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Renzo Piano's designs on The Art Institute of Chicago
Here's a rendering of Renzo Piano's design for the $220 million Modern Wing of The Art Institute of Chicago, courtesy of the Art Institute.
This is a [...]
Lakeshore East's Aqua is a long drink of water
Meet Aqua, which at 82-stories, will be the tallest high-rise at the Lakeshore East development, that sits on land south of Wacker Drive and west of L [...]
Tuesday, Tuesday, got the ugly building blues day
Count down the days until this glorious shrine goes ugly on us.
It will be beautiful again. Just wait till next year.
If you've got the ugly build [...]
University of Chicago's south campus development plan
Check out the University of Chicago's south campus development plan. By 2008, this area will be home to a residence hall for 900 students, a couple of [...]
Monday, Monday
Monday, Monday. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Edgewater: More elbow room at Metropolis
Lincoln Park: What's with East Lincoln Park?
Gold Coast: [...]
Watch the ads for the real story?
Most of our pages have ads from Google in the left column, and Google's first-take ad match on our posts is always intriguing.
The second ad that cam [...]
Podmajersky talks Pilsen
Admire him or hate him, he's a man who made a difference.
Google Video has a fascinating half-hour of an 80-year old John Podmajersky talking about [...]
Phrases we hate – Active Adult
When you turn 55 you join the ranks of what real estate marketers are calling "Active Adults." Until then you are, presumably, an Inactive Adult.
The [...]
Sunday, Sunday, the little bastards fun day
If you're scratching for ideas, and low on funds, there's always the repeat visit to Navy Pier.
Hit the freebies: the Smith Museum of Stained Glass ( [...]
New in Loop: casino, water park, softball field!
Mayor Richard M. Daley today announced plans to turn the highly coveted parcel across from Marshall Field's flagship store on State Street, the so-cal [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. Tonight we're headed to Yo Chicago's neighborhood photo galleries for Loop, Irving Park and South Shore (samples below).
Loop
Irvin [...]
When it comes to the el, how close is too close?
Proximity to the el is a must for many Chicagoans, and the shrill banshee-cry of the trains even endears itself to us as a call of civic pride. But [...]
Another unjustified "Thank you, Chicago!"
It happened again. Last night I was in Tower Records at Clark and Belden to return a movie (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe -- don't bother), when [...]
Friday, Friday is why-oh-why-oh-why day
Why won't mice wear mittens? Tell me why oh why?
Why does Uptown have so many neighborhood names?
Just a sampler: Andersonville South, Argyle Street [...]
