Have you noticed how summer comes and goes so quickly? Some unfortunate kids are back in school already! Well, we’re simply going to ignore that for now as Chicagoans enjoy what may be the final weekends of a hot summer!!…
Chicagoland is always humming with activity. Here with another social/promotional, I don’t know it just sounds fun, event Wintrust Bank at 6336 N. Milwaukee Ave. is throwing an Ice Cream Social during lunchtime tomorrow, Friday 8/19. Take a break between 11:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. for ice cream and smiles. How cool and sweet of you, Gladstone Wintrust Bank!
One of the most important things to establish before school starts is their sleep schedules. Start at least two weeks before school starts. We all let bedtimes go to the wayside with parties and other activities that often end past usual bedtimes. Ensuring children get enough sleep contributes immensely to their ability to learn. Elementary all the way to high school students need at LEAST 8 preferably 10 hours of sleep at night. Each child should have their own alarm and have the responsibility of making sure it’s set each night. Encourage children to pick out their clothes for the next day. For girls especially this takes a lot of crazy out of the morning.
Vidcode co-founder and CEO Alexandra Diracles says of the project, “I was really interested in finding a way to apply my own love for STEM and for programming to engage more girls.” On Wednesday, Vidcode is launching their contest co-sponsored with Snapchat. Contest winners will have their geofilters uploaded for use by Snapchat users.
Well, here we are again, with a summer here in Chicago that just keeps on rockin’ with neighborhood street festivals as the sweltering heat of this past week decides to take a break (hopefully)!
Come out for happy hour and an evening of shopping during tonight’s Summer Edition of Damen at Night. Participating businesses such as Orange Beautiful (4658 N. Damen Ave.) and Bang Bang Pie Shop (4947 N. Damen Ave.) and many more are staying open a little later than usual. Take the CTA Brown Line to the Damen Stop and check out the entertainment and discounts this lovely strip of businesses along Damen Ave. between Eastwood Ave. and Argyle St. have in store from 5:00pm – 9:00pm tonight, Thursday 8/11.
This summer has been relatively dry at least right around Chicago. Despite this the yard and garden are bursting forth. Of course this is from the necessary watering we are forced to do with the many extreme heat waves we’ve had. With frequent necessary watering comes diseases connected with wet.
Earlier today Check Point researchers uncovered several bugs on software running on chipsets made by Qualcomm. There are four vulnerabilities affecting 900 million Android tablets and smartphones. The findings (QuadRooter) were presented at DEF CON 24 in Las Vegas.
For many years during the Real Estate Boom of the 1990’s through the mid-2000’s, many middle-income and first-time condo buyers with acceptable credit, but a low down payment, used FHA Financing to purchase their first condo home. Approval Rules were detailed, but buyers could find many condo projects to choose from at which this low-down-payment financing option would work.
Another Festful Weekend is upon us as Chicago’s Neighborhoods host a myriad of street fests sure to please everyone! The Lincoln Park neighborhood is offering the following street fests:
