From aprivate dinnerat the Willis Tower Skydeck to a night of Christmas lights in Chicago, there are plenty of reasons to brave the cold. When it comes to classic holiday fare, where are the Christmas lights in
Not long ago my college roommate met me in downtown Chicago and we enjoyed high tea at a lovely hotel. They have pink-predominant trees in the lobby and tea room. See? It is quite lovely and festive and tasteful. But I’m uncertain if I’m ready to associate pink with Christmas. How...
Here is all you need to know to track Saint Nick on his travels this Christmas: Where is Santa right now? As of about 6:30 a.m. ET on Christmas Day, NORAD says Santa has completed his rounds for this year, stopping in Hawaii and the South Pacific Islands after moving across the Uni...
Plenty of Chicagoans hated throwing used shipping materials in the trash. And plenty others, especially small businesses, desperately needed the packaging. In 2022, Aleksandra launched EcoShip Chicago — effectively becoming a matchmaker between the two. “I think we’ve proven what we’re doing is...
I decided to use the most convenient option I could find. That meant I decided to take a trip down to my local Harbor Freight and purchase their Chicago Electric 3lb. rotary rock tumbler. It proved to be surprisingly well made, rigid, and perfect for getting the results I desired. Defini...
Thank you, Chicago! In October, we were able to disburse modest grants to asylum seekers Wendy, Mayra, Carla, and Yandè, our former teachers at the shelter, now in the U.S., to help them survive while awaiting asylum and work permits. Granting Asylum In November, we rallied around ...
The big, pretty kind that hides leftover leaves and makes sparkly piles on branches of trees; and I knew I couldn’t like you. But it’s not my faultI love the snow. The kind that shields your window from all of the things you don’t want to see but know that you need to. Eve...
And the old men playing checkers, by the trees MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain I don’t think that I can take it ‘Cause it took so long to bake it ...
80年代最引人注目的问题是人口老龄化给福利国家造成的压力和高福利对劳动道德的威胁。对此，西方的一些福利国家分别采取了改革的措施。最先放弃福利国家理念的是美国，自“里根主义”以来，除了养老保障以外，美国在其他一些社会福利和救济项目中都尝试着实现“为工作而福利”。在经济政策方面，1980年上台...
How could I not buy something that says this? 4.The High Line: One of my favorite parks in NYC has to be the High Line, partly because it is so innovative. It is an elevated railway line converted into a park; how cool is that? 30 feet above ground like the trains in Chicago, ...