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With Bug, Steppenwolf Theatre Stages a Bold and Electric—If Overwhelming—Return to In-Person Shows

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With Bug, Steppenwolf Theatre Stages a Bold and Electric—If Overwhelming—Return to In-Person Shows

Lincoln Park’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company roars back to life this month with Bug, an electric revival of ensemble member Tracy Letts’s acclaimed 1996 play about trauma, conspiracy, and bedbugs collapsing in on the occupants of an Oklahoma motel room. While Bug’s explosive second act risks alienating more timid viewers, the production is bold and unflinching, drowning its more familiar aspects in a barrage of fiery commentary on race, government power, and love ripe for our 21st-century moment.  The play follows Agnes (Carrie Coon), a waitress living in an Oklahoma motel, […]

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Residents at Carriage Lane Apartments say they’re dealing with longstanding bed bug issue

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Residents at Carriage Lane Apartments say they’re dealing with longstanding bed bug issue

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Residents at Carriage Lane Apartments in Okemos say they’ve had to deal with an ongoing bed bug infestation and don’t know how much longer they can tolerate it. “You are there menu,” “Bed bugs are not like roaches. They’re not like ants. They are not going to go in your kitchen and dine in there. You are their menu,” said resident Peggy Miller. Mary Ewing, Peggy Miller and Sue Gibbons, who are residents at the complex, say they’ve been dealing with bed bugs […]

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NC family sues North Myrtle Beach resort over bed bug infestation they say spread to their home

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NC family sues North Myrtle Beach resort over bed bug infestation they say spread to their home

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – A North Myrtle Beach resort is facing a lawsuit after a family claims their suite was infested with bed bugs, which spread to their home and caused injuries. A family was vacationing at the Wyndham Ocean Boulevard Resort, located at 1410 South Ocean Blvd, when they claim their hotel suite was infested with bed bugs, according to a lawsuit filed on Nov. 6. Victoria Hoover, David Hoover and Etta Sherrod, from Brunswick County, NC, Benjamin Hoover, from Baldwin County, AL, and […]

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Report says Bed Bug infestations are on the rise in NJ

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Report says Bed Bug infestations are on the rise in NJ

It doesn’t seem particularly scientific, but television station CBS 2 New York says that bed bugs are spreading in New Jersey at least, in part, because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the station there has been an “alarming” rise in bed bug cases due in part to people not wanting to let exterminators in their homes. Channel 2 says: “Favio Ulloa, the owner of Prestige Pest Services….says that his bed bug business is up. “Probably 50% more from last year,” Ulloa said. Ulloa said he has […]

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