Bradley’s Bargain of the Week (March 7th-12th)

Welcome back delightful readers! Media Manager Bradley Wilson back again this week with another bargain for everyone to take advantage of!

This week’s bargain is a local gem! No ordering online, credit cards, or shipping and handling involved this week. Also, this week’s deal caters to those who love food and dessert (No pun intended).

Just as a reminder, or in case you missed last week’s bargain, the basic format of the article will be a slight introduction (what, where, how, etc…) of the bargain, then some further information and details about specifics of the bargain, and then why this particular bargain grabbed the top spot for the week.

Bargain: Free Pie Wednesdays

What: Free Pie! Who doesn’t love free pie?

When: All Wednesdays

Where: Baker’s Square

Items Sold: The entire regular menu

Price: Free-As much as you’d like to spend

Location Info:  The closest Baker’s Square to RB students would be the one on LaGrange Road. The fastest and easiest way to get to this restaurant is to take 1^st Ave. south towards Ogden. Continue on 1^st Ave. until you reach 47^th street. Make a right onto 47^th, and take that all the way until LaGrange Road. Make a left onto LaGrange Road, and Baker’s Square will be just a little ways up on your right.

Details and Specifics:

While most high school students have probably heard of free pie day, this is just to inform those who haven’t, or fill those in who may have only heard a rumor about it, and have never actually taken advantage. Basically, the deal is that if you go to Baker’s Square Restaurant on any Wednesday, you can get a piece of pie for free. You must purchase something, anything, from the main menu, to receive your free piece of pie.  Most students who attend free pie days semi-regularly will tell you just to buy a drink, and then snatch your free pie. However, I can be a witness to the fact that you do not have to buy anything to get free pie. I’m going to lay down the basics on how to get you some truly free pie.

1. Be nice and respectful to your waitress or waiter. Spark up conversation, make the encounter personable.
2. When he or she asks if you would like to be started off with anything to drink, kindly state that you would just like water tonight. (Water is free)
3. Order your free pie!

One last thing to note is how the pie actually becomes free. When your waiter or waitress brings you the bill, do not be surprised if it has the price of pie on it. The pie’s cost is subtracted when you go up to the register to pay.

Why Free Pie Day at Baker’s Square is my bargain of the week:

Free Pie. Let me repeat those words, Free Pie. Who doesn’t like free pie? And if you don’t like pie, there is an option to get a free brownie with ice cream. The main thing that makes this deal spectacular is that it is completely and totally free. However, I would highly recommend actually buying food when you go to Baker’s Square, because the food is quite good. In addition to being able to enjoy delicious pie for little to no cost, Free Pie Wednesdays are a great time to just relax and hang with some friends! So next time you’re free on a Wednesday, grab a couple of friends and head over to Baker’s Square to get yourselves some scrumptious free pie.

This has been your second episode of “Bradley’s Bargain of the Week.” Check back next week to see what bargains I’ve found.

Bradley’s (First!) Bargain of the Week

Welcome delightful readers! My name is Bradley Wilson and I am the Media Manager for the Clarion. In addition to being media manager, I enjoy playing tennis, taking quality photos, and of course, snabbing the latest bargains.

We’re all in high school, and many, like myself, can find themselves in a bit of a money crunch at times with everything going on in our lives, and probably not having too steady a source of income. That’s were this column can help you. I’m out to find the latest and greatest bargains for high school students and inform you all of the best deals out on the market today.

Every week, I will report to you the best deal I’ve found this current week. Deals could range from online websites, to in-store products, or even bargains at local restaurants. Feel free to leave comments if you’ve found a bargain that you would like to be written about, or if you have any questions about “Bradley’s Bargain of the Week”

Now that all that lengthy introduction stuff is aside, we can get right into the first bargain I’m bringing to the table. The basic format will be a slight introduction (what, where, how, etc.) of the bargain, then some further information and details about specifics of the bargain, and then on to why the particular bargain grabbed the top spot for the week.

Bargain: Shirt Woot

What: A website selling one new creative or funny t-shirt design every day.

Items Sold: T-Shirts

Price: $10 Dollars

Where: www.shirt.woot.com

Details and Specifics:

www.shirt.woot.com is a website devoted to selling creative and funny t-shirts, all for only $10 a shirt. However this website is unique in the fact that it only sells one t-shirt design every day, and that design changes every day. No shirt is ever featured and sold two days in a row. The shirts are designed by various artists, and really vary in style. A very humorous, detailed description of the shirt of the day is also included on the main page. Shirts can be purchased in all sizes, however they are color specific. Multiple of the same design can also be purchased if your heart so desires, however shirts can sell out.

