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The Sunday Papers - March 29 #518
Staff reporterAuthor: Jan Bosman - Memories of Family, Friends and Food - www.bosmanmemories.com The Land Connection presents: Ramp Fest - Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Garfield Park Conservatory - www.thelandconnection.org Sweet Miss Givings - 1229 North North... -
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Head of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives hopes Pullman Park development will pull in jobs, growth
On a mild winter afternoon on Chicago's Far South Side, David Doig toured the soon-to-be home of aWal-MartSupercenter, now an empty lot stretching the length of 2 1/2 football fields.
The lot is a small portion of a 180-acre site that has sat empty since...Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Grant Park, Health, College Sports
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4 held for robberies citywide
Tribune reporterFour men were in court Sunday charged with separate robberies citywide, including one in which a man brandished a "large machete" to snatch a Lombard woman's purse in the Wrigleyville neighborhood early this morning, prosecutors said. Judge Maria...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Stratford, Health, Wrigleyville, Justice System
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Fern Room in Garfield Park Conservatory reopens following summer hail storm
Tribune ReporterThe Garfield Park Conservatory took another step Saturday toward recovering from the beating it took at the hands of a powerful summer hail storm. The West Side conservatory’s historic Fern Room opened for the first time since the June 30 storm...Tags: Chicago Park District, Garfield Park
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Organization names Indianapolis a 'Playful City USA Community'
Press ReleaseFor the third consecutive year, Indianapolis has been named a Playful City USA community by KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing play into children’s lives. Mayor Greg Ballard has designated Saturday, Oct. 8, as the third...Tags: Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arts and Culture, Garfield Park, Cultural Development
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Our Halloween 'how' guide
Tribune reporterHere's our quick Halloween “how” guide. First up, how did a holiday that takes its name from a Catholic holy day — All Hallows' Eve, the eve of All Saints' Day — become the day to dress up in costume and ask for candy, tell...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, House of Blues Chicago, Grateful Dead (music group), Opera (genre), Pumpkin
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Garfield Park Conservatory still picking up the pieces
The Fern Room at Garfield Park Conservatory is normally a tranquil spot, quiet except for the trickle of a waterfall.
On Thursday, the green and lush display house was filled with the roar of high-powered vacuum cleaners as workers meticulously sucked...Tags: Employees, Chicago Park District, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Garfield Park, Career and Workplace
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Storm-shattered Garfield Park Conservatory closed indefinitely
Display houses at the historic Garfield Park Conservatory on Chicago's West Side sustained serious damage from hail in Thursday night's storms, causing officials to close the facility until further notice.
Glass was broken in the Fern House, the Show...Tags: Chicago Park District
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Parts of Garfield Park Conservatory reopen after hail damage
Portions of the Garfield Park Conservatory, devastated by Thursday night's massive hailstorms, reopened today.
The rooms of the 100-year-old conservatory that are open to the public sustained minimal damage during the storms because they were fitted with...Tags: Jens Jensen, Human Interest, Chicago Park District, New York, Science and Technology
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