Comments (3) I went biking on Sunday, down to the Museum Campus and back. A good 20 miles! Woo! Here’s a view from the southern end of my trip, looking north at the city:
The Shedd Aquarium, Lake Michigan, and Downtown Chicago
A friend of mine was at an event yesterday morning where Tony Kushner accepted a literary award from the Chicago Tribune. She said it was great, if early, and that Kushner was both funny and serious at the event. She mentioned a specific line, though, about how Kushner feels when his work succeeds in Chicago: “As a kind of effete, foofy New Yorker, I always got a special degree of satisfaction and accomplishment when anything that I’ve done succeeds in butch Chicago.”
Which got me asking myself, is Chicago butch?
If you can believe it, it’s almost sixty degrees in Chicago right now and supposed to hit almost seventy. I’m at the lake, playing (and yes, blogging…) with my new phone. A mini review is forthcoming, but for now enjoy this picture of the lakefront.
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Sears Tower’s new owners will be (ugh) changing its name (I just threw up a little bit in my mouth):
Sears Tower will change its name to Willis Tower under the terms of a new lease signed by global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings.
Willis Group plans to consolidate five area offices and move nearly 500 Associates into Willis Tower, at 233 S. Wacker, initially occupying more than 140,000 square feet on multiple floors.
I can’t believe they thought this was a good idea. The CEO was quotes as saying, “Having our name associated with Chicago’s most iconic structure underscores our commitment to this great city, and recognizes Chicago’s importance as a major financial hub and international business center,” but what he missed out on is that it also makes you a GIANT TOOL!
I’m all riled up now…
-R
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