This is my final post on Chicagosphere. With the end of February comes the end of my association with ChicagoNow. Blogging here was a wonderful opportunity and at times great fun, and I thank everyone who read my words in these virtual pages.
I remain the longtime scribe of
Chicago Carless, my personal blog about life as a non-native Chicagoan. There I'll continue writing about blog and social-media news, as well as other regular topics including the
CTA and going carfree,
Chicago politics and happenings, living with
ADHD, my
migration away from Mac OS, and my otherwise crazy
life here on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Beginning Monday, March 1st, readers will also be able to find most of my copyrighted content from Chicagosphere cross-posted in the new
Blog World channel of Chicago Carless. I invite readers to stop by Carless for a visit, and to continue browsing other interesting blogs from fine ChicagoNow bloggers.
Thanks again. That's all folks!
--Mike Doyle
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