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Very happy to see construction finally happening on this lot! It was such an eyesore when I moved back to Columbus from 2009-2011.

Absolutely love Seattle. For me, the only major negative is the lack of extensive rail transit. Otherwise I think it's a fantastic city. I visited last spring (late March/early April) and enjoyed myself immensely despite the generally cloudy & showery weather. They have some rather sweet neighborhoods, from Capitol Hill to Fremont to the U District to Ballard to South Lake Union to Queen Anne to downtown, there's plenty of areas to enjoy.

Are the photos showing up for anyone? They're not loading when I view this thread, though I'm not getting any red X's either. Just blank space. It's odd because I posted this same thread on SSP & SSC using the exact same img tags and the photos are showing up on those two sites.

A few weeks ago I traveled to Germany for work. I was able to head out a day early to tour Heidelberg on my own before taking the train down to Stuttgart for work. I was incredibly lucky with the weather… nothing but sunshine and above normal temperatures for my entire stay in Germany. Below are my photos from Heidelberg. I arrived just after sunrise on Sunday morning, so you’ll see a progression from quite sleepy streets to a town center filled with pedestrians. The grass was green, the flowers were blooming, the trees were sprouting their leaves, and the sun was shining. It’s a fantastic college town and I couldn’t be happier I selected this city to visit for my one free day from work! Heading to the Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof to catch an IC train to Stuttgart: On the train heading to Stuttgart: I’ll post my photos from Stuttgart (and nearby Sindelfingen) sometime in the next week or two.

Winter's over, spring is here. People are spending more time at the park and what are they greeted with? An empty pit drained last fall for installation of a water fountain that still hasn't been constructed. What the hell are they waiting for? They had all winter to get this done and now when people are out & about enjoying the park, there's neither a fountain nor any water.

White Plains looks pretty good to me. The fact it has a downtown rail station for convenient access right into the heart of Manhattan is even better!

Absolutely love it!

Looks like a new restaurant will be opening up sometime in the next month or two. It's located at the southwest corner of Buttles & High (very prime location!), directly south of Black Olive. The restaurants name is Two Fish Bistro and appears to be part of the Daeoh family of restaurants (of which Black Olive is also). Signs in the window say they're conducting interviews on Monday, January 3rd. One of my friends mentioned a couple days ago a new restaurant opening up a little further north... I think possibly in the space formerly occupied by the Rosendales restaurant at Hubbard & High. I haven't walked by that space in a couple weeks, so I'm not sure if they have signs indicating the name and scheduled opening.

You're lucky to be celebrating your one year anniversary of living in Chicago. It was one year ago this month that I had to leave Chicago for a new job elsewhere. While the job is good, I'm definitely not celebrating my one year anniversary. :clap: for the nice photos!

Will you be driving to the law school or taking the bus? Generally you can find apartments in the Short North, Italian Village, and Victorian Village that are less than $800. It's a safe popular area for a lot of young people. Definitely check on Craigslist. Also, check out http://www.Metro-Rentals.com and http://www.Woodcompanies.com/Residential.

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WGN has a news segment called "Cruising Illinois" in which reporter Julian Crews visits different areas throughout the state of Illinois. One of their episodes featured Galena and it certainly looked very unique, particularly for a location in Illinois. Great to see some photos now of Galena! The steep hills near the Mississippi River make for a particularly impressive setting.

These fantastic photos make my heart ache! I miss Chicago so much. I'm two weeks away from a very *brief* visit.

The built form of that city is wonderful! Certainly the type that offers people the opportunity to be out & about walking around rather than needing to drive everywhere.

Oh wow, I hadn't heard about the storm damage. I know Edgerton very well. My mother grew up there and my grandparents still live there. I was just in town less than a month ago. It will be strange to go there in the future and not see this building anymore. I can remember as a child my mother taking me to the town's summer festival where they would have some carnival rides, festival food stands, and games set up on the grounds around the town hall. And considering it's one of the most noteworthy buildings in the town (the most noteworthy probably being the beautiful Catholic church), it will be an unfortunate loss. I'll have to ask my grandparents about it the next time I see them.