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Riverside Arts Fair 2010
May 22-23--Mark your calendars and spend the day with family and friends at the Village of Riverside's Annual Arts Fair. Stroll this juried and competitive outdoor Arts Fair as you take in the original works of art from over 70 talented artists. View...Tags: Building Material, Material Science, Arts and Culture, Metal and Mineral, Gardens and Parks
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English inspiration in suburban Riverside: The 2004 Overall Winner
Special to the TribuneIt's been a peculiar summer -- too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry -- too weird. But that didn't stop avid gardeners from primping, prepping and photographing their beds, borders, containers, rooftops, balconies and window boxes for our Glorious...Tags: Chicago Botanic Garden, Dog (animal), Chicago Park District, David Austin, Italy
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Serenity in old-time Florida
Sentinel Staff WriterWith apologies to Mickey Mouse, there are Florida attractions that don't require standing in line with crying babies, or waiting an hour for an adrenaline-pumping, 5-minute ride. For some work-addled souls, the notion of relaxation is better captured...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Detroit Tigers, Gaming
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Travel books
The Great American Staycation: How to Make Vacation at Home Fun for the Whole Family (and Your Wallet!) Adams Media, $9.95 To quote from a Clash song, "Should I stay or should I go?" writer and columnist Matt Wixon definitely chooses the former. With...Tags: University of California, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Calvert Vaux, Empire State Building, Bars and Clubs
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Olympic Center Planned for Washington Park
(WGN-AM) - Talks are under way to create a massive post-Olympics indoor youth athletic center in Washington Park, the cornerstone location of Chicago's plan to host the 2016 Games, the bid team confirmed. State officials are conducting preliminary...Tags: Government, Calvert Vaux, Chicago Tribune, Multi-Sport Events, Sports Organizations
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'My Two Polish Grandfathers and Other Essays on the Imaginative Life' by Witold Rybczynski
My Two Polish Grandfathers And Other Essays on the Imaginative Life Witold Rybczynski Scribner: 228 pp., $25 Overrun by exhibitionists, the memoir has turned spuriously confessional. Yet if there's one life story that could stand a bit more self-...Tags: Education, Health and Safety at School, Warsaw (Poland), Nazi Party, Menachem Begin
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The arduous journey to a new Silver Lake Reservoir path
In a city that contains hundreds of miles of recreational walks, routes and trails, the opening of a new jogging path sounds about as noteworthy as a Pinkberry christening or another starlet DUI. But the new scenic path that opened in December along the...Tags: Tom LaBonge, Arts and Culture, El Salvador, Central Park, Eric Garcetti
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Inauguration ushers in new hope for National Mall
Art CriticThe cascade of extraordinary scenes will officially begin Tuesday, with the nation's first inauguration of an African American president on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, in a city south of the Mason-Dixon Line, as the oath of office is sworn on Abraham...Tags: The Washington Post, Abraham Lincoln, Washington Monument, Arts, Architecture
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Serene deal on Sundays
Originally a Tudor-style country manor, the Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club in Lenox, Mass., is situated on 380 acres designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Among its attractions today are four restaurants and one of the largest...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Personal Service, Lifestyle and Leisure
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For Earth Day, go play in the garden
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHIS weekend, you could celebrate Earth Day -- which is technically Tuesday -- among L.A.'s stalled freeways, its overbooked apartments and endless arid concrete sidewalks. Or, like the hundreds of thousands of us who trek through Southern California's...Tags: Apple iPod, Road Transportation, Architecture, Services and Shopping, Earth Day
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Washington Park's promise attracting money, faith
Tribune reportersCraig Huffman comes to the private-equity world with a multifaceted set of credentials: two master's degrees from the University of Chicago, stints in the non-profit world, and a stretch as a rehabber of distressed properties. Now Huffman is ready to...Tags: University of Chicago, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), Realty, Grand Boulevard, Architecture
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Landscapes under siege
Vanishing America: In Pursuit of our Elusive Landscapes By James Conaway Shoemaker & Hoard, 275 pages, $24.95 The notion of progress is generally perceived as an inherently positive one. Calling to mind a variety of upward indicators, it can point to...Tags: Church and State Relations, Companies and Corporations, Colleges and Universities, History, U.S. Department of the Interior
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