Why www.shirt.woot.com is my bargain of the week:

Many people enjoy having “trendy” and “cool” shirts, but don’t want to pay Abercrombie and Fitch prices for them. Shirt Woot is the perfect place to get that shirt without breaking the bank. Many store bought graphic or artsy t-shirts will cost way more than $10. The cool thing about this website is that all the shirts are incredibly unique, and you will almost be guaranteed to be the only one you ever see wearing it. I’ve only recently been introduced to this wonderful website, and have been checking back every day to see the “shirt of the day” since then. It’s quite an addicting website and most of the t-shirts are absolutely awesome!

This has been your first episode of “Bradley’s Bargain of the Week.” Check back next week to see what bargains I’ve found!

Girl’s tennis team takes conference title

The RB varsity girl’s tennis team concluded Conference play Saturday, October 10^th with a 1^st place victory at the MSC Conference tournament. This year the tournament had tougher competition as well, with the addition of Timothy Christian, and Illiani Christian to the mix of teams.

Senior Brittany Hite commented, “I feel like our team really stepped it up with the addition of the two new teams. The competition was tough, but we overcame it.”

1^st place victories include Judy Krolasik and Alexis Adams at second doubles, Amy Delbecq and Michelle Michaud at 3^rd doubles, Becky Pendola and Haley St. Paul at 4^th doubles, and Robin Jensen at 3^rd Singles.

The Lady Bulldogs won every single conference match this year, and this tournament victory puts them as conference champs for the fourth consecutive year.

In addition to the conference championship, the girls won the Bolingbrook, Lyden, and RB invites, as well as sweeping Downers Grove North, a very competitive non-conference team.

Hite said, “At the beginning of our season we weren’t playing so well, but I feel that our team really set our mind to it and stepped it up during the season.”

For many of the girls, the season isn’t over, with the sectional tournament coming up. The competition ramps up at the sectional level, with larger schools such as Lyons Township and Hinsdale Central being added to the mix.

Incidentally, Senior Megan Landahl remains incredibly optimistic about sectionals despite the rising competition stating, “I’m going to try my best at sectionals, but not worry too much about it. It’s my senior year and I just want to see how far I can go despite the top completion.”

“Hello Chicago” – Owl City stuns at the Metro

On Friday September 25^th, Owl City arrived at Chicago as part of their Ocean Eyes album tour. The electronic band from Minnesota, headed by Adam Young, stunned a crowd of close to five hundred at the Metro in downtown Chicago.

As my brother and I drove up to the theater, conveniently placed right next to Wrigley field, we saw crowds of high school and college students lined up all the way down Clark Ave. Although we arrived just fifteen minutes after the doors opened, we were relatively far back in the theater. The Metro itself is a relatively small venue in relation to others, there wasn’t a bad spot to stand in the theater.

After thirty minutes of standing packed in the theater like sardines, the show finally got started. Most concerts have at least one opening act and Owl City was no exception. We stood towards the back of the theater as some seventeen year old walked out on stage with a lion hat on. Yes, you heard me correctly, A lion hat. My doubts only greatened as he introduced himself as Unicorn Kid. However funny this kid looked, I couldn’t help but start dancing along with the crowd as he started to play. I don’t actually know how much he was doing live, but the electronic synth runs and bass beats so loud you could feel your nose cartilage vibrating were more than enough to get the crowd even more pumped up.

Unicorn Kid played for about twenty five minutes before Norwegian singer and songwriter Kate Havnevik appeared on stage. I didn’t like Kate’s style of music as much as the previous act, but she was a talented performer and had a good voice.

When Kate finished, you could sense that the crowd was becoming antsy for Owl City to come out. Small technical details only furthered the anticipation, but all the tension was released when Adam and company walked out on stage. They opened with “Cave In”, a popular track off of the new album. Throughout the concert, almost all of the Owl City essentials were played, as well as some lesser known songs. After playing their entire set, Owl came back on to end with their most popular single, “Fireflies.”

If you have ever listened to anything by Owl City, you would think that a lot of stuff would be prerecorded at a live show; however this was not the case. Adam, who sang as well as playing synth and electric guitar, came out on stage with an incredibly talented ensemble of musicians. Breanne Duren, known for her previous work with lead singer Young, sang backup while playing two different keyboards. A cellist, violinist, drummer, and backup guitarist also added to the live effect. I would say probably 90% of all the music was live.

Throughout the entire show, the crowd was going crazy, singing and totally immersing themselves in the music. It was an incredibly fun crowd to be a part of, and the music definitely didn’t disappoint. If you are an Owl City fan, I highly recommend that you try and get tickets the next time they come to Chicago.