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The Vacant Windows Theory
Champaign grows candle by candle, window by window. Jared stops by the blog to show how small bets and walkable blocks shape real prosperity.
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In his latest for the blog, @jaredfritz.bsky.social looks at the real-life examples of Fire Doll Studio and Plant Mode to highlight how small bets and walkable blocks can make a huge difference in Champaign.
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this was a good outcome but it is mind blowing that an elected official or two (pretty clear who it was from watching the meeting) thought they could just slide this by. without @luke-taylor.bsky.social's reporting, no one would have known. support local journalism.
it was voted down unanimously.
champaign city council is going to vote on making homelessness illegal tonight btw.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
this was a good outcome but it is mind blowing that an elected official or two (pretty clear who it was from watching the meeting) thought they could just slide this by. without @luke-taylor.bsky.social's reporting, no one would have known. support local journalism.
it was voted down unanimously.
champaign city council is going to vote on making homelessness illegal tonight btw.
www.news-gazette.com/news/champai...
www.news-gazette.com/news/champai...
Champaign council to vote on ordinance banning public camping
Tonight, Champaign’s City Council plans to take a vote on whether to prohibit “public camping,” essentially putting the ban on staying on any public right-of-way.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
it was voted down unanimously.
city council getting their ass handed to them for 3+ hours tonight. public comment still going.
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
city council getting their ass handed to them for 3+ hours tonight. public comment still going.
i know for a fact a city of champaign live stream hates to see me comin
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
i know for a fact a city of champaign live stream hates to see me comin
champaign city council is going to vote on making homelessness illegal tonight btw.
www.news-gazette.com/news/champai...
www.news-gazette.com/news/champai...
Champaign council to vote on ordinance banning public camping
Tonight, Champaign’s City Council plans to take a vote on whether to prohibit “public camping,” essentially putting the ban on staying on any public right-of-way.
www.news-gazette.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
champaign city council is going to vote on making homelessness illegal tonight btw.
www.news-gazette.com/news/champai...
www.news-gazette.com/news/champai...
Let's just forget everything said
And everything we did
Best friends and better halves
Goodbyes
And the autumn night when we realized
We were falling out of love
There were some things that were said that weren't meant
There were some things that were said that weren't meant
Ther
And everything we did
Best friends and better halves
Goodbyes
And the autumn night when we realized
We were falling out of love
There were some things that were said that weren't meant
There were some things that were said that weren't meant
Ther
October 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Let's just forget everything said
And everything we did
Best friends and better halves
Goodbyes
And the autumn night when we realized
We were falling out of love
There were some things that were said that weren't meant
There were some things that were said that weren't meant
Ther
And everything we did
Best friends and better halves
Goodbyes
And the autumn night when we realized
We were falling out of love
There were some things that were said that weren't meant
There were some things that were said that weren't meant
Ther
that 11 am kickoff morning air hit my nose like smelling salts.
October 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
that 11 am kickoff morning air hit my nose like smelling salts.
if you want to get radicalized just go to a city council meeting and listen to them debate a mission statement for an hour and I promise you won't believe in any form of government by the end of it.
October 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
if you want to get radicalized just go to a city council meeting and listen to them debate a mission statement for an hour and I promise you won't believe in any form of government by the end of it.
odds that city council does anything about Flock flaunting their rules, time and time again:
+100000
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
+100000
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Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and ...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
odds that city council does anything about Flock flaunting their rules, time and time again:
+100000
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
+100000
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
In his latest for the blog, @jaredfritz.bsky.social looks at the real-life examples of Fire Doll Studio and Plant Mode to highlight how small bets and walkable blocks can make a huge difference in Champaign.
Read the full post here:
www.champaignshowers.com/the-vacant-w...
Read the full post here:
www.champaignshowers.com/the-vacant-w...
The Vacant Windows Theory
Champaign grows candle by candle, window by window. Jared stops by the blog to show how small bets and walkable blocks shape real prosperity.
www.champaignshowers.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In his latest for the blog, @jaredfritz.bsky.social looks at the real-life examples of Fire Doll Studio and Plant Mode to highlight how small bets and walkable blocks can make a huge difference in Champaign.
Read the full post here:
www.champaignshowers.com/the-vacant-w...
Read the full post here:
www.champaignshowers.com/the-vacant-w...
bloomington liberation day
September 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
bloomington liberation day
Reposted by Champaign Showers
We support this.
that's why, instead of ephemeral shit talk, i propose the opposite: an opportunity.
join your comrades in illinois. we have legal weed, clean water (so far), students can vote, and certain populations have many more rights here. welcome home, monroe county.
join your comrades in illinois. we have legal weed, clean water (so far), students can vote, and certain populations have many more rights here. welcome home, monroe county.
September 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We support this.
the sad truth of the matter is that the rest of indiana would probably kick out monroe county, where bloomington is, if they could. don't just take my word for it, look at their own actions:
September 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
the sad truth of the matter is that the rest of indiana would probably kick out monroe county, where bloomington is, if they could. don't just take my word for it, look at their own actions:
four weeks in a row of publicly berating the budget guy.
meanwhile not a peep about Flock from City Council. honing in on Adobe licenses but radio silent on the thousands of tax payer dollars spent for questionably-legal surveillance. give me a break.
www.news-gazette.com/news/patters...
meanwhile not a peep about Flock from City Council. honing in on Adobe licenses but radio silent on the thousands of tax payer dollars spent for questionably-legal surveillance. give me a break.
www.news-gazette.com/news/patters...
Patterson again faces tough questioning on finances from township board
Kathy Shannon questioned the wisdom of the township spending $440 a month on 12 licenses for Adobe Pro and other software, adding: “If we can save some money and not
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September 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
four weeks in a row of publicly berating the budget guy.
meanwhile not a peep about Flock from City Council. honing in on Adobe licenses but radio silent on the thousands of tax payer dollars spent for questionably-legal surveillance. give me a break.
www.news-gazette.com/news/patters...
meanwhile not a peep about Flock from City Council. honing in on Adobe licenses but radio silent on the thousands of tax payer dollars spent for questionably-legal surveillance. give me a break.
www.news-gazette.com/news/patters...
gonna protest tonight
August 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
gonna protest tonight
real
I grew up 20m away from Macomb and couldn't tell you either.
August 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
real
ill be frank with you,,,i don't know where macomb is
August 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
ill be frank with you,,,i don't know where macomb is
For his annual Illini football preview, @jhettinger.bsky.social returns to the blog for a look forward to what could be a dream season.
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Hitting Snooze on Reality: Dreaming Bigger Than Ever About Illinois Football
Johnathan returns to the blog for his annual Illini football preview, where expectations are higher than ever in recent memory.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For his annual Illini football preview, @jhettinger.bsky.social returns to the blog for a look forward to what could be a dream season.
Read the whole thing here:
Read the whole thing here:
hey @champaigncity.bsky.social how many times does Flock have to break your rules for you to do anything???
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CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide
Flock said it has "paused all federal pilots" after police departments said they didn't realize they were sharing access with Customs and Border Patrol.
www.404media.co
August 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
hey @champaigncity.bsky.social how many times does Flock have to break your rules for you to do anything???
www.404media.co/cbp-had-acce...
www.404media.co/cbp-had-acce...