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The Loop : Chicago’s Bustling Heart

Chicago’s Loop is the bustling downtown area of the city, named for the elevated train tracks that encircle the district. It is bursting with iconic architecture but the district has more than just tall buildings! There are several amazing parks to go walk around, plenty of art to take in and dozens of theater shows […]

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Revival Food Hall: Not Your Mall’s Food Court

I had always wrinkled my nose up at a food court. The concept brought up old middle school memories of the mall. The good old American mall food court, like the one in Stranger Things! This was definitely not that. Revival Food Hall challenged my perception of what a food court actually was and could be. To

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Out of Our Seats and “Into the Woods” at Nederlander Theater

In the Seats of the Nederlander There were cats on the walls and dragons on the ceiling.  The Nederlander Theater, what was once the Oriental Theater, was decked out floor to ceiling in unique and ornate details.  Our seats were on the first floor, granting us an eye-level view of “Into the Woods”. This was

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Waiting Under the Stained-Glass of the Chicago Cultural Center

Eight miles into my Chicago Loop adventure day and here I was at the steps of the Chicago Cultural Center. Ready for even more steps or more realistically a bench!  I had already visited MindWorks. I had lunch at The Art of Pizza on State Street. Yet, at 1:30 pm I knew I still had

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