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Kinzie Street: Chicago’s first protected bike lane

December 5, 2011 @ 12:17 am

City planning like this is always interesting to see.

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McDonald’s uses giant fries made of light on billboard in Chicago

December 4, 2011 @ 11:33 pm

Downtown Chicago is now home to the world’s largest fries, courtesy of McDonald’s and Leo Burnett. Like NYC’s Tribute In Lights, the giant McDonald’s billboard features several beams of yellow lights pointing up to the sky. It’s quite a neat … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle stunt athlete takes over downtown Chicago

November 29, 2011 @ 12:24 am

This is 19-year-old Red Bull athlete Aaron Colton. Nuts!

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The Plant: a collection of businesses that reuse waste in Chicago

November 16, 2011 @ 8:49 pm

A building in Chicago called The Plant which houses several small businesses who creatively reuse waste of all kinds in their daily routine is featured in this video above from WBEZ. Really really cool stuff for those interested in ways … Continue reading →

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CreativeMornings Chicago with Jim Coudal

July 10, 2011 @ 2:00 am

The very first CreativeMornings in Chicago featured guest speaker Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners. The talk centered around the creative atmosphere fostered at Coudal’s offices where they specialize in making individual product ideas and launches their “clients”. This single idea … Continue reading →

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Time-lapse video of the Chicago architectural boat tour

July 5, 2011 @ 2:43 pm

I didn’t know this, but apparently Chicago has an architectural boat tour that you can take that will bring you around the city in a boat. The tour sounds pretty cool especially as a way to experience a city without … Continue reading →

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