http://www.yourstreet.com/news/reading YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Monofonus Press: The Warehouse East Austin Studio Tour Saturday, November 21 - Sunday, November 22 Various Venues ( Austin ) Free, Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm [ info ] If a book, a record, and a wall painting were to have a ménage à trois together, it is Monofonus... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756194/east-interview-morgan-coy-of-monofonus-studios Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:08 -0800 Wendy Ponte, the Brooklyn Frugal Family Examiner, has some cool and cheap ideas for Saturday night and Sunday: Here is what's going on in Brooklyn that is free or under $10 this weekend. If you want to know about free or cheap Halloween related events... Keep Reading » http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752531/bklyn-frugal-family-examiner-free-or-cheap-stuff-to-do-this-weekend Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:07:08 -0700 The Chicago Journal profiles Mike Knezovich, the wit behind Reading with Scissors . http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752503/blog-clips Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:51:08 -0700 Plan ahead for a frugal spring garden Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Whether your garden is for pleasurable viewing only, or whether you'd like to grow some of your own food to save money, now is the time to start... Keep Reading » Goodwill asks, can you create a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752545/brooklyn-frugal-examiner-halloween-gardening Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:59:08 -0700 Each week Houstonist checks out Missed Connections on Craiglist. Here's a few that we found interesting. Next week, look for our Missed Connections on Thursday afternoons, we'll be back on schedule (thanks to a much needed kick in the pants from one of our readers).... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752300/missed-connections-october-12-15 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:00:08 -0700 The Regulator Bookshop has started a new, quarterly program called Reading with the Stars. Every few months a local luminary picks a book for everyone to read, and then leads an evening's discussion.  This Friday at 7 p.m. local historian and Durham News/N&O... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739674/durham-news-jim-wise-to-read-at-regulator-friday Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:42:08 -0700 WARNING: Reading this column could lead to alligators in your toaster oven. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737771/it-s-time-to-invent-latest-health-care-scares Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 Jess Walter’s new novel, “The Financial Lives of the Poets,” hits bookstores Tuesday and is already getting plenty of excellent critical attention. British novelist Nick Hornby chose it for his “Recommended Reading” list in People magazine this week,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727811/author-discusses-satisfying-endings,-life-in-spokane,-what-s-next-mon,-21 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 It's an urban jungle out there.Last week the mayor of Reading announced that he'd asked the state to declare Reading a "distressed city." With a $15 million budget gap, Mayor Tom McMahon has said as many as 45 police officers and 35 firefighters could be... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716449/pa-cities-left-to-beg-for-relief Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:19:08 -0700 Reading's application for financial relief under Act 47 arrived in Harrisburg today, according to Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary George Cornelius. Act 47 directs the state to provide oversight and develop a formal partnership with a city... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710712/pa-receives-application-for-reading-s-distressed-city-status Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:15:08 -0700 The leader of Reading's police department says if proposed layoffs do happen, the police will have to alter the way they operate. Chief Bill Heim appeared on the radio and talked about the issues facing his department. WFMZ's Karin Mallett reports. [ RAW VIDEO: Mayor... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6705285/police-chief-goes-on-radio,-takes-calls-about-cuts Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:06:08 -0700 He wrote, "Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes. Not the most original idea... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710312/birds-on-a-wire-by-jarbas-agnelli Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:01:08 -0700 Police closed the 700 block of Chestnut Street in Reading this morning after someone inside a house pointed a gun at a sheriff's deputy who went there to serve a warrant, according to officials on the scene. Several officers surrounded the house. We're told four men... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6705288/gun-shown-while-warrant-being-served-street-closed Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:11:08 -0700 American Idols have arrived in Reading. WFMZ's Dwayne Parker got the chance to speak with some of tonight's star performers outside the Sovereign Center this afternoon.  [ 9/08/09 REPORT: American Idol Stars Take Stage In Reading ] http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6700008/american-idols-to-take-the-stage-in-downtown-reading Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:32:08 -0700 The Berks County Commissioners say they've been aware of Reading's financial problems for more than a year. They're not saying what their next move is going to be yet, because they want to look at how the city's cuts to the library and BARTA will impact the rest of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6700009/county-commissioners-react-to-city-s-struggle-with-finances Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:16:08 -0700 Reading police officers could patrol the streets of Kenhorst next year. The small borough is working to finalize a coverage agreement with the city. Cumru police officers currently patrol Kenhorst, but their contract is winding down and Reading made the borough a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6700011/small-borough-looks-to-city-for-police-coverage Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:14:08 -0700 Green Factory Building, Dekalb Ave. Photo by hunter.gatherer from the Brownstoner Flickr Pool . A ‘Fresh’ Approach to Script Reading [BushwickBK.com] Hey, Where’s My Park? [The Local] Park Slope Parents Run The Prospect Park Zoo? [FIPS] Art at Tillie's: Maya... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698672/tuesday-blogwrap Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:30:08 -0700 Mean Little Deaf Queer Book Reading: Mean Little Deaf Queer Thurs, Sept 10th, Sun Sept 13 Cactus Cafe ( 24 Sixth St. ) Thursday 4 pm Cactus Cafe FREE, Sunday 5 pm BookWoman FREE [ info ] When Terry Galloway read last week at BookPeople from her new memoir, Mean... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698384/terry-galloway,-mean-little-deaf-queer-at-cactus-cafe-bookwoman-this-week Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:00:08 -0700 On Sept. 24, every pre-k through 6th grade classroom in Rutherford County will host a volunteer reader as part of Read To Succeed's 7th annual Reading in the Schools Day. Private, City, and County Schools will all participate in this day to highlight the pleasures of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698047/reading-in-the-schools-day-will-be-sept-24 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:01:08 -0700 Columbus State University's annual Banned Book Marathon Reading is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 29. It's sponsored by the CSU Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta (the English International Literary Society). http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697336/banned-book-reading-is-sept-29 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:06:08 -0700