TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “in a TIF” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks TIF reform with Tom Tresser and discusses the movers and shakers in Chicago’s performing arts scene. Tom Tresser– Educator, organizer, and co-founder of CivicLab TIF reform is an important topic and Tom is in the thick of it. Check out tifreports.com and a public event at the Chopin Theater (1543 W. Division) on February 12th to learn more about how TIFs work. Brian Hieggelke – Editor and publisher of NewCity Brian discusses NewCity’s Players 2013 List- The 50 People Who Really Perform in Chicago. OTL #329 local music provided by The Jordan Years…
TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on “do the right thing” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns about a local recycling advocacy organization, discusses participatory budgeting in Chicago, and previews a seminar aimed to help those who are self-employed with their taxes. Adam Goldstein– Founder of Do the Right Thing! Recycling We learn about this non-profit organization that educates Chicago’s residents about the positive environmental impact of recycling. Maria Hadden – Project coordinator, Participatory Budgeting Chicago Participatory budgeting is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. We get the lowdown of how this is happening in some Chicago neighborhoods. Mare Swallow– Founder of the Chicago Writers Conference The CWC is hosting an event called “Taxes for the Self-Employed: Writers, Artists and Creative Types” on January 21 at Brasserie 54 (5420 N. Clark). OTL #326 local music provided by Inkeepers…
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TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “frequency with latitude” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen discusses new speed cameras in Chicago, explores the effectiveness of police cameras in neighborhoods, and learns about a new arts lab for local photographers called Latitude. The Parking Ticket Geek– Official OTL parking correspondent and blogger at TheExpiredMeter.com From new speed cameras in the city to a car that racked up over $100K in fines, The Geek discusses Chicago parking and transportation. Photo courtesy of theexpiredmeter.com. Nancy La Vigne, Ph.D.– Director of the Justice Policy Center at The Urban Institute Nancy and her research team studied the use of public surveillance cameras in Chicago. She tells us what they discovered. You can check out the study here. Eileen Mueller– Co-founder of Latitude We learn how this non-profit digital arts lab helps the local photography community. OTL #320 local music provided by The Drastics…
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TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “best of Chicago” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks with local artist John Airo about his recent Chicago Flag series, previews a fundraiser for the owner of Gold Star, and reviews NewCity’s Best of Chicago 2012 list with the magazine’s editor. John Airo– Chicago artist Mike sits down with John to talk about his new Chicago Flag Series and his feelings about living in the city. A piece from the Chicago Flag series A fundraiser for Susan – Gold Star Bar owner Susan Stursberg is battling pancreatic cancer. There’s a fundraiser for her at the bar (1755 W. Division) on Saturday, December 1. Click HERE for more details. Susan Stursberg of Gold Star (pictured on the left) Brian Hieggelke– Editor and publisher of NewCity NewCity is out with its “Best of Chicago 2012” list. As is tradition on the show, we hear from Brian about this year’s list. OTL #317 local music provided by My My My…
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