Bittersweet

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 12:08
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American bittersweet, Celastrus Scandens, is a native woody-stemmed perennial vine with short, softly ovalled, slightly toothed, often shiny leaves that taper to a point. Often confused with Bittersweet Nightshade Solanum dulcamara, or with Oriental Bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculata, an invasive, Asian variety which has rounder leaves and is starting to crowd out the native variety in many American forests.
 

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Virginia bluebells

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 08:05
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Mertensia virginica, commonly known as Virgnia bluebells, is a native woodland perennial found in most Illinois counties, including Cook County, and is featured in the Botanic Gardens Native Plant Garden. It pops up through the silla in mid-spring, and forms spreading bouquet-like plants of up to 2-1/2' tall with delicate lavender-blue flowers that bloom for up to a month.

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Submitted by Dir Three on Mon, 05/26/2008 - 18:03
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"The Little White House" at 1722 Central St.

Submitted by Jim Hughes on Mon, 05/26/2008 - 17:45
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This was a worker's cottage that stood at 1722 Central St., just west of the former Evanston Theater building, until 2007 when it was demolished to make way for the now-delayed "Eastwood" mixed-use condominium development. It had both state and local landmark status. Note the ornate gingerbread decoration on the porch and the unusual arches above the windows.

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Metra North Line Schedule Changes

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Sat, 05/24/2008 - 16:26

Metra North Line riders who are creatures of habit may want to do a double-check or risk missing a train. Effective this last Mon., May 19, the UPRR schedules changed slightly. The former 7:27 out of Central St. now stops at 7:20; 7 other trains before 10 am alter their old stop times by a minute or two, as do some afternoon trains. Other Evanston stops are affected as well, although most Loop arrival times are about the same. Loop departure times are generally the same except that the old 6:35 now runs 9 min. later on each end.

Transit schedules may be downloaded by following the Public Transportation links in our Discover Central Street section.

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Farewell Party for Dr. Krone At Coventry Eye 5/29

Submitted by Jim Hughes on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 20:37

Received from Marilyn Frank at Coventry Eye Care:

Wednesday 5/21/08

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Author Schell to Discuss Nukes at NU

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 16:54

UPDATE: NSPI reported on 5/22 that Jonathan Schell is ill and that the Saturday 5/24 event is cancelled and will be re-scheduled in the near future.

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Julia Carroll's Employment Contract

Submitted by barbrak1 on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 17:15

The following are some of the elements of former City Manager Julia Carroll's compensation package, per her "Employment Agreement," dated Dec. 2004:

1. Base salary of $170,000 per year;

2. Moving expenses to relocate to Evanston;

3. Cost of temporary housing (for up to nine months);

4. Interest-free loan of $200,000 to purchase a residence in Evanston;

5. Car allowance up to $500 per month;

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7-11 Update

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 12:30

The Building and Zoning Department of the City, after considering written evidence as to the past practices of the former White Hen store on Ewing south of Central, has required the new 7-11 management to close their doors at midnight.

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False Choices on Evanston's Future

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 12:19

A frequent rhetorical trick is to oversimplify an issue, and then present to the audience, factfinder, or decisionmaker a false choice, usually with loaded verbiage. Henry Kissinger was a master of the "we have two choices" overdistillation; Donald Rumsfeld would frequently attempt the same thing by re-phrasing a question into an unpalatable option v. what the Administration was doing.

This tack is what one alderman employed in saying Evanston's only option is to "move forward" or else we "slip backward."

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