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March 21st, 2008 by susan j
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Matt B over at The Chicago Traveler clued us into a : senior citizens with a Reduced Fare Card can ride Chicago’s CTA, Meta, and Pace systems for free. This is good news for travelers over the age of 65!
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February 19th, 2008 by jamie a
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Acoustic Chicago will be hosting , an eco-friendly event to build awareness about the green efforts of the city of Chicago on February 20 at 7 pm.
Held at Joe’s Bar, this event includes art, music, dance, photography, film, and fashion in a gallery setting to promote the coming together of all the different art forms. All the artists involved are eco-conscious and have come together to promote the theme of “protecting the environment.”
Tickets are just $10 in advance and $12 at the door, with a portion of the proceeds going to an Illinois environmental charity.
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February 8th, 2008 by jamie a
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From February 1 - 29, winter hours are effective for tours of . Tour times will be running at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm for weekdays and every 30 minutes from 11 am to 3:30 pm on the weekends. The house will be closed every Tuesday and Thursday for the month.
This building, built for client Frederick C. Robie, is considered one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture. It was designed by Wright in 1908 and completed in 1910 as a quintessential “Prairie style” house on the University of Chicago campus.
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January 17th, 2008 by jamie a
January 11- February 29
The Critical Mass Art Show features Pro-Bike and Anti-Car art from local Chicago artists. Held at the Mercury Cafe, the event is free and promotes eco-friendly transportation by bicycle to slow down the damage that’s being done to our planet.
January 15- February 24
Join Chicago’s Caffeine Theatre at the Chicago Cultural Center for the world premiere of Like the Moon Behind the Clouds, an adaptation of an Italian memoir by Carla Vasio, chronicling her journey from Rome to Tokyo.
Saturday, January 19 (7:30 pm)
Sunday, January 20 ( 3 pm)
Head over to the Auditorium Theatre for Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah and hear Handel like you never heard him before! The Chicago Tribune calls this annual hit “hotter than hot!”
Monday, January 21 (12:30 - 3:30 pm)
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the Art Institute of Chicago as they present stories of peace and justice, read by Gwen Hilary and musical accompaniment by Enoch Williamson. There will also be a craft workshop where guests can create a “peace pinwheel.”
Tuesday, January 22 (8 pm)
Elevation, a U2 tribute band, plays a free concert at Navy Pier. Be one of the first 250 people to visit the Navy Pier Box Office beginning at 6 pm on the 22nd for free admission to the U2 3D premiere following the concert.
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January 15th, 2008 by jamie a
Chicago’s Navy Pier
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The newest offering from the Navy Pier IMAX theater in Chicago is U23D, which brings the story of U2 to the big screen. It’s the world’s first ever live action 3D concert film, giving theater-goers an amazing musical experience.
Premiering on January 22, the film has been called “transcendent” by Esquire magazine and requires viewers to wear polarized 3-D glasses to view the film. You can read more about the film’s amazing production on the National Geographic site, the distributor of the film.
According to the buzz surrounding the film and its production, it is being called “the future of concert films” by the Toronto Star.
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January 9th, 2008 by jamie a
Chicago’s Skyscrapers
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Over at , there’s buzz about the latest addition to the Chicago skyline. The building has been named Aqua and construction began in March of 2007 with a projected ending date of 2009.
Aqua will be the first building to house condominiums, hotel space, and apartments all within the same walls. However, the balconies which resemble rippling waves are the star of the building. The seemingly wave-like surface earns the building the name “Aqua” and provides for an extremely complicated construction process.
We’re all excited to see how this breathtaking building will turn out amidst the grand Chicago skyline.
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December 14th, 2007 by susan j
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As of January 1, 2008, all of Illonois’ bars, restaurants, and sports stadiums must be smoke-free. The city has already . Matt B. over at and Chris at have already blogged about the new smoking ban, which has among Chi-Town’s smoking population. What do you think of the new smoking ban? Leave a comment and let us know!
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December 6th, 2007 by jamie a
If you’ve got a knack for naming pets, this could be your biggest challenge yet! A baby beluga, the newest addition to the Shedd Aquarium, is in need of a name. To join in the fun, enter the up until December 9th for your chance to win.
If you’re the lucky winner, you not only have the joy of naming the cute baby beluga, but you also win a one-year Shedd membership and a Trainer for a Day Session for four.
Read the heartwarming and see incredibly adorable baby pictures that will help you come up with your winning name. And in case you’re wondering, Shannon and I are suggesting
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December 3rd, 2007 by susan j
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‘Tis the season for list making to mark the end of 2007. Children everywhere are hard at work on their wish lists for Santa. The New York Times recently released its list of . And there are plenty of travel-related lists floating around the blogosphere, too. Here are a couple of my faves…
IgoUgo’s is a virtual who’s who of travel blogging. I read several of the blogs listed daily, but a few of them were new discoveries that I’ll add to my bookmarks.
Frommer’s includes some exotic locales like Tokyo and Zurich and a few home grown gems like Asheville, North Carolina and Portland, Maine.
Times Online’s is neatly arranged by networking, multimedia, and so on. I’m still working my way through this one, and it looks like there’s some good ones!
Lonely Planet’s offers some offbeat suggestions for the adventurous explorer.
Travel + Leisure’s is a comprehensive list of the world’s best hotels, spas, cruises, and more.
Thanks to Liz at for a few of these links!
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November 20th, 2007 by susan j
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This year the Air Transport Association predicts that , which is a 4 percent increase over last year. If you’re flying this Thanksgiving, then you’ll want to consult . Today and tomorrow, Travelocity’s Thanksgiving Tack Force will hit 10 of the country’s largest airports to offer frequent updates. As of this writing, there were .
You can even set up so you’ll know the status of your flight and security wait times before you arrive at the airport. Also check out Peter Greenberg’s . Here’s wishing you and your family a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
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