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Oak Street diamond may shine again
The former diamond of Oak Street may get a chance to shine again. The Chicago Tribune reports that South Africa’s DeBeers company is thinking about opening a boutique in the former Esquire Theater...
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The Sadness that is Chicago’s Oktoberfest
Chicago’s Oktoberfest has come and gone, and if you blinked — you missed it. It was held for two days at Federal Plaza (77 West Jackson Street) in the Loop and was a sparsely attended affair. Just a...
View ArticleHollywood Blows Up Chicago. Again.
It seems like every month, Hollywood churns out yet another end-of-the-world movie. Sometimes armageddon doesn’t start in New York or Los Angeles. It happens on the shores of Lake Michigan. Coming...
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Slice of Life: Six Horse Town
Don’t let any of your East and West Coast buddies call Chicago a “one-horse town.” We have photographic proof that this is at least a six-horse town. The horses in question spend their days munching...
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Earth Day in Chicago: Moving Design And Chicago Conservation Corps Volunteers...
Left to right: Rick Valicenti, Liz Ferruelo, Erin Borreson and Robyn Paprocki An Earth Day 2013 quick quiz: How long does it take a banana peel to decompose? How long for a plastic jug? (Answers at the...
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Snow Days Chicago Celebrates Snow Sculpting at Navy Pier
“Queen of Lake Michigan” It seems like lately my friends who live in South Florida have been posting more photos of palm trees and beaches on Facebook. I’m not sure if it’s meant to brighten my day,...
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Sterling Bay Not Putting All of Lincoln Yards’ Eggs In One Basket
Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards development is widely seen as one of the frontrunners if Amazon decides to build its second headquarters in Chicago. But now that northern Virginia is largely considered...
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Wayback Wednesday: Pedal-Powered Public Puppet Performances
Today’s Wayback Wednesday brings us to ten years ago today: January 22, 2010. That was the day we took this photograph of a puppet bike. A puppet bike on the corner of Randolph and Michigan on January...
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Steppenwolf Theatre Expansion Struts Through Phase Two
If the COVID-19 pandemic has left you so starved for quality theater that you’re consuming Robert Green material like it was Kit Marlowe, you’re in good company. Chicago’s own Steppenwolf Theatre is...
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Cabs Move For South Loop-Area E-sports Arena
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about plans for a new e-sports arena just off State Street near McCormick Place. Now our tip line has scored with pictures of the site sent in by South Loop Spy Alex....
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