Author: DXO

  • Good Example of Emergency Preparedness Training in Washington, DC

    DC Community Preparedness The District of Columbia Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) is sponsoring a series of community trainings and exercises to help District neighborhoods be prepared in the event of a disaster. More here from Alert DC: DC HSEMA community exercise tomorrow, February 7, 10 a.m. at Marshall Heights Community Development Organization 3939…

  • Frozen Chicago River at Michigan Avenue

    Frozen Chicago River at Michigan Avenue, originally uploaded by juggernautco. It's cold near 225 North Michigan Ave.

  • Bennigan’s is Open for Business

    And people eat there. Things change at the corner of Adams and Michigan.

  • The End of Overclassification?

    Editorial – Cracking the Homeland Security Monolith – NYTimes.com The House has moved to put some common sense into the security mystique. Lawmakers approved a measure to force the Department of Homeland Security to produce declassified versions of potential threats to give a heads-up to ground-level responders who lack classified clearance. Overclassification became a danger…

  • List of Public Toilets in the City and County of San Francisco

    UPDATE: Take a look at this list over at EveryBlock San Francisco. Using the search feature in the left-hand nav over there, you can see the public toilets by neighborhood (Nob Hill, for instance). You can also check by zip code. Location /Supervisory/ District/ Zip/ Jurisdiction (who owns it) / Hours of operation (starting with…