Hoshino Aiko (星野愛子・あいたん) @sakurajima

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**Thin Crust Tavern Cut** @GregArcus@mastodon.world · 3h

Thin Crust Tavern Cut @GregArcus@mastodon.world

If you live in #IL11 you will want to call the Aurora office, comment as you will, and tell them, as I did, you don't deal with social media run by techbros and nazis, and get on Mastodon.

#mastodon #illinois #mchenrycounty

**Sean and Ruchika** @bunvoyage17@mastodon.social · 22h

Sean and Ruchika @bunvoyage17@mastodon.social

We did it! The plants should arrive around 4 May. We've always wanted to grow something and now here is our chance.

Here's to our 2025 gardening adventure!

#Garden #Gardening #Chicago #Tomato #Tomatoes #UrbanGarden #Plants #Vegetables @gardening

A screenshot of an order form for three varieties of heirloom tomatoes. They are Chibikko (Tabletop), Beliy Naliv (Dwarf), and A Grappoli D'Inverno (Dwarf). Each one features a photo of the distinct variety of tomato.

22h

**wakingrufus** @wakingrufus@bigshoulders.city · 1d

wakingrufus @wakingrufus@bigshoulders.city

Here in #Chicago it was about 80 degrees a few days ago, and now we have an inch of snow. #ilwx

**AnneTheWriter** @AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com · 1d

AnneTheWriter @AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com

Yesterday in the #Chicago suburbs, we had some hail, and the tornado sirens went off south of us. After the rainstorm, we got a beautiful #rainbow .

In the morning, we awoke to snow on the ground, because... well, it's #Illinois in Springtime.

#Rainbows #weather #AuroraIllinois

**Cory Doctorow** @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 1d

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr

Long thread/9

Upcoming appearances:

* Virtual: Picks and Shovels at Imagine! Belfast, Mar 24
https://youtube.com/live/SXhEh8yU1M0

* #Chicago: Picks and Shovels with Peter Sagal, Apr 2
https://exileinbookville.com/events/44853

* #Chicago: ABA Techshow, Apr 3
https://www.techshow.com/

* #Bloomington: Picks and Shovels at Morgenstern, Apr 4
https://morgensternbooks.com/event/2025-04-04/author-event-cory-doctorow

* #Pittsburgh: Picks and Shovels at White Whale Books, May 15
https://whitewhalebookstore.com/events/20250515

**The Conversation U.S.** @TheConversationUS@newsie.social · 1d

The Conversation U.S. @TheConversationUS@newsie.social

The Great Migration wasn't just about factory jobs. Many Black entrepreneurs moved North seeking business opportunities denied to them in the Jim Crow South, as a historian of Black business explains: https://theconversation.com/the-story-of-the-great-migration-often-overlooks-black-businesses-that-built-detroit-249006
#detroit #chicago #nyc #LA

The ConversationThe story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit

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**Mark Tisdale Art** @MarkOnArt@mindly.social · 2d

Mark Tisdale Art @MarkOnArt@mindly.social

A rainy night, a glowing marquee, and the magic of the theater, just timeless. This scene is based on a black and white photo from 1949. Can you hear the buzz of the crowd and sound of the falling rain?

For those interested, prints available on Etsy (US) and Pixels (most locations and more options)

Etsy - https://marktisdaleart.etsy.com/listing/1761776510/chicago-wall-art-chicago-theatre-print

Pixels - https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/rainy-night-entertainment-chicago-1949-mark-e-tisdale.html

Digital art depicting the front facade of the Chicago Theatre as it looked in 1949. The sign dominates the rainy scene. Beneath the marquee are people on the sidewalks with umbrellas and in the foreground a period green car rolls past on the wet reflective street.

