Venus: Alternative Press Center
A flat-out charge through the Ito Region to really test your nerve and control at top speeds. A scenic point-to-point run that speeds right through the Horizon Festival Site and out the other side. The extra wide roads on this fast-paced circuit provide plenty of opportunities to overtake. A short technical circuit with plenty of long, sweeping corners that keep the pace fast. A house in need of repairs in the Hokubu region.
A fast-paced point-to-point run that passes through the Tateyama Kurobe Snow Corridor. The circuit where only the best of the best can take on its challenging turns and blazing fast pace. Head along the coastal roads before a very sharp right turn as you race through the Shimanoyama Region.
Former Chicago magazine columnist Steve Rhodes launched the Beachwood Reporter (beachwood reporter.com) earlier this year, and though it has yet to produce the degree of original reporting Rhodes promised, he’s doing a fine job as a media watchdog. Of similar scope, if more scattershot and boosterish in tone, is Chicagoist (chicagoist.com), part of the national family of urban “ist” Web sites that began with New York’s popular Gothamist. Online, at the three-year-old Gapers Block (gapersblock.com), Andrew Huff and crew maintain an events calendar, blog about local news, and provide original content including sports commentary, a cooking column, and analysis of local politics. Hell–with CDs, a Web site (lumpen.com), and projects like the digital culture, art, and media festivals Select and Version, it’s become a brand.
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Hip-Hop female MCs, offbeat music venues, Keren Ann, All-female improv troupes, columnist Amelie Gillette, painter Kim Gordon, handmade sweatshirts, new Ladytron, Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, ModCloth clothing, Heimstone apparel, fashionista Joan Wasser, Zooey Deschanel, seaside splendors, sailor chic, beach towel totes, pomplamosas, International Volunteer Programs Association Amy also leads The Midst Mastermind for entrepreneurial women over 40.Amy started her first business, Venus Zine, in her dorm room at Michigan State University, scaled the magazine to international distribution, and sold the company to a Chicago publisher a decade later. When the publishers asked me to support the decision, part of me wanted to say, “Fuck You.” But the other part of me knew that other people’s jobs were at stake, so I took the time to meet with the interested party, and said yes to the deal. I’ve been lucky enough to work full time for an awesome company that lets me work remotely, and while I still enjoy telling other people’s stories, I’m ready to start sharing my own again, so thank you for reading. At one point, one of the co-publishers said, “Amy, if and when you decide to leave Venus, please give us at least six months’ notice, so we have plenty of time to find your replacement.” As a naive people-pleaser, I did just that.
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