Monday, May 21, 2012
Test your knowledge of the Evanston landscape in our weekly photo quiz.
Where in Evanston can you find this unique set of lightbulbs? This is the latest riddle in our weekly ‘Where in the Patch in This?’ series, which tests Evanston residents' knowledge of their hometown by challenging you to identify photos of obscure public spots taken. If you have a guess, put it in the comment section below. The first correct answer wins an unfathomably valuable prize: bragging rights for the week. Connect with Evanston Patch on Facebook. Last week, Patch reader Cyndi Gage won the competition by correctly identifying a pair of bird feeders made from a milk cartons, on display outside Oakton School. If you have an idea for a "Where in the Patch?" spot to feature or would like to send in a photo for us to use, let us know at…
Monday, May 14, 2012
Test your knowledge of the Evanston landscape in our weekly photo quiz.
Where in Evanston can you find a bird feeder made out of a milk carton? This is the latest question in our weekly ‘Where in the Patch in This?’ series, which tests Evanston residents' knowledge of their hometown by challenging you to identify photos of obscure public spots taken. If you have a guess, put it in the comment section below. The first correct answer wins an unfathomably valuable prize: bragging rights for the week. Connect with Evanston Patch on Facebook. Last week, Patch reader Tom Klitzie won the competition by correctly identifying a gargoyle sculpture behind the Evanston History Center at 225 Greenwood Ave. If you have an idea for a "Where in the Patch?" spot to feature or would like to send in a photo for us to use, let us…
Monday, April 30, 2012
Test your knowledge of the Evanston landscape in our weekly photo quiz.
Where in Evanston is this metallic speedster seemingly fused to his bicycle? Take your best guess at this Monday’s “Where in the Patch”, a weekly feature which tests Evanston residents' knowledge of their hometown by challenging you to identify photos of familiar, public spots taken from close up or obscuring angles. If you want to take a stab at answering this stumper, write the location where you believe this photo was taken in the comments section below. Whoever first answers correctly gets to claim the highly-coveted, week-long bragging rights of “Where in the Patch?” champion. Connect with Evanston Patch on Facebook. Last week, Patch reader Katey Berg won the competition by correctly identifying a mural outside Brothers K Coffeehouse…
Monday, April 16, 2012
Test your knowledge of the Evanston landscape in our weekly photo quiz.
Where in Evanston do street-side Doric columns transform a building’s upper floors into something out of the ordinary? Know the answer? Then you have what it takes to win this Monday’s “Where in the Patch?”, a weekly feature that asks residents to flex their knowledge of Evanston’s many hidden and obscure locations. If you want to take a stab at answering this stumper, write the location where you believe this photo was taken in the comments section below. Whoever first answers correctly gets to claim the highly-coveted week-long bragging rights of “Where in the Patch?” champion. Connect with Evanston Patch on Facebook. Last week, Patch reader John Kerr won the competition when he correctly identified a metallic relief forming the base of …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Test your Evanston knowledge in our weekly photo quiz.
Where is this crowd gathered? If you have a guess, put it in the comment section below. The first correct answer wins valuable bragging rights for the week. This is the latest entry in our weekly "Where in the Patch in This?" series, which tests Evanston residents' knowledge of their hometown by challenging you to identify photos of familiar, public spots taken from close up or obscuring angles. Last week didn't have an official winner, since no one correctly guessed in the comments section that the lion in the photo was perched at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon headquarters on Sheridan Road. We did have a couple correct guesses on our Facebook page, but the highly formal rules of "Where in the Patch?" state that the guess must be in the comments…
Monday, March 12, 2012
Test your Evanston knowledge in our weekly photo quiz.
Any idea where this lion is roaming? (OK, he's not actually mobile.) But if you've got a guess, let us know in the comments section below. This is the latest entry in our weekly "Where in the Patch in This?" series, which tests Evanston residents' knowledge of their hometown by challenging you to identify photos of familiar, public spots taken from close up or obscuring angles. Last week's Where in the Patch question took a while to solve, but eagle-eyed reader Jeff correctly identified the reading jester as being perched on the Deering Library building on Northwestern University's campus. This week's photo was sent in by reader John Kerr. If you've got a submission or a suggestion for a good shot, let me know at Emily.Stone@Patch.com. …
Monday, March 5, 2012
Test your knowledge of Evanston with our weekly photo quiz.
Do you know where this little guy is perched? This is the latest entry in our weekly "Where in the Patch?" series, which tests Evanston residents' knowledge of their hometown by challenging you to identify photos of familiar, public spots taken from close up or obscuring angles. This week's photo was submitted by reader John Kerr. If you've got an idea for a future entry or want to send a photo over, please do. Lee Roberson won last week's contest, and coveted bragging rights for the week, when she correctly identified the mosaic in the Evanston Public Library's children's area. Do you have a guess about this week's picture? Put it in the comments section for your shot at this week's bragging rights. Have an eye for Evanston news. Stay up …
Monday, February 13, 2012
Week two of our photo quiz that tests your Evanston knowledge
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- Emily Stone
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Monday, February 13, 2012
How well do you know Evanston? Where in Evanston do painted geese statues crow toward the sky? That riddle is the latest question in our weekly "Where in the Patch?" series, which will test Evanston residents' knowledge of their hometown by challenging them to identify photos of familiar, public spots taken from obscuring angles. Put your best guesses in the comments section and we'll let you know who the big winner is, with the grand prize being bragging rights until the next week's contest. We started off easy last week for our inaugural article in the series. Both Joe Leith Moag and Kevin Jones correctly guessed via Facebook that the photo was of the arch leading into the Northwestern campus. If you have an idea for a place for us to …
Monday, February 6, 2012
We test your Evanston knowledge in our new weekly feature.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Emily Stone
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Monday, February 6, 2012
How well do you know your hometown? We're going to start testing you with our new "Where In the Patch?" series, which will feature familiar, public spots around town in photos taken to deliberately obscure their locale. Put your best guesses in the comments section and we'll let you know who the big winner is, with the grand prize being bragging rights until the next week's contest. If you have an idea for a place for us to feature — or want to send in a photo of your own — please let me know. I'm at emily.stone@patch.com.
JJ Hanley
9:26 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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