u/SmoothEfficiency1020

Sling Latino / DVR and BeinSports Connect Question

It is unclear from the Sling website, but with a Sling Latino plan do you get DVR space?

My main interest is being able to watch Premier League matches on Universo. Can you DVR those or are they on demand?

Then, with regard to Bein Sports Connect, can you DVR connect-only matches, or are they available for on-demand viewing?

Also I'm assuming I can JUST sign up for the Sling Latino plan, correct? I don't need Sling Orange or Blue or whatever?

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u/SmoothEfficiency1020 — 3 days ago

D65: We need volunteers to help us shut down the schools

Anyone else get this email from the district asking for help to shut down Kingsley and Rhodes? Good luck with that.

>Last Rhodes or Kingsley Pack-Up Appeal -- Volunteer Sign-up  ///  Última oportunidad para ayudar a empacar las escuelas Rhodes o Kingsley: Inscripción de voluntarios.

>We are seeking to transform several empty classroom spaces at Rhodes and at Kingsley into a School Supply and Book Store for our educators to stock up for the coming school year.

>Please sign-up to volunteer on Saturday, July 25th from 10AM to 12PM at either Dr. Bessie Rhodes or Kingsley. We need collectors and sorters to help us organize thousands of books and supplies for our teachers to choose and stock up their classrooms for the 26-27 school year.

>While all curriculum and teacher materials have been boxed and transferred to other District classrooms, loads of school supplies and classroom library books remain.  We hope to collect, organize, and label them in groups on tables in several empty classrooms so that, during teacher institute days August 19 and 20, our educators can cart away their own boxes of needed items.

>Bring a water bottle and playgrounds will be open for supervised child play outside.

>Please call Kirby Callam at (847) 859-8059 if you have any questions 

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u/SmoothEfficiency1020 — 1 month ago

What's going on with the Library Board

I admit I don't follow their inner workings very much, but is it me, or do they seem like they are off the rails?

They can't keep an Executive Director. They want to bust the employees union. They want zero accountability from elected officials.

You have this one board member saying: "“You wouldn’t want the whims of voters to be impacting your library trustees like you would other forms of government, and that was by design" and some councilmembers “don’t recognize this board as being an equal.”

No, you're not equal. You are unelected and, actually, yes I do want the stewards of public money to be subject to the "whims of voters."

Seriously, who are these people? I use the library and find it fine for my purposes. They seem to expand their purview a bit much for me, but whatever.

You read these articles and wonder what is going on.

Can anyone give the low down?

https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/06/30/evanston-public-library-possible-shutdown/

u/SmoothEfficiency1020 — 2 months ago

New Vinyl Record-oriented Bar going in next to Cross Rhodes?

I'm at the Liquor Control Board Meeting and there is an interesting application from some folks planning to open a bar next to Cross Rhodes on Chicago Ave.

Looks pretty cool! Go down to page 52 in the pdf for the concept.

https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/456679/Goods%20Parlor%20_%20Sound%20Application%20-%20PENDING__Redact.pdf?handle=3171BECCAC684E759944B0FB7FD2EAF0

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u/SmoothEfficiency1020 — 2 months ago

USMNT World Cup Watch Party at Crown Thursday

Props to Northwestern for organizing this!

Hopefully they will continue having public watch parties throughout the duration of the tournament.

Honestly, a big screen setup in Fountain Square showing all the matches would be ideal, but this is a good start.

https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/456367/Resolution%20131-R-26,%20Approval%20of%20the%20World%20Cup%20.docx?handle=9770204FE2A1447B83E5E1DECA0E753E

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u/SmoothEfficiency1020 — 2 months ago

Rotary International is Great but...

How do we feel about Rotary? $1B endowment eats up resources from the town while being tax-free. Certainly a lot of good comes from their philanthropic work and bringing in employees which add revenue to local businesses. I know a lot of this is out of the town's control but was interested if others feel the same

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u/SmoothEfficiency1020 — 2 months ago

Latest on Roycemore

Things sound bad at Roycemore.

The Chair of the Board is out. The Interim Head of School is out. The head finance person is out. And they are talking about selling the building and 'merging' with another school?

An obvious answer for their troubles:

What they need is someone who knows how to get money fast. Someone who has experience running a school. Someone who knows Evanston. Someone who is looking for a job.

Yes, you guessed it. How about Devon Horton for Head of Roycemore?

https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/05/07/roycemore-may-sell-davis-street-building-three-school-leaders-out-2026-27-school-year-still-uncertain/

u/SmoothEfficiency1020 — 3 months ago