February 21st, 2007
The American Institute of Architects announced the results of its annual poll and named the top 150 favorite structures across the United States.
Here are the Top Ten on the list:
Empire State Building
The White House
Washington National Cathedral
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Golden Gate Bridge
U.S. Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
Biltmore Estates
Chrysler Building
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
As I browsed through the list, I noticed that although […]
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January 23rd, 2007
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami currently has a wallpaper exhibit in the MCA Café at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
So what’s significant about Murakami? He is one of the most significant artists of the under-40 age group to emerge from Japan, with art choices heavily influenced by pop culture and traditional Japanese art forms ““ a […]
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November 24th, 2006
When you think of the day after Thanksgiving, what comes to mind?
Relaxing around the house and eating leftovers? Watching football? Listening to holiday music and putting up the holiday decorations? Or are you one of the many, many people who will be heading out to the stores for the kick off of the holiday shopping […]
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October 28th, 2006
Location: A statue of “Death” in a Chicago Cemetery.
Photo credit: Jon Rochetti, c. 2006
Tags: Art, b5media, chicago, flight+attendants, flyaway-cafe, Halloween, travel, vacation
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October 17th, 2006
When you think about Halloween events, you can’t help but think of spooky happenings in the cemetery.
If you’ll be in Chicago during Halloween time, you can join the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s tours of Graceland Cemetery. There are two tours, offered on a variety of dates during October.
The tours are two hour walking tours, with guides […]
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October 4th, 2006
After writing a couple of great articles about the Art Institute of Chicago and Second City, I talked pal Jon Rochetti into another article, complete with some of his photos, from his recent trips to Chicago.
Enjoy!
Even before the Chicago Fire of 1871, civic leaders realized that the city’s lakefront was something that should be protected to be enjoyed […]
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September 28th, 2006
Here’s another guest post from my friend, Jon Rochetti. If you didn’t read his post about the Art Institute of Chicago, be sure to read it after you finish here. The great photos are his as well.
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If you are a fan of Saturday Night Live, Second City TV or comedy in general, The Second City is […]
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September 22nd, 2006
Today I have a guest post from a very dear friend, Jon Rochetti. You may have seen his photos accompanying many of my posts, and if you haven’t, take a look here or here or here. Today, I’m very excited to share with you some of his great writing, along with his photos.
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The Windy City”¦The Second City”¦City of Broad […]
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September 5th, 2006
A recent MSN article listed 15 tourist traps that the writer recommended avoiding, claiming they weren’t worth the time and/or money.
I disagree with most of them, believing that they are things you need to do at least once in your life.
Read my reasoning here, compare with MSN writer Jon Douglas here, and then weigh in […]
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September 3rd, 2006
We’re only half way through the Labor Day weekend, so there is still time to get out of the house and enjoy it.
The clock is running down on time for a couple of events, so if you’re trying to decide what to do, move these to the top of the list:
The National Museum of American […]
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