Results tagged “windycity”

To the left is a picture of what was facing Chicago at about 4:00 Eastern (3 Central) yesterday, and as you might expect, the wave of massive thunderstorms and punishing wind meant that the Sox/Sox game at Comiskey* would be definitely cancelled delayed for three hours, then cancelled. So they'll try to play two today, but conditions in the Windy City are scheduled to still be a little windy. Josh Beckett will now face Jon... more ›

This is why Bostonist generally tries to stay away from weather reporting. We were certain that the Red Sox would be washed out yesterday, but the rain stopped long enough for the Sox to whup on the Angels one more time. We're going to be sad to see them go. Josh Beckett was prepared for the original 10:05 AM start, telling reporters, "I think I laid down at 8 and went to sleep at 9.... more ›

Texas is thawing, the Northeast is freezing, and a sort of natural order seems almost restored to the Ist-A-Verse. Almost. Londonist HQ—that is to say, the city of London—was battered by heavy winds, making it a bad time to be a twelve-meter (nearly forty-foot) tall snowman. Still, not everyone decided to keep warmly covered. Meanwhile, back indoors, the Big Brother racism is now causing all kinds of headaches for international diplomats, and Londonist got into... more ›

If you’re hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs “so are you nakie” to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor... more ›

Halloween is Tuesday, which means this weekend is really the time for all of the –ists to celebrate. And whether they’re designing super-spooky costumes or talking about the super-spooky upcoming elections, we’d say that they’re doing a fine job of it. more ›

We feel bad about bringing a flash animation set to music to you for the video today. So we’re going to share with you one of the best performances we’ve seen in a while: Gnarls Barkley on Top of the Pops. Fully YouTubable with fair sound quality – but don’t crank it up, it’ll get a little shady. We’ve been watching this video (mostly for the even more stunning live version of the song) by the Cee-Lo/DJ Dangermouse team for the last week or so. Can’t get enough? Check out their performance at Coachella, where they performed in Wizard of Oz attire. Still not enough? Make plans to visit the Windy City and our friends at Chicagoist for Lollapalooza in August where Gnarls Barkley will perform. more ›

After 20 years on the run after escaping from Norfolk County Jail, Norman A. Porter, Jr., was arrested in the Windy City of Chicago yesterday. Massachusetts' authorities have been searching for Porter, who's rap sheet began in 1960 with executing a clerk at a Saugus store, helping to kill a jailer at Middlesex County Jail, and then escaping another jail in 1985; police were only tipped off recently when Porter's finger prints came up as a match in an FBI search. This case is a little different from others in the past, with Porter being a well-known poet in the Chicago area. After changing his name to "J.J. Jameson," he has been performing all over the city, focusing on antiwar poetry, writing two books, and being named "Poet of the Month" last March. He was also a leader at a Unitarian congregation in Chicago's West Side. Porter has also been arrested a few times since his escape in 1985, but Massachusetts police were never contacted; he is now in police custody and will be coming back to Massachusetts to face charges tonight. Porter has been on the Top 12 Fugitive list for the state since 1985. more ›