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CommentaryCondo Country: Seniors Ditch Florida For The Windy City
Jeffrey Hill | Mon, May 12, 2008 | Tags: jeffrey hill, suburbs, economy, growth, transit, chicago, florida, rodney rothman, seniors, senior citizens, retirement, retirees | 4
As America’s baby boomers grow older and economic woes shift the elderly from suburbs to center city, developers capitalize on the demographics as seen in Chicago, where billions of dollars are being spent to transform the Windy City into the next Boca Raton.
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ReviewsA Global Wake Up Call for Middle America
Dave Steele | Thu, Apr 10, 2008 | Tags: dave steele, milwaukee, transportation, detroit, economy, infrastructure, chicago, labor, midwest, 1970s, richard longworth | 1
Richard Longworth wants you to know two things: First, globalization is happening and it will continue to change the world. Second, if you live in the Midwest, you’d better be very afraid about your region’s chances of competing in an increasingly “flat” world.
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HeadlinesMore Olympic news, Stories from D.C., Florida HUD goes Local, Golf Sprawl, MORE
Mon, Apr 7, 2008 | Tags: jeffrey hill, building, downtown, cnn, headlines, chicago, china, police, protests, sprawl, paris, suburb, olympics, bob king, upenn, golf, washington post, university of penn | 0
Tibetan protesters continue their focus on China’s olympic march, UPenn students win student urban design competition, Florida HUD returns to local control, Hispanics contribute $60 billion to the telecommunications industry ... this and more in today’s headlines.
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HeadlinesDeath-Defying Houses, Egregious Mortgage Schemes, Obama’s Lackluster Record, more!
Thu, Apr 3, 2008 | Tags: news, obama, california, headlines, education, seattle, foreclosure, legislation, chicago, foreclosures | 0
More legislation news for homeowners, Obama’s education experience is reviewed, Seattle’s grocery bag fees and more in today’s headlines.
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ReportA Bronