January 26, 2004

ChicagoNewYork

"In over 150 years of existence, the Republican Party has never had their convention in New York." Thousands of people will be protesting the event, most of them from NYC; ChicagoNewYork.net wants to make sure the second largest group of protesters is from Chicago.

- ah | 26.01.04 ~ Politics/Activism

My kind of font, Chicago is

"They ought to be WORLD CLASS cities!" And so they were, the most prominent of which, natch, would be Chicago, the system font for the Mac and now the iPod.

- ls | 26.01.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

Stay or go?

This week, Chicago Public Radio's program Eight Forty-Eight is doing reports on the question that has plagued Chicago artists for years and years: should you stay in Chicago to work on your art, or head to New York or LA to make your fame? They'll be doing reports on the state of Chicago theater, the visual arts, the music community, and film in Chicago every weekday morning this week (Eight Forty-Eight airs on WBEZ between 9:30 and 11:00), and a live call-in show will air this Sunday night at 7:00 PM.

- jma | 26.01.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

How to make Chicago more sustainable

The Sun-Times reports that the winners of the first annual Chicago Sustainable Design Challenge have been announced. The competition was sponsored by the Foresight Design Initiative, an Illinois nonprofit organization. One of the more novel ideas that won the competition: planting tough strains of bamboo in landfills to absorb pollutants and provide wood for construction. The winners are all listed at the Foresight Design Initiative's Website.

- jma | 26.01.04 ~ Outdoors/Environment

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