Current Urban Legends News Today
KYW’s Local Legends: Betty Dowdy
Twenty-six years ago, Elizabeth “Betty” Dowdy heard of an opportunity to help her church expand its urban missions program and applied for a grant to open a Head Start Learning Tree program at the Ninth Presbyterian Church. And Dowdy says it was badly needed: “Head Start, for the low-income families, actually involved them in the [...]
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:39:53 -0700
New ARG Has You Track Down Mythical Canadian Creatures
The Gods' Lake is an alternate-reality game designed to explore aboriginal Canadian legends through a contemporary setting. The game launched at the Toronto Fan Expo with a presentation by one of the game's characters and a scavenger hunt for QR codes hidden throughout the Expo.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:33:49 -0700
Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation
The Jazz Institute of Chicago 's annual club tour is an urban presentation innovation and a treat, revealing an unheralded depth of local audiences, entrepreneurs and artists.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:42:06 -0700
Urban legends bury grain of truth in bushel of lies
It's the last day of August, and what a bizarre August it had seemed to be shaping up to be. First, stargazers were anxious that Mars was supposed to appear briefly, to the naked eye, to be as large as a full moon.
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:15:11 -0700
Office party mishaps: did I really do that?
It's that time of the year again when the dreaded office party comes around. Ryan o Connar reckons he knows how not to end up in the "urban legends" section of party horrors. Here's how...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:06 -0700
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