The rainbow floodlights illuminate the front yard of the Fachino-Meir household a month after their HOA told them to take their gay pride flag down. Courtesy Memo Fachino WIND POINT — How did residents respond when their neighborhood association requested that their rainbow pride flag be taken down? They lit […]
North Carolina student denied H.S. diploma after wearing a Mexican flag over his gown at graduation
But after reaching the front of the stage, where the principal was handing out the diplomas, Lopez was stopped — a line of students was held up behind him as a conversation ensued. The crowd can be heard booing during the pause in the ceremony. After a few moments, Lopez […]
Rainbow Pride Flag Will Fly Over Des Plaines City Hall First Week Of June
Des Plaines City Hall, 1420 Miner St. (Lauren Barry/Journal photo) The Rainbow Pride Flag that signifies support for LGBTQ+ individuals will fly over Des Plaines City Hall from Tuesday, June 1 to Monday, June 8. Des Plaines Mayor Andrew Goczkowski on Monday confirmed that the flag will be placed on […]
Thin Blue Line flag in Greece school district stirs controversy
CLOSE A “thin blue line” flag displayed in a window of Greece Odyssey Academy on Maiden Lane has sparked debate within Monroe County’s largest suburb. Last week, the school’s principal penned a letter to the school community, acknowledging that the flag, on display within a security office exterior window for several months, caused […]
Mattec Waves the Flag for Made in Italy Production
MILAN — No fashion brand would deny the value of providing customers with an in-store experience. “It takes only a few seconds to be pleased by what you see in a store or, on the contrary, be dissatisfied and choose to leave. It’s a thin line to walk,” contended Alessandro […]
Salem man seeks to retire city’s obscure flag | State
You probably didn’t know Salem had a flag. Or that its design is so bad by certain standards that someone is hosting a contest to design a new one. Brian McKinley is on a mission to make Salem’s flag better. As a member of Salem’s planning commission, he started a […]
Salem man seeks to retire city’s obscure, “ugly” flag | State
SALEM — You probably didn’t know Salem had a flag. Or that its design is so bad by certain standards that someone is hosting a contest to design a new one. Brian McKinley is on a mission to make Salem’s flag better. As a member of Salem’s planning commission, he […]
Meet the designer that made a chatbot to flag workplace racism
I recently made a chatbot for recruiters to interact with my portfolio, which garnered some attention on Twitter: You can interact with it here. This was a simple experiment I did to manage recruitment emails and job applications, inspired by Big Kid Lab. My original intention was to showcase my […]
Chiefs reveal 2020 Chiefs Kingdom Super Bowl LIV Champions flag
The flag design last year featured a logo designed to celebrate the Chiefs’ 60th season as a franchise. This year the team has a design that was 50 years in the making. The 2020 flag will feature a simple, yet special design commemorating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LIV victory. This flag […]
Mississippi rejects new flag design featuring giant mosquito
Officials in Mississippi said a proposed design for its new state flag featuring a giant mosquito has been rejected and mistakenly made it past the screening process. After years of criticism and attempts to change the state flag, Mississippi recently enacted legislation to remove the Confederate flag symbol and include […]