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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: Metal and Mineral, Science and Technology, Adler Planetarium, Museums, Shedd Aquarium
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Jeremy Pelt trumpets young talent at the Showcase
Major soloists play the Jazz Showcase all the time, but something special often happens when the star shares the stage with students. The latest example came Thursday night, as trumpeter Jeremy Pelt – who has made a strong impression leading his...
Tags: DePaul University, Quincy Jones, Music, Education, Music Industry
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Two young blues musicians from the Peninsula, Logan Layman and William Ledbetter, to be part of Chicago Blues Festival
Two young blues musicians from the Peninsula, singing bassist Logan Layman and guitar player William "MoBetta" Ledbetter, have been picked to be part of an all-star youth band that will open the Chicago Blues Festival on June 6. Logan, a 12-year-old...
Tags: Chicago Blues Fest, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Music, Entertainment Events, Festive Events
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Millennium Park jazz season announced
Drummer Jack DeJohnette, singer Dee Alexander and drummer Dana Hall will headline the annual “Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz” series this summer at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, near Randolph Drive and Michigan Avenue....
Tags: Muhal Richard Abrams, Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment Events, Chicago Jazz Fest, New Music Mondays Millenium Park
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Living the high life
Penthouses are increasingly defining the Chicago skyline as developers tap into a niche market for luxury residential properties and savvy buyers and renters see an opportunity to elevate their lifestyles. Buyers pay a premium for those lofty perches,...
Tags: Chicago Skyline, Condos, Lifestyle and Leisure, Event Planning, Grant Park
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New Constellation in city's entertainment galaxy
In less than a month, a new performing arts center will open its doors in Chicago. Or perhaps it's best to call it a new/old venue, its novel concept taking root in a familiar building. Come April 1, the noted Chicago jazz drummer and impresario...
Tags: Wrigleyville, Human Interest, Music, Fred Anderson, Lobbying
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TribU: Smart Negotiating -- get what you want
At Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, course registration is a case in economics. Every student is allotted a bag of points and must spend them bidding against each other for seats in classes. The more popular the class, the more...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, General Electric Company, Chicago Tribune, CEO Pay, Northwestern University
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Howells & Hood goes upscale on a large scale
For decades Chicago journalists' post-work watering hole of choice has been the Billy Goat Tavern, with its three beers on tap ($3.50 Schlitz and Billy Goat Dark and Lager) and $3.15 cheeseburgers just a dark stairway's descent from the Magnificent Mile's...
Tags: Cheesecake Factory, Chicago Restaurants, Event Planning, Alcoholic Beverages, Hamburgers
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At Steppenwolf, another way of looking at youth violence
The main scenic elements for "How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence," the latest in a sudden string of intense Chicago productions aiming to engage us in the crisis of youth violence, have a distinct resemblance to the Crown Fountain in...
Tags: Chicago Public Library, Arts and Culture
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BORN TO LEARN: New push for early education seen as key to solving larger problems
tkleffman@amnews.comAnna Houston was watching last month when President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address. She was pleasantly surprised when she heard the president say this: “In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children&...Tags: State of the Union Address, Employment Opportunities, Science and Technology, Family, Environmental Issues
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Chicago museums reeling after building sprees
The turn of the millennium was a heady time for many Chicago cultural institutions. Cheap loans, high investment returns and swelling endowments spawned a slew of new attractions along the lakefront and around downtown. The Art Institute built its Modern...
Tags: Renovation, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, University of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry
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