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Checking out Paris with Carla Hayden
Few people can recognize the yearning to escape better than Carla Hayden, chief executive officer of the Enoch Pratt Library. As a librarian, she has spent many years helping her curious clientele explore new realms and journey to wondrous places...
Tags: Souffle, Hotels and Accommodations, Agricultural Research and Technology, Libraries, Agriculture
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UM Eastern Shore appoints new president
A career biochemist will take the reins of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on July 1, the university announced Wednesday. Juliette B. Bell, the current provost and vice president for academic affairs at Central State University in Ohio, was...Tags: Science, Engineering, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Central State University
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What to see in Chicago
Overhead trains, river-touring boats, legendary dinosaurs and American Girls: Chicago's best attractions appeal to all ages. And though it's a big city, Chicago extends a warm Midwestern welcome to visitors while keeping it real with an ample dose of...
Tags: Adler Planetarium, Tour Operations Industry, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Tribune, Cloud Gate
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Bird-watchers fear the worst as Park District removes trees near Wooded Island
The birders made a plea last month when they saw two trees marked for destruction just outside the bird haven in Jackson Park. Wait a few more weeks, they asked, until the height of migration season is over. Although the trees aren't in the bird...
Tags: Japan, Frederick Law Olmsted, Chicago Park District, Jackson Park
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Paul Natkin: Through the lens of rock 'n' roll
Every picture tells a story. In Paul Natkin's world, sometimes multiple stories. Take, for example, his portrait of the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards. It's all there: the smirk, the skull ring, the cigarette butt in his right hand. And, yeah, he's...
Tags: Walter Payton, Rolling Stone, Photography, Music, Bruce Springsteen
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Local Voices, May. 29
Childhood obesity This letter is in response to "In schools, BMI a weighty issue; Some parents say body fat measure hurts self-esteem, poses other risks" (Page 1, May 17). The article raises some great questions as to how we can best contend with the...Tags: Overweight, Students, Illinois General Assembly, Julie Deardorff, Illinois Governor
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Gerard Pawlicki, 1921-2013
Gerard Pawlicki was just out of DePaul University when he joined Enrico Fermi, Walter Zinn, George Weil and other seasoned scientists as they lifted their paper cups filled with Chianti wine, celebrating the first controlled nuclear chain reaction under...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Merchandise Mart, Colleges and Universities, Argonne National Laboratory, DePaul University
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Reminder: Bike the Drive is Sunday
RedEyeDrivers will need to steer clear of Lake Shore Drive on Sunday morning. Lake Shore Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic to allow cyclists to pedal for 30 miles all the way from Bryn Mawr Avenue to the north and 57th Street to the south for the MB...Tags: Bike the Drive, MB Financial Inc.
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CTA, University of Chicago reach bus deal
RedEyeThe CTA board is poised to approve an agreement Wednesday with the University of Chicago that would allow the CTA to continue to operate four campus bus routes for five years. The buses that would continue to run are the Nos. 170-U. of Chicago/Midway,...Tags: Agriculture, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago, Metra, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Rosenthal: Rejuvenation of South Side the fair thing to do
President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian...
Tags: Walmart, University of Chicago, Jackson Park, Daniel Burnham, White House
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Breakfast standards and so much more
For Spiros Argiris and Gus Sellis, the story of their lives is written on the walls. Argiris points around the room at the Valois Cafeteria's murals: the Museum of Science and Industry, Hyde Park Bank, the South Side lakeshore. Then he points to the...
Tags: Chicago Skyline, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Pancakes, Chicago White Sox, Foods and Beverages
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Taking the kids to Chicago
The hardest thing about visiting Chicago is deciding where to take the kids first — Chicago's famous Lakefront where you can ride bikes and in-line skate, or Lincoln Park where you can visit one of the few free zoos (http://www.lpzoo.org) in the...
Tags: Great Chicago Fire (1871), Adler Planetarium, Metal and Mineral, Sculpture, Chicago White Sox
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