The Far Northwest Side has a beautiful new landing page on
@BlockClubCHI
's website courtesy of
@BauerJournalism
!!!
If you live on the Northwest Side or if you just want to read more of my ramblings, you can subscribe to my twice-weekly newsletter here:
Very excited to share my first story with
@BlockClubCHI
!!!
I'll be covering the far Northwest side, so please send any Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park, Forest Glen, Sauganash or Edison Park-related tips to molly
@blockclubchi
.org
today I crashed into and fell over a sandwich board while looking at a dress I was too cheap to buy at Maxwell Street Days
posting this because there were a lot of witnesses and I want everyone to hear it from me first
also one airpod fell out.
Currently have 4 cuts on my hands; 2 are from bean cans (both garbanzo AND black) one is from opening a wine bottle with a pocket knife and the 4th is from making kombucha. So yes, I know a little something about being hurt by the ones you love 💔
I just remembered the concept of like... laying an outfit out the night before because you had somewhere to be in the morning???
now I'm gonna be miserable all day
Protestors at the Cops off Campus protest organized by
@UWBIPOCCo
and
@TAA_Madison
chant “Becky, Becky what do you say? Too many cops getting paid today”
@BadgerHerald
Really excited to share one of my first stories as the Municipal Government Reporter for
@nwi
I will be covering all things local government in the Northwest Indiana region, so if you have any tips send them my way! ➡️molly.devore
@nwi
.com
Here’s something: the
@dailycardinal
and
@BadgerHerald
have a chance for a Q&A with
@BeckyBlank
tomorrow afternoon to talk about, well, everything.
Interested to hear what questions folks have for the chancellor as we work to get prepped.
Do I help myself fall asleep each night by dreaming of the day quarantine is over so I can spend 45 minutes freezing in the Plaza line?
Yes💙
Save The Plaza Tavern and Grill’s Legacy
Hello 👋👋
I’m working on a story about how rising housing costs have made it harder for millennials to buy homes in Chicago. If you are currently looking to buy a house or if you bought a house within the past year or so, please email molly
@blockclubchi
.org!
🧵Last week
@nwi
ran the "What's Killing the Region" series, a project that looked at the top causes of death in Northwest Indiana over the past 22 years.
@AnalisaTro
,
@graceopinker
,
@jdavich
and I all tackled different causes (1/12)
“I'm volunteering, trying to make my area look nice... down to the last cigarette butt.”
Folks in every corner of our state have a positive impact on their neighborhoods and community each day. Thank you, Al, for being one of those Wisconsinites.
Found that this article and its accompanying visual really synthesizes what the death penalty is a continuation of--
"the modern death penalty is a direct descendant of slavery, lynching and Jim Crow-segregation"
#retweet
if you've ever stood in line to get tested at the Kohl Center with a turtle shell (with the dead turtle still in it), a beaver skull and a mink skull in your back pack
@nadaelmikashfi
UW grad and current canidate for state senate district 26 “our skin carries with generational trauma of racism and violence”
“The tragic silence is that of politicians, of policy makers the gatekeepers who gaslight us”
My favorite thing to do is sigh and furrow my brow like I am doing really important work on my computer but really I'm googling "guy who played Bella's dad in Twilight, single?"
Fewer homes are for sale, interest rates have doubled in the past two years and housing prices are now at an all-time high.
The past year has been “a historically bad time to buy a house.”
📰Please share this thread, looking to hear from anyone connected to UW for an upcoming article!📰
I’m working on a feature for
@BadgerHerald
and I want to see how different UW community members have gotten through the past (almost) year of quarantine
A moving ceremony this morning on the
@UWMadison
campus is the opening to a much larger story about colonialism & how the university is reckoning with its 'land-grab' history.
By me &
@mollydevore1
, who started research on this story in the summer.
Got to do a cool story on the new audio brochure created to make
@IndianaDunesNPS
more accessible for visually-impaired visitors
"We've not only given somebody equal and equitable access to the park, we've also given them agency."
Discovered a small cat door my neighbor engineered between our yards. Also wanted everyone to see the winterized ladder he made for them, I think I live next to Rube Goldberg
Take a look at this
@BadgerHerald
piece to learn about
@UWMadison
's spring COVID-19 protocol as well some of the concerns students and broader community members have going into spring semester!
Written by me,
@MaryMagnuson7
and
@HarrisonFreuck
there are two types of UW alums— Those who donate to the school and get a handwritten letter on thank a badger day and those who wander campus pretending to be a student writing said letters to get free snacks
Had the honor of talking to some incredible people working to change our food systems from the roots up in my latest feature for
@BadgerHerald
give it a read if you are interested in supporting diverse community food
ways!
This is a really important piece from
@blackvoices_uw
on their (and many other students') frustrations with Chancellor Blank's level of engagement with racial justice and inclusion on campus.
One thing to note:
I grew up for a short time in a place where woman don’t vote, where talking about elections could get you killed. Today as a muslim immigrant woman my name is on the ballot for higher office. Democracy saved my family’s life, and for that alone I am immensely grateful.
Just spoke with poll workers at the Madison Municipal Building for
@BadgerHerald
this is Erik Pettersen’s 8th year working at this location, he says they just finished counting absentee ballots and that they had over 1,000, which is more than he has seen past years
As they set up tables and speakers, “we’re gonna be out here until we don’t feel like it anymore, so if you have commitments you better break them” they will now be hearing from campus organizations
hello if anyone is wondering what I want for Christmas it is a premium subscription to Canva and also a job where all I do is make fun little graphics on Canva all day
@canva
please respond
If you want to hear how UW students and how the broader Madison community are handling COVID-19 then check out this website put together by me and my classmates in J335!
News outlets publishing the video of George Floyd's murder without warning are violating the journalistic ethic of minimizing harm. We are taught to balance the public's need for information with compassion for human life.
Hey if you want free veggies swing by Union South today between noon and one!
@FHKing_Students
has beets, peas, carrots, peppers, kale, herbs and cucumbers!!! 🥒🌶🥕
Huge shoutout to
@pipomn_99
and all the other 2020 grads who talked to me for this piece!!!
also shoutout to
@NuhaDolby
for the beautiful art 😍
via
@BadgerHerald
When Phyllis DaMota Goldberg bought her first house in April 2000, she noticed that her tap water smelled strange
"It was like walking into a hair salon," the Town of Pines resident said
The EPA traced the contamination to a nearby coal ash landfill
Kathy Vega Hardy started out serving lumpia and adobo out of a small blue truck in Denver in 2012. Now, she’s opening a 28-seat restaurant in Jefferson Park.
Come on out to East Campus Mall at 12:30 tomorrow for free veggies and, if you are wearing an awesome costume, a shot at one of these gourd-eous gourds!!!.... and maybe candy for
@FHKing_Students
Trick or Beat!!!
The EPA is holding a public hearing on proposed changes to the coal ash rule on June 28 in Chicago. The changes could impact how coal ash is cleaned up in places like Waukegan, Illinois and Michigan City, Indiana. Both cities are located on Lake Michigan
Really informative piece about food waste by
@chrishubbuch
"Up to 40% of the food grown in the United States never makes it to the table, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture."
“I have not heard from any student who had an individual story to tell about a negative interaction with a specific police officer on campus, I have heard students tell me they don’t trust the police, that I should defund them that they don’t want the police anywhere near them"
Covering the Black Lives Solidarity March hosted by the African American Council of Churches for
@BadgerHerald
crowds are gathering outside the Humanities building
#madisonwi
#madisonprotest