Leigh Giangreco

How Pittsburgh Is Promoting Intergenerational Play to Support Early Learning A Pennsylvania initiative is funding local organizations to create playful spaces where kids and adults connect, bond and learn together.

How Pittsburgh Is Promoting Intergenerational Play to Support Early Learning.
My latest for @the74.bsky.social

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Heads up: If you have received a pitch from me from an Outlook email, that’s not me. I don’t have an Outlook email! Somebody is spamming emails pretending to be me (not sure why!)

Omg you didn’t go to your email job today and get Cava? Move over, Lenin

Unless your job is:
-groceries
-transportation
-sanitation

Nobody is going to notice you’re on a general strike

what were the previous announcements?

25-Story Residential Tower Proposed For City-Owned Site Near Harold Washington Library The city selected DL3 Realty’s $162 million plan to bring 300 mixed-income units, retail and restaurant space to the Plymouth Court site and make improvements to nearby Pritzker Park.

25-Story Residential Tower Proposed For City-Owned Site Near Harold Washington Library
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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'Bernadette' promises to charm nonbelievers "Bernadette, The Musical" will see its U.S. premier at the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture in Chicago on Feb. 19.

"Believer or not, it's the story of a little girl who goes against the power of adults," said Serge Denoncourt, author and director of "Bernadette, The Musical," which will see its U.S. premier in Chicago on Feb. 19
My latest for @ncronline.bsky.social
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The last newspaper hawker in Paris honored with knighthood Ali Akbar, a 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan, has been hawking papers on the streets of Paris for the last 50 years. French President Emmanuel Macron honored him with a knighthood late last month.

The last newspaper hawker in Paris honored with knighthood

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DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
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To a Resident on the Block, Jackson Was Simply a Friendly Neighbor

To a Resident on the Block, Rev. Jesse Jackson Was Simply a Friendly Neighbor.
My latest reporting from Chicago for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...

Why Are American and United Beefing at O’Hare? - City Cast Chicago United and American are beefing over gate space at O’Hare. But what does this fight between corporations actually mean for Chicago travelers? City...

I also spoke about United v. American at O'Hare on @citycastchicago.bsky.social
It's kinda like Kendrick Lamar dissing Drake at the Super Bowl, except it's 2 white guys beefing over earnings calls
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Chicago Report - Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago

Wanna catch up on all the drama between United Airlines and @americanair.bsky.social at O'Hare?
Watch my interview w/Paris Schutz here:

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The Battle of O’Hare As the competition between United and American heats up, Chicago has become the front line.

Heated executive rivalries. Trolling CEOs. Gate fights. The United Airlines vs. American Airlines battle at O’Hare International Airport has everything. Catch up on the drama with my latest for @chicagomag.com

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The cold has simply not let up. Nor has the news.

See what @blockclubchi.bsky.social reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week.

This Week In Photos: Chicagoans Honor Alex Pretti, City Battles Subzero Temps And More blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/30/t... via @BlockClubChi

Took these photos in single digit temps last night. I’m still cold

Chicago Nurses Honor Alex Pretti At Vigil, Outraged Over Minneapolis Nurse’s Killing Attendees at Wednesday's gathering outside the VA hospital said they felt a connection to the way Pretti was taking care of others before he was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday in Minneapol...

My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Chicago Nurses Honor Alex Pretti At Vigil, Outraged Over Minneapolis Nurse’s Killing blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/29/c...

Just straight up not even funny, @theonion.com . Do better

My latest for @southsideweekly.bsky.social

City Council Pauses on Curfew, Bans Some Hemp Products

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As a Buffalonian who moved to Chicago, I ask myself this daily.

A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End - Inside Climate News CHICAGO—Two-and-a-half years after Dorothy Rosenthal’s home on the West Side flooded, she is still dealing with financial pain. She received $8,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but re...

A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End.
My latest for @insideclimatenews.org

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Decades later, ‘Home Alone’ fans are still casing the iconic house It’s been more than 30 years since Kevin McCallister battled dim-witted robbers in "Home Alone," but fans keep coming to iconic suburban Chicago home.

In honor of the 35th anniversary of HOME ALONE, please enjoy my @washingtonpost.com story from 2021 on the iconic house in Winnetka.

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This story has been corrected to reflect that a meeting between CPS and Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez will discuss alternatives for finding space for Haugan students, not co-location

Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded Parents and teachers at the Albany Park school pushed to relocate part of its student body to a former charter school building that houses another CPS school, but the district said the move would be t...

My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/11/d...

Scammers Are Trying To Extort Chicago Restaurants With 'Bomb' Of Fake Negative Reviews Alpana, SHŌ and Beity are among the restaurants that recently faced a barrage of negative reviews. Google rolled out a new reporting measure to address the issue.

Scammers Are Trying To Extort Chicago Restaurants With ‘Bomb’ Of Fake Negative Reviews. My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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Chicago’s Comedy Scene Steps Up as ICE Clamps Down ICE raids in Chicago have triggered a “NATO situation,” with the city’s comedians delicately fashioning comedy into a tool of resistance.

When feds involved in “Operation Midway Blitz" arrested Chicago's Laugh Factory manager in October, it triggered a "NATO response" from local comedians. For @bloomberg.com Citylab , I write about how stand-up comedians are stepping up as ICE clamps down on Chicago

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Cartoonists are insane — this is a totally recognizable portrait and sharp comment with like three lines

Écrasement d’un 737 MAX en 2019 | Boeing devra payer 28,45 millions de dollars au veuf d’une victime Le jury du procès contre le constructeur aéronautique Boeing, qui se tenait depuis le 3 novembre devant un tribunal fédéral civil de Chicago (Illinois), a octroyé mercredi 28,45 millions de dollars d’...

Boeing will have to pay $28.45 million to the widower of a victim. My latest for @afp.com

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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit

USA: accord amiable pour l'une des plaintes du procès contre Boeing L'une des deux plaintes examinées depuis lundi, dans le premier procès au civil contre Boeing lié au crash d'un 737 MAX 8 de la compagnie Ethiopian Airlines en 2019, a fait l'objet d'un accord...

Boeing has reached a settlement with 3 families in the first civil trial against US aviation giant over the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft. My latest reporting for @afp.com

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