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Will neighborhood apps like Blockboard and BlockAvenue soon eclipse Facebook and Twitter as our go-to sources for hyperlocal news?

In the United States, we have 10 public holidays, including today, Presidents’ Day. But, for wealthier, industrialized countries, it’s actually slightly below average.

We can barely keep up with your questions about public works, but WBEZ’s history blogger joins Curious City’s most enthusiastic commenter to wipe the slate clean. On deck: Anyone live in that bridgehouse (other than trolls)? There was a street named after a hot dog stand? 

But for some people, being sick doesn’t always mean you can stay home. At least 40 percent of the people who work in the United States don’t have paid sick leave, according to one expert.

Last year, economists worried that we'd fall back into a recession. Well, the double dip didn’t happen. But it’s not like we’ve had incredible economic growth either. So how are businesses coping?

No matter how smart, ambitious or sophisticated you are, at some point after you have a baby you are going to be The Mommy, doing Mommy Things.

Rick's brother Mark Kogan checks in from Atlantic City, the eye of Sandy's political storm. Kendall Gill & Cheryl Raye-Stout preview the Bulls' regular season. Front & Center looks at how the American Dream has changed for veterans. And filmmaker Stephen Cone talks discusses The Wise Kids.