Take a look at these amazing before-and-after shots from NASA's AQUA satellite of downstate Cairo before and after the Army Corps of Engineers blew up the Birds Point Levee in Mississippi County, MO to prevent further flooding. more ›

It’s been two months since Fat Tire Amber Ale, from Fort Collins, Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing Company, made its long-awaited (legal) Chicago debut, complete with commemorative labeling on the bottles. Like the inspiration for Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi, who’s looking to open franchises eight years after that show was consigned to syndication, Chicagoist is striking while the iron is quickly cooling, weighing in on the fast receding Fat Tire phenomenon. more ›

River Reversal? more ›

As an indicator of the impending apocalypse, weird animals have been showing up weird places. What? Not the apocalypse? Just a result of deforestation, urban expansion, changing food sources, and the booming Chihuahua population? Oh, that is the apocalypse? Yeah, we're ranty for a Monday morning. Sure, we're horribly moody this morning, but still, take our warning seriously: if you're in New Boston, keep your eyes peeled for mountain lions (aka cougars, panthers, pumas, and catamounts). more ›