#Chicago #Art #Theatre

**Cory Doctorow** @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2d

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr

Long thread/11

Upcoming appearances:

* Virtual: Picks and Shovels at Imagine! Belfast, Mar 24
https://youtube.com/live/SXhEh8yU1M0

* #Chicago: Picks and Shovels with Peter Sagal, Apr 2
https://exileinbookville.com/events/44853

* #Chicago: ABA Techshow, Apr 3
https://www.techshow.com/

* #Bloomington: Picks and Shovels at Morgenstern, Apr 4
https://morgensternbooks.com/event/2025-04-04/author-event-cory-doctorow

* #Pittsburgh: Picks and Shovels at White Whale Books, May 15
https://whitewhalebookstore.com/events/20250515

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**AnneTheWriter** @AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com · 2d

AnneTheWriter @AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com

The #weather near me (outside of #Chicago ) has been very warm, then snow, then very warm, and snow again.

That's just a normal #springtime in #Illinois , so I have a lot of empathy for this poor little #owl .

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

Two-panel meme.
Top panel shows a little cute owl, wide-eyed and sitting among some green plants. Meme text here reads, "IT'S SPRING!"

Bottom panel shows the same small owl with his eyes slightly closed and looking a bit upset. He and the plants around him are covered in a layer of snow, while the snow falls around him. Meme text here reads, "Nope."

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme

**Anthony M Sanchez** @nthonymsanchez@pixelfed.social · 2d

Anthony M Sanchez @nthonymsanchez@pixelfed.social

2014: Chicago, Illinois.

#chicago #photography

#photography

**Fedi.Garden** @FediGarden@social.growyourown.services · 3d

Fedi.Garden @FediGarden@social.growyourown.services

BigShoulders.city is a Hometown Mastodon server for Chicagoans, current, former and future. All sexualities, gender identities, races, levels of mobility and ages are welcome. A community of friends and neighbors across the Windy City.

https://bigshoulders.city

Find out more at https://bigshoulders.city/about or contact the admins @moderation & @alex

Hometown hosted on bigshoulders.citybigshoulders.citybigshoulders.city is a Mastodon instance for Chicagoans current, former, and future. Its name comes from Carl Sandburg, who once compared ships pulling out to “mastodons, arising from lethargic sleep.” Our goal for bigshoulders.city is to build a community of friends and neighbors across the Windy City. Toot your pho place recommendations, meet-up ideas, pothole gripes, creative dibs, and cross-town baseball taunts—whatever you want, as long it abides by <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/terms">our short and sweet content policy</a>.

#FeaturedServer #Chicago #Illinois

**Warner Crocker** @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · 3d

Warner Crocker @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social

Good morning. Feeling a bit more like Spring now that Baseball is back, even this early in the morning. #Photography #Today #Baseball #Chicago #ChicagoCubs #Spring

“A clear, insulated mug filled with a dark liquid is placed on a desk in the foreground. In the background, a tablet screen displays a live broadcast of a baseball game, showing the Chicago Cubs dugout during the MLB World Tour Tokyo Series. The scoreboard in the top left corner indicates the Los Angeles Dodgers leading 3-1 in the 7th inning with one out. The Cubs players, dressed in white pinstriped uniforms, are sitting on the bench, engaged in conversation or watching the game. The scene is indoors, with a window visible in the background.”

**Cory Doctorow** @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 3d

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr

Long thread/11

Upcoming appearances:

* Europa Park: Cloudfest, Mar 18
https://cloudfest.link/

* Virtual: Picks and Shovels at Imagine! Belfast, Mar 24
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-alan-meban-tickets-1106421399189

* #Chicago: Picks and Shovels with Peter Sagal, Apr 2
https://exileinbookville.com/events/44853

* #Chicago: ABA Techshow, Apr 3
https://www.techshow.com/

* #Bloomington: Picks and Shovels at Morgenstern, Apr 4
https://morgensternbooks.com/event/2025-04-04/author-event-cory-doctorow

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**Metin Seven** @metin@graphics.social · 4d *

Metin Seven @metin@graphics.social

During a performance for a Shriners convention, a Sky Dancer aerialist skips rope on a small platform high above the streets of downtown, Chicago, Illinois, July 13, 1955. Photos by Life Magazine Photographer John Dominis.