December 2009
8 posts
A brief look at Triblocal
Triblocal is an easy-to-use, hyper-local string of Web sites and weekly newspapers that rely on user generated content to inform and engage residents with their news sources.
I am the Community Manager for the Barrington, Palatine, Cary and Fox River Grove communities.
I’ve included most of the stories I’ve written for Triblocal in this portfolio, but not every single one.
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Palatine takes third at Oldham Invitational
Palatine High School came in third at its Oldham Invitational Dec. 19 with 137.275, placing behind Libertyville High School (137.825) and Prospect High School (137.700). Palatine has gnabbed first place at its first three meets, but failed to take the title at the invitational, held at Palatine High School.
“This meet went decently for us,” assistant coach Scott Hagel said....
Palatine High School choir performs at White House...
Palatine High School’s choir will be performing at the White House Dec. 21 for the annual Christmas Open House.
After sending a CD of the high school’s choir to a White House contact, music director Steve Sivak waited to hear back for nearly two months, hoping White House staffers would select the his singers for the 2010 festivities. Instead, he was notified this week that his students would be...
Foreclosure rate in Palatine slows
With another year of increased foreclosure rates across the country coming to a close, Chicago’s metropolitan suburbs have fared no differently.
There have been 352 foreclosures in the first three quarters of the year in Palatine, an approximately 25 percent increase since 2008. That year, Palatine experienced an 86.6 jump in foreclosures from 2007, according to a study by the Woodstock...
Jaycees discover the best pizza in Palatine
The Palatine Jaycees hosted their annual Best Pizza in Palatine competition Dec. 6.
With pizza-lovers casting their votes throughout the evening in eight different categories, Pizza Bella, 100 W. Northwest Hwy., came out on top with three wins.
The Jaycees host the event every year to bring out the community and raise money for a local charity. Funds raised from the entrance fee was...
Barrington seeks citizen input on pension woes
Facing mounting payments into pension funds, Barrington officials decided to take a unique course of action and voted Dec. 1 to add an advisory referendum question regarding pension funds to the Feb. 2 ballot.
“We’re saying there’s a pension issue and [the question] allows tax payers to weigh in on this,” Barrington Village President Karen Darch said. Area municipalities...
Junk Warehouse, Etc. turns trash into trendy home...
Nestled on a tiny side street off Highway 14 in Lake Barrington, a row of block-style buildings house numerous auto body shops, an iron works and a company that manufactures gym mats.
Inside a space sandwiched between Commercial and Industrial avenues, color jumps off the walls, huge collections of antique chair and table legs lay in piles and a former chicken coop hammered to the wall doubles...
The 'Owl Man' brings comedy, education to...
If you have two smiles, you know what you have? Peregrines. Mark Spreyer is the director of the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington. He is a naturalist, ornithologist, biologist, scientist, educator and comedian—not just because he’s constantly cracking bird-related puns—he was also part of a science-based comedy troupe in the mid-90s. Humerous he may be, but Spreyer is...