Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina, Piazza Mattei, Piazza Della Madonna dei Monti and Piazza Margana are some slightly under the radar favorites.

Also, just not needing to go far for stuff

As a parent, my favorite part is the privilege of participating in other peoples’ magic. I sometimes (briefly) envy the homes and yards of friends in the suburbs/country but dread the thought of needing to create/organize/commute/pay for all the magic in my kids’ lives.

But I think that part is instructive too. How does the introduction of these categories impact those properties? How does the city council view a 5-unit residential compared to its previous status as a commercial property? Asterisks would have to do a lot of work, I imagine.

Valid point, but I find it interesting to see the proportional changes as well as how the different categories relate to each other / how the mayor vs council relate to each other.

Can you add the current tax rates to the table of Mayor vs. Council rates?

In 1999 my youth violin ensemble played the national anthem on the court before a Bulls-Kings game. On our way off the court Bill Wennington bumped in to me a bit as he ran towards the court during the starting lineups.

I similarly read this in the intervals between 3 different wake windows. Now I’ll be able to provide important context / analysis when his 3-6 mo kit arrives next week.

It was a good show!

Some compliments are weirder than others

Our side lot (zoned Commercial) increased 5x from the last reval. Went to an informal hearing to challenge and the assessor said the City is pushing vacant lot assessments, that they will get sued, and that they will lose.

Update: multiple 50 degree days later and this is the current status

As the parent of a three year old, I was really looking forward to her not having any memories of this President… and now I’m worried about [points at everything all at once]

Yes, both the plowing and the cars on sidewalks are repeat things. Usually the snow melts faster so it’s not as terrible as it was this time around - just a mountain of ice blocking the entire sidewalk for weeks. The snow plowing I’ve reported 3 times, the cars parked on sidewalks… dozens.

When I 3-1-1 the cars parked on the sidewalk I get referred to the police, so I eventually stopped. But the snow clearing is clearly in 3-1-1’s wheelhouse but seemingly no impact. Status of report remains “received” and never “resolved”

The auto parts place on Carpenter has plowed up both sidewalks, making them impassible for weeks. When the snow melts, they’ll but their cars there.

I have no memories of my mom before cancer. But thanks to the NIH, I have a lot of memories of my mom living with cancer. And for that I am grateful.

I am asking you to act to restore full NIH research funding. Please do anything you can to protect science that changes lives. Thank you for your time and your work for me and your other constituents."

I have no memories of my mom before cancer. But thanks to the NIH, I have a lot of memories of my mom living with cancer. And for that I am grateful.