Matt Watson

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The tagline on my @Suntimes architecture column this weekend told what I’ve been forgetting to tell: I’m writing and photographing a book on West Side Chicago architecture.

Give your car to a good cause — the Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/202…

Two F-16 Flying Falcon's with the United States Air Forces Air Demonstration Squadron, The Thunderbirds, practice their air routine along Chicago's lakefront ahead of the Chicago Air and Water Show over the weekend, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

“For five decades, LL Cool J has maintained an expansive legacy as big as the genre itself. For the first time in 30 years, he’s hitting the road with The F.O.R.C.E. Live.” I caught up with @llcoolj for @Suntimes ahead of his Chicago show this Sunday. chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/9/23820…

Pick up the Sunday @Suntimes for an incredible 24-page back to school guide! It has so much for kids and parents: tips for success, media literacy, the latest on new edu laws, mental health, social media and more. Plus columns by @natalieymoore, @_ismaperez and @ChicagosMayor.

@tomshea Don’t throw the fork, Mikey

Uh, that one episode of The Bear is maybe the best FILM of the year? Let alone episode of TV?

Biking from work with Navy Pier fireworks as the backdrop... it doesn't get much better than this. Summertime in Chicago!

The @tinynewsco is looking for an executive director! tinynewsco.org/jobs/executive…

We are doing Prisoncast again-- It's a broadcast specifically for people behind bars and their friends and family. If you’ve got a loved one locked up in Illinois we want to hear from you about what you want (and need) to hear. wbez.org/stories/prison…

Congratulations to @ElviaMalagon and @pat_nabong for the BEST COMMUNITY REPORTING award from the Chicago Headline Club!! This is an AWESOME STORY — my fave in the Sun-Times! chicago.suntimes.com/2022/5/27/2313…

My heart is so happy to see this story by @MeDicenAmbi on the front page. Feeling grateful this AM to work on beautiful stories across print and digital with the talented @Suntimes team. graphics.suntimes.com/la-voz/2023/mo… 💐🌺🌸🌹

@TheWilderThings @GoJoShow This is awesome, congrats!

Some personal news ;) thrilled to be joining Meadowlark and Draft Kings — stay tuned for the “nebulous” project and of course listen to @GoJoShow always!

👋🏼 personal news time! Last week was my final one at The Trace. As of today, I'm the editorial director, strategy and operations, at @Suntimes. I'm truly giddy to join @jennkho and team at the forefront of Chicago's media resurgence: chicago.suntimes.com/pages/press-ro…

Super long day for the @suntimes and I cannot say enough how proud I am of our team and work, such a nice thing to see so many smart people work together.

Chicago Election Day 2023: Lightfoot defeated — with Vallas in strong lead, to face Johnson in runoff chicago.suntimes.com/live/chicago-e…

Just finished the first season of Full Swing — absolutely incredible, I’m so happy for (and proud of) @chadmumm. I wish I had another eight episodes to jump into right now.

@andymboyle @cheriejamison With his freshly clipped nails

@cheriejamison Tiberius obv

preparing for my super bowl party and I forgot the phrase for air freshener

In addition to forums, issue overviews, candidate interviews, and polls @Suntimes and @wbez are printing 350,000 extra copies of our voter guide and distributing it to all households in zip codes with lower voter turnout. #democracy #vote

@byjoelanderson Also, lasers. I grew up thinking lasers would play a prominent role in my adult life, but nope. Pretty disappointing.

I feel like I heard a lot more about bazookas when I was a kid than I do today. Are bazookas no longer impressive weaponry?