well, now there’s a new Web site you should know about that is targeting Illinois students. It’s called collegesitter.com. It doesn’t seem as sophisticated (no option for a background check, etc.) as sittercity.com, but it might be a good option. They are advertising on facebook.com and in two days they already have recruited six potential sitters. (By the way, I didn’t end up using any of the people I conversed with on sittercity. I found Peanut’s (evening) babysitter via craigslist, and she’s awesome.)
- Earlier this summer I mentioned the proliferation of tie-dye vendors at the Market on the Square. They seem to have disappeared and in their place have come the caricature artists. We tried to get one of Peanut and Killer Cockapoo together, but Peanut was hiding behind her sippy cup and wouldn’t come out.
another edition of updating …
August 22, 2007 · 5 Comments
Categories: Babies and Kids · Champaign · Chicago · In the Neighborhood · The Business Section · Urbana
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Leeanthro // August 22, 2007 at 1:54 pm
We had our daughter sit for a caricature last week at the market. I don’t think it really looks like her, but she is proud of it. It’s hanging on our fridge for all to see.
Guess it was worth the 5 bucks for the enjoyment that she got from it.
What’s with all the homemade doll clothes at the market?
Mrs. Chicken // August 22, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Yup. Craigslist. Just got a sitter from there yesterday. That is also where we found our last sitter.
Post under “et cetera” jobs. I got two bites, which is two more sitters than I had before I posted it.
Cassie // August 22, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Front page mention! Woot, woot!
I’m pretty sure AOA owns all the billboards in town.
Katherine // August 23, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Of course my husband dragged us all the way across town to find out what this “something big” was (he’s always distracted by anything shiny) and his response was to drift into the wrong lane almost killing us all to try and get a look at the stupid thing. Gee I’m so impressed. I feel like a real big city gal now. Please someone stop me before I start gushing or gagging.
bettycat // August 24, 2007 at 7:43 am
I had pulled into Jerry’s from the back side and was parking when that thing flashed bright red - my peripheral vision caught it and I jumped out of my skin!!! Good thing I wasn’t in traffic…. Who okayed that monstrosity anyway?
I have heard they are considering one like that for State at University (across from the Pantry, before that bank) NOOOOOOOOOO. That was some time ago - maybe they changed their mind on the location. But I don’t want that in my pretty neighborhood!! (NIMBY!)
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