Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Ground hog day

  • Twenty years have passed since far northwest suburban Woodstock was transformed into Punxsutawney for the Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • On February 2nd, more than 50,000 Americans will embark on an annual pilgrimage in search of the holy grail of weather forecasting -- Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts when spring will come.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • With the holiday just days away, Americans are impatiently awaiting the February 2nd, 2012 Groundhog Day results.
  • (Examiner)
  • For most of us in Chicago, Feb. 2 brings back memories of last years intense snowfall. But for Harry Carays, in which Groundhog Day writer/producer/director Harold Ramis is an investor (hes a partner in Harry Carays Navy Pier), Feb.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • Thursday is Groundhog Day, so theres no better time than right now to ponder the Twilight Zone-ish Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day. That movie (which airs Thursday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.
  • (Newsday)
  • Sixteen years ago, Bob Will came home to find a basket outside his house. He peered inside and saw a groundhog with two broken legs. Will was surprised, but not by what was in the basket. Hes used to people leaving groundhogs at his door.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Groundhog Day is typically thought of as an American – and specifically Pennsylvanian – tradition, but the prognosticating rodent has a rich European origin.
  • (HULIQ.com)
  • HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Tourism Office today announced an exclusive deal with Foursquare that allows users to obtain the official PA Groundhog Day 2012 badge on Feb. 2.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With nothing less than the future of this years winter at stake, Groundhog Day celebrity Staten Island Chucks handlers say all is in readiness for the furry forecasters annual prediction appearance at the Staten island Zoo.
  • (Staten Island Advance)

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