Apr 16th 2010 @ 5:54PM
You'd think it would be obvious: Cat food cans are just as recyclable, and recycled, as regular cans, right? It's referred to as canned cat food, after all. But according to a release sent earlier this week from Purina and non-profit advocacy group Keep America Beautiful, studies show that a scant 20 percent of kitty cans ... Continue Reading »
Mar 12th 2010 @ 1:55PM
Google Maps was already a great, free tool for city-dwellers, with its embedded public transportation, walking and driving directions. Now, the company's gone and made the app even better by including bike route navigation for the first time. According to Wired, the feature factors in bike lanes, terrain and incline to ... Continue Reading »
Feb 23rd 2010 @ 2:53PM
America's Best Dance Crew, what hath you wrought? The Buffalo News reports that 18-year-old Ryan Baczkiewicz was arrested Sunday night. The charge? Breakdancing while wearing a diamond-studded belt buckle at a house party in nearby Elma. His (presumably sick) moves resulted in $3,000 worth of "gouging damage" on the ... Continue Reading »
Feb 11th 2010 @ 4:33PM
Protecting your home isn't as simple as turning a deadbolt. According to a story this week in the Columbus Dispatch, home break-ins are on the rise due to weak locks and shoddy frame construction -- and it's not just Ohio. The FBI claims that in 2008 (the last year they have complete records for), 1.3 million residential ... Continue Reading »
Feb 4th 2010 @ 2:00PM
Tech-savvy Bostonians with a bone to pick with the city (snowed-in streets, potholes, leaking fire hydrants) needn't worry any more about bureaucratic red tape. Thanks to a new iPhone app called Citizens Connect, residents can snap photos of busted streetlights or stray graffiti, punch in a few key details, and submit the ... Continue Reading »
