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    May 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Executive profile: Maria Green

    Maria Green let silence fall over a weekly meeting before weighing in on the question of how Illinois Tool Works should supply information to board members inquiring about vote tallies at annual meetings.
    Maria Green let silence fall over a weekly meeting before weighing in on the question of how Illinois Tool Works should supply information to board members inquiring about vote tallies at annual meetings. The pause prompted staff members to share...

    Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Sales, Georgetown University, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics

    2. May 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Rosenthal: Rejuvenation of South Side the fair thing to do

    President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian Exposition officially opened a few minutes past noon on May 1, 1893.
    President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian...

    Tags: Midway, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Walmart, 2016 Olympic Games

    3. Dec 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. DuSable High School a landmark with jazz as catalyst

    No high school in America did more to shape the sound of jazz than a magnificent edifice at 49th Street and Wabash Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago.
    No high school in America did more to shape the sound of jazz than a magnificent edifice at 49th Street and Wabash Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago. Singer-pianist Nat "King" Cole, master vocalist Johnny Hartman, piano whiz Dorothy Donegan and...

    Tags: Howard Reich, Students, Robert Taylor, High Schools, Arts and Culture

    4. Jan 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Jazz resolutions for a New Year

    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013:
    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013: Create a concise Cultural Plan. After months of town hall meetings, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events last fall came up with a 48-page wish...

    Tags: Jazz (genre), Sonny Rollins, Ravinia Festival, Dominican University, Barbara Cook

    5. Oct 19, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. New Cultural Plan a nice wish list, but city should focus on must-haves

    Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down.
    Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down. And then wrote some more. And more. Released Monday, the Cultural Plan's 48 pages...

    Tags: Grant Park, Environmental Issues, Chicago Loop, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Artists

    6. Nov 2, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  6. 11-year-old singing sensation back on Morning News!

    The Amazing Mae Ya Carter Ryan returns to WGN Morning News for a second visit after winning Dwyane Wade's Chicago Has Talent competition.
    The Amazing Mae Ya Carter Ryan returns to WGN Morning News for a second visit after winning Dwyane Wade's Chicago Has Talent competition. See her Saturday November 10th at the DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl., Chicago. For tickets visit...
    7. Oct 1, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Trice: Recalling an oasis known as Idlewild

    Since the mid-1920s, Ann Hawkins has summered on an idyllic oasis in northwestern Michigan called Idlewild, once known by some as the Martha's Vineyard of the Midwest, but for well-to-do black folk.
    Since the mid-1920s, Ann Hawkins has summered on an idyllic oasis in northwestern Michigan called Idlewild, once known by some as the Martha's Vineyard of the Midwest, but for well-to-do black folk. She grew up riding horses there, swimming in the...

    Tags: Documentary (genre), The Happiest News!, Justice and Rights, The Four Tops (music group), Bill Cosby

    8. Aug 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Trice: Chicago had its own black renaissance

    In 1997, Darlene Clark Hine came across an essay in which Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps argued that black Chicago had its own, little-known renaissance that began in the 1930s and rivaled the famous one that occurred in 1920s New York.
    In 1997, Darlene Clark Hine came across an essay in which Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps argued that black Chicago had its own, little-known renaissance that began in the 1930s and rivaled the famous one that occurred in 1920s New York. "I...

    Tags: Langston Hughes, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago, Justice and Rights, Katherine Dunham

    9. Jul 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. South Shore jazz festival not canceled after all

    The annual South Shore jazz festival, which had been canceled due to lack of sponsorship, will take place after all, according to planners.
    The annual South Shore jazz festival, which had been canceled due to lack of sponsorship, will take place after all, according to planners. Presented under the new name South Shore Jazz Lives: Because Jazz Unites, the event will play Aug. 4 and 5 at...

    Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture

    10. May 28, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  10. April 12: Lunchbreak - Fanfares Carib-tini

    Night of 100 Stars Gala
    WGN News
    Night of 100 Stars Gala Saturday, April 14 The DuSable Museum of African American History www.dusablemuseum.org Fanfares Catering, Inc. 742 East 95th Street Chicago (773) 568-4437 Fanfares Carib-Tini Jerk Chicken Ingredients: 6 chicken breasts,...

    Tags: Tomatoes, Chili, Onions, Coconut, Coconut Milk

    11. Jun 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. South Shore JazzFest may be saved

    Earlier this month, Chicago impresario Geraldine de Haas announced that her South ShoreJazzFest -- which has played the South Shore Cultural Center annually since 1981 -- would be canceled.
    Earlier this month, Chicago impresario Geraldine de Haas announced that her South ShoreJazzFest -- which has played the South Shore Cultural Center annually since 1981 -- would be canceled. But a groundswell of support has revived hopes the event will...

    Tags: Chicago Park District, South Shore, Arts and Culture

    12. Jan 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Trice: Obama-inspired quilt exhibit had troubled past

    When Jim Smoote II completed his quilt, called "Obama 44," in time for an exhibition that opened in Washington for the 2009 presidential inauguration, he expected that the exhibit — like others he'd been involved in — would travel widely to museums in cities around the country.
    When Jim Smoote II completed his quilt, called "Obama 44," in time for an exhibition that opened in Washington for the 2009 presidential inauguration, he expected that the exhibit — like others he'd been involved in — would travel widely to...

    Tags: Elections, Museums, White House, Minority Groups, Uptown

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