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In the Pipeline: Hidden monument to the people
Since the New Year starts off with my 300th In The Pipeline column, I thought we'd go back to the beginning for an update. Column No. 1 involved a mysterious landmark, a black, granite tombstone at Springdale Street and Warner Avenue, in the bushes...
Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Book, Frank Lloyd Wright, Petroleum Industry
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In the Pipeline: Journey through Hollywood to H.B.
When I walk at the Bolsa Chica wetlands I rarely wear a watch. That's because of the fire station located across from where I park at Warner Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway. There's a large sundial on the side of the building and so that's how I...
Tags: Jon Hall, Clark Gable, Mako, Arts and Culture, Dorothy Lamour
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Harris: Digital push builds to rectify 1991 Pritzker Prize omission
Denise Scott Brown has worked side by side with her husband, architect Robert Venturi, since the early 1960s, joining his firm and marrying him in 1967 and becoming the firm's principal in charge of planning in 1969. In 1991, Venturi won their...
Tags: Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Robert Venturi, Art Institute of Chicago
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Museums
Boeing Galleries Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.; 312-742-1168, millenniumpark.org The alfresco galleries flanking Cloud Gate ("The Bean") showcase modern and contemporary art, offering visitors a historical, social and cultural context of modern...Tags: Daniel Burnham, Millennium Park, Arts and Culture, Cloud Gate, Arts
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Restaurants, Nordstrom, 2012 Summer Olympics
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A last look: St. Petersburg's Pier
Orlando SentinelSigns reading "Stop the Lens" appear as you near St. Petersburg Pier, the iconic landmark built in the 1970s. The Lens is the proposed award-winning design by architect Michael Maltzan that will replace The Pier, as the locals call it. The city has...Tags: Arts and Culture, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Tour Operations Industry
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Zoning board vote soon on Gage House
John O'Brien is a patient man. For months, O'Brien and his architect have met with Winnetka preservationists and others in the north suburb who want to see at least part of the historic lakefront Gage House spared from the wrecking ball. O'Brien bought...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Arts and Culture, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Wilmette Golf Club to close for major renovations
The Wilmette Park District will close its public golf course on July 29 for a $2 million renovation that officials say will reduce flood problems and provide new challenges for golfers. It will be the largest renovation ever for the Wilmette Golf Club,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Sports, Renovation, Golf, Chicago Tribune
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Baltimore County hires consultant to assess facilities needs
The Baltimore County school system has hired a local architecture firm to help document its long-term school facilities needs, following a similar strategy the city school system used to generate a $2.4 billion plan and secure some of that funding from...
Tags: Arts and Culture
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A. Quincy Jones, overlooked genius? Hammer Museum makes the case
The Hammer Museum exhibition opening May 25, "A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living," redresses what curators consider a major omission in the history of Los Angeles Modernism. Jones, they argue, had as much, if not more, influence on Southern...
Tags: Anglicanism, Arts and Culture, Arts, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Museums
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Case study conservation on the Eames' Case Study House
Surprisingly, little has changed at the Eames House since 1949, when Charles and Ray Eames designed their Pacific Palisades home and studio as a model of affordable modern living. Most of the objects they lived with remain in place at the two-part,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Science and Technology, Building Material, Conservation
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Funds for Mag Mile median gardens not blooming
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds The tulips on Michigan Avenue are a staple of spring in Chicago, but a decline in contributions to the project's sponsoring organization may force future plantings to be scaled back. John Chikow, president of the Greater North......
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