Archive for 'Site Updates' Category
It’s Official: I’m on NBC5’s website!
22 October 2007A couple of weeks ago I was approached by Marcus Riley from NBC5 about contributing content to their website. Of course I jumped at the chance! Today my first post is up: http://www.nbc5.com/streetteam I originally posted this on TLT’s blog, but I felt it was a good introduction for me, and more importantly, for […]
NEW! Make Downtown Chicago Restaurant Reservations
1 October 2007You can now make reservations at downtown Chicago restaurants from The Local Tourist! Simply look for “Reserve Now” next to participating restaurants. This will take you directly to the reservation page.
Ex:
LUX BAR | RESERVE NOW$$American 18 E BELLEVUE PL(312)642-3400Fax: (312)642-6300 Hours: Brunch Mon - Thurs 10:30am to 2pm, Fri - Sun 8am to 2pmDinner Daily […]
Chicago Air & Water Show
15 August 2007The 49th Annual Chicago Air & Water Show takes place this weekend, August 18 & 19. It’s now the largest and oldest free boat and plane exhibition in the U.S., but it started off as part of the Chicago Park District’s Family Day Celebration. This event for kids enrolled in its day camp program included the Lakeshore […]
TLT’s a-Twitter-ing
8 August 2007When people find out what I do, they usually have one of two reactions:
If they’re familiar with the site, they wonder how in the heck one person can provide all that information.
If they’re not familiar, they ask me what in the heck I do all day long.
To answer both groups, I’ve started Twittering.
Twitter lets people […]
Save Save Save!!!
21 July 2007So I’m writing about Old St. Pat’s yesterday. I spent a few hours researching, and then putting in words the historic spot’s story. I’m putting on the finishing touches, tightening up phrases here and there, typing out the closing paragraph when…
the power goes out.
Had I saved? Nooooo. Even though I spend most of my waking hours […]
