CHICAGO'S NORTHSIDE BLOGGERS RULE!!!

Thanks to John at Marathon Pundit and Anne at Backyard Conservative for the kind words about the nuttiest people in Rogers Park. That's right, those wacky bloggers. Strange goings on in Chicago's Rogers Park I thought it was just me who noticed all of these great Rogers Park bloggers, such as Rogers Park Bench, Rogers Park Neighbor, 24/7 North of Howard Watchers, and The Broken Heart of Rogers Park. But it shouldn't be a surprise. Just as Texas and Louisiana have been disproportionately producing great musicians for decades--from the interactions of a diverse population--new forms of music emerge. The same thing is happening in Rogers Park and similar communities in regards to blogging. For those who don't live in the Chicago area, Rogers Park is on the far-northeastern corner of Chicago, Evanston is on the north, Lake Michigan is on the east. Like the Uptown neighbhorhood a mile and a half to the south, it's dominated by apartments--the lack of single family homes are an impediment to the type of gentrification that has, based on your viewpoint or annual income, is either a curse or a blessing....