A slogan is only words until it makes it on a t-shirt. This morning we cottoned on (get it? groaaaaan!) to the pro-taco truck tee that's now up for sale via York Blvd, the NELA-based blog. You can buy the 100% cotton tee via their online store (SaveOurTacoTrucks.org also directs you to the York Blvd online store). With 5-7 days shipping you might not get it in time to wear it to Thursday night's Zocalo......

So, you get into work this morning, and the first thing that happens is you hear Janine from Finance complimenting the "fine, muddy grog" as she gestures toward her coffee mug. Then Andre claims his papercut is actually a swashbuckling injury. Uh oh. It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day again already? Your attempt last year to participate by adding "arr" to the end of every sentence came off a little limp, and your......

The November 2004 issue of the Boulevard Sentinel includes Tom Topping's story, "Food Fight Takes Deadly Bite," about a fatal food fight in Highland Park. Jorge Rivas was shot to death in his bakery on York Blvd on October 22, 2004. Police aprehended as Robert Awwad, who owned a 99 Cent Store next door to the bakery where Mr. Rivas worked. Topping wrote, "According to neighbors, the two had had a long running business......