POTD: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

From 2015 03 11 Jakarta

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Jakarta, Indonesia, specifically Kota, the old city, once named Batavia by the Dutch, when it was the capital of the Dutch East Indies from the 17th to 19th centuries. The photo was taken in Fatahillah Square in front of the former Stadhuis, or town hall of Batavia.

But enough of history. The point of the photo isn't how old Jakarta is, it's how young Jakartans are. And how they are like young people all around the world. Obviously these girls just wanna have fun.

City Council Election Maps

The 2015 Richardson City Council election maps tell a story. But not a surprising story. Below is the election map for the Townsend/Wilder Place 1 race, won by Bob Townsend. The precincts won by Townsend are in dark green. The precincts won by Rick Wilder are in light green.

Source: Dallas County Elections.

Given that Townsend won with an overall 62% vote, the map is mostly dark green as you'd expect. Wilder won handily in his home neighborhood of Duck Creek. He also won handily in the Prairie Creek neighborhood, the area closest to the planned Palisades development. Just to the north and south of there, the race was close, with Townsend winning by a tiny margin to the north and Wilder winning by a tiny margin to the south. Almost everywhere else in Richardson, Townsend won handily. The Palisades issue was a real one, hurting Townsend, but it turned out to be decisive in only one neighborhood.

St. Vincent (2014)

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St. Vincent (2014): Cranky old man befriends boy. Funny and warm, but not syrupy, character study. Oscar nom for Bill Murray. Deserved. A-

5 Takeaways from City Council Election

The Wheel doesn't do listicles. But they are popular on Buzzfeed and easy enough to write, so let's do one anyway. Here are our 5 takeaways from Richardson's City Council Elections.

POTD: Satay Ayam

From 2015 03 11 Jakarta

The Richardson City Council election is over, so it's time to get away. Today's photo-of-the-day is from Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta is about as far away from Richardson as you can get without starting to get closer again. Jakarta is 10,042 miles from Richardson. The only major city in the world that is farther away is Perth, Australia. And what better way to get the taste of the Richardson City Council election out of our mouths than to remember the foods of Indonesia? Walk the side streets of Jakarta and the smells from the food stalls entice you. The smoke from grilling chicken draws you in as your qualms and misgivings drift away with the wind. Good times.