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Chicago's Argyle enclave works to find identity
Years ago, Nam Pham, 70, and Paul Tsang, 56, left their Asian homelands and ultimately settled on the same street in Uptown's Argyle enclave. Pham, a Vietnamese national, started a pharmacy on one side of Argyle Street; Tsang, a Chinese national,...
Tags: Chinatown (Chicago, Illinois), Business, Greektown, Media Industry, Uptown
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Report: Chicagoans want improvements to Near North Side's crowded lakefront path
RedEyeChicagoans love their lakefront path, but they don't love all 18-miles equally. In fact, the three-mile stretch of trail between Fullerton Avenue and Randolph Street frustrates cyclists, runners, and beach-seeking pedestrians alike, according to a new...Tags: Beaches, Near North Side, Navy Pier
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Exchange operator Direct Edge to open Chicago data center Sept. 3
Tribune reporterDirect Edge, the nation’s third-largest exchange operator, is preparing to open disaster recovery facilities in Chicago on Sept. 3, the latest in a long-running, industrywide effort to get backup centers further away from trading centers on the East...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Economy, Business and Finance, NASDAQ, Stock Market, Finance
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A rich holiday weekend for jazz in Chicago
Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights: Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: The nearly ubiquitous Chicago trumpeter leads his...
Tags: Culture, Entertainment, Memorial Day, Chicago Loop, Melba Liston
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Falling in love? Get it in writing
David and Kimberley Rudd got to know each other as journalism students at Northwestern University in the fall of 1984. And it was a strictly platonic relationship. "We were two of about 13 African-American freshman journalism students at...
Tags: Tribune Tower, Students, Journalism, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Education
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Chinatown-area riders to endure more CTA headaches
RedEyeRiders who use the Cermak-Chinatown station just can't catch a break. Five years ago, a semi-trailer truck crashed into the station escalator, killing two people and injuring about two dozen more. Over the next few years, the CTA overhauled the...Tags: Chinatown (Chicago, Illinois), Michigan Avenue, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Chicago Transit Authority
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Obama library, casino among options for former Reese site
A casino-entertainment complex, a major convention hotel and a Barack Obama presidential library are being floated as possible anchors for a mixed-use development of the former Michael Reese Hospital site on the Near South Side. The scenarios were...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bronzeville, Entertainment, McCormick Place, Libraries
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Espresso martini
Espresso martini: Mixing caffeine with alcohol can be a tricky exercise, as many a vodka Red Bull drinker can attest. Luckily, the mixologists at M Lounge — a classy, candlelit sanctuary on the Near South Side — have perfected the art of...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City)
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University of Chicago Medicine's top official faces a challenging 2013
Nearly every morning, before 7 a.m., Dr. Kenneth Polonsky is dropped off near the Lakefront Trail on Chicago's South Side, a few steps from Lake Michigan. He carries no briefcase, wears no suit and has no cup of coffee, the standard trappings of his...
Tags: Activism, Human Interest, Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research
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Families of E2 victims pray for closure 10 years later
Tribune reporterFamilies of men and women who died in the E2 nightclub stampede on the Near South Side 10 years ago today gathered for a prayer vigil outside the vacant building. Stuffed animals, roses, Valentine's Day candy and a picture of each victim adorned the 21...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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Family secrets live on in film
It is an arduous task to make a movie — how many of you are tired of waiting for "The Devil in the White City" to hit the big screen almost 10 years after the book's publication? — so it is not hard to understand why it took Wisconsin-based...
Tags: Prostitution, Music, Movies, Rick Kogan, Entertainment
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Hemingway daiquiri
Hemingway daiquiri: History shows that Ernest Hemingway had a fondness for booze, and one of his favorite beverages to order in Cuban bars was the papa doble: a double-size frozen cherry-lime daiquiri since dubbed the Hemingway daiquiri in his honor....Tags: Ernest Hemingway, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Acadia
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May 19, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
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Aug 5, 2012
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Dec 13, 2012
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