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- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Oct 14, 2020
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Jungian and restless
A new biography examines Edith Rockefeller McCormick's stranger-than-fiction life.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Sep 16, 2020
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The modern home
Modern in the Middle champions Chicago’s hidden stock of midcentury houses.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jan 22, 2020
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Light in Winter celebrates Unity Temple in music and movement
Frank Lloyd Wright's recently restored “good-time place” provides a divine backdrop for Winifred Haun and Dancers.
- Arts & Culture, Architecture Sep 18, 2019
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South-side champion
Writer-photographer Lee Bey’s new book Southern Exposure showcases architectural masterworks on the typically neglected south and west sides.
- Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
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Subs, Sputnik, and sundaes make a trip to Two Rivers and Manitowoc a must
A “Dream House” designed by Frank Lloyd Wright also makes the trip to Wisconsin unforgettable.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 3, 2018
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Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bar Prairie School is a visual feast in the West Loop
The spot from Jim Meehan and Heisler Hospitality offers solid cocktails in a stunning space.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2017
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Chicago Public Schools inspector general: Forrest Claypool ‘repeatedly lied,’ and other news
Also, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is to appear on The Late Show Monday for the first time since 2013.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 15, 2017
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Expo Chicago at Navy Pier, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Frank Lloyd Wright building tours and more happenings September 15-17
- Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 31, 2017
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Get the f*ck outta here: The Road Trips Issue 2017
A pilgrimage to Prince's Minneapolis, a quest for enlightenment in "Silicorn Valley," a freight-hopping-free trip to the Hobo Capital of America, and more stories of midwest exploration
- Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 31, 2017
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Frank Lloyd Wright is a big man on the SC Johnson campus
As sesquicentennial celebrations of Wright’s birth ramp up, two of the architect's most notable commercial creations should beckon buffs to Racine, Wisconsin.
- Blogs, Bleader May 12, 2017
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Historians: The Bronzeville Culver's is being built on the site of a former Confederate smallpox cemetery, and other Chicago news
Also, an auto parts maker is opening a south-side plant that will create about 300 new jobs.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Aug 10, 2016
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Video games level up to high art—and Chicago artist William Chyr is at the controls
The artist and polymath is using PlayStation as the canvas for his magnum opus, Manifold Garden.
- Arts & Culture, Summer Guide Jun 1, 2016
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Iconic Wisconsin supper club the Gobbler has been revived, sans the supper
After an extensive renovation, the midcentury-modern architectural curiosity now operates as a theater for live music.
- City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 25, 2015
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Chicago gifts that should be on your 2015 shopping list
This year, give local—from a custom pet portrait to artsy pot pipes to a box of midwestern delicacies.
- Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 14, 2015
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The midwest's midcentury-modern mecca is Midland, Michigan
How a sleepy town in central Michigan, famous for chemicals, became a destination for inspiring architecture.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 24, 2015
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The Shakers' strikingly modern design arrives in Chicago
Three new exhibits at the Loyola University Museum of Art showcase art, furniture, and other artifacts originally created in the 19th century by the celibate sect.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Dec 16, 2014
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The Auditorium Theatre: From wonder of the world to bowling alley and back
As Roosevelt University reduces its suburban campus, one of its prize assets celebrates 125 years.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Nov 17, 2014
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Chris Ware's buildings—without their stories
A compact Art Institute exhibit connects the cartoonist's illustrated environments with Chicago's built environment.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2014
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What to eat and see this weekend at Open House Chicago
Open House Chicago is a great chance to go inside buildings—and a great excuse to go inside nearby restaurants.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 7, 2014
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A new light installation illuminates the Farnsworth House
Luftwerk's light show turns Mies van der Rohe's iconic home into a transfixing piece of art.
- City Life, Space May 25, 2014
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Stay at Frank Lloyd Wright's Emil Bach House
A Rogers Park home designed by the master architect is available for vacation and event rental.
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
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Best Architectural Open House
Open House Chicago
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
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Best Semblance of an Arts Salon
The Cliff Dwellers Club
- Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2012
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If you give a hoarder a million bucks . . .
Alex Jordan's House on the Rock
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2012
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Feeding on dead people
What's wrong with novelizing the life of a dead person?
