Entries Tagged as ‘Uncategorized’

April 21, 2009

Beat Blogging

After some delay, I’m officially blogging my beat for the SouthtownStar.  Check it out.

March 25, 2009

Headlines

March 10, 2009

Some changes

Made some updates to the “Clips” and “Portfolio” page, which I plan to do fairly often.
I’d like to host some multimedia I’ve done right here too, but there’s two problems with that:
1.) WordPress, the company hosting this blog, generally doesn’t allow you to grab certain types of code and slap it into a site on [...]

February 24, 2009

Back at it

After a ridiculously long break from this blog, it’s time to get back at it.
For now, I won’t delve into the Chicago Journalism Town Hall, which took place last weekend. All I’ll say is that I learned a little, I learned a lot.
Plenty of good summaries, including audio of the event and a roundup of [...]

August 6, 2008

Cubby Bear

Cubby Bear
Originally uploaded by caseycora76

Just gotta love Wrigley Field. Cans of domestic beer for $4.50 and this person, dressed in a bear suit, holding a tip jar. Probably made a killing.
But not from me. I only tip costumed people in high fives.

August 6, 2008

Twitter, finally

Finally bought into the hype and set up a Twitter account last month. While I’m not so sure I need to know the updates of what my friends and colleagues are doing every waking second, i.e. Casey is taking a walk and eating lunch, I realize this tool has powerful implications for newsgathering. (like micro-blogging [...]

June 13, 2008

Pearl Jam – 06.12.2008 – Tampa, Fla.

Pearl Jam – 06.12.2008 – Tampa, FL – 2

Originally uploaded by Pearl Jam Official

June 12, 2008 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Fla. U.S.A.
Support: Kings of Leon
Main Set: Sometimes, Corduroy, Why Go, Severed Hand, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Marker In The Sand, Light Years, Down, Wishlist, Given To Fly, Daughter (Blitzkrieg [...]

June 13, 2008

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

May 27, 2008

.97 a gallon

Saw this sign in a gravel lot near the Port of Tampa, so I had to stop and grab a photo. Spent the rest of the day figuring out how “old” this sign really is, though.

May 16, 2008

Triple homicide in Lutz

Reported on a horrific triple murder in the semi-rural outskirts of Tampa. Authorities charged Edward Covington in the murders of his 26-year-old girlfriend and her two children, ages 2 and 7.
Details were not released, but investigators said the three people and the family dog were mutilated. One person was decapitated. Veteran crime scene technicians [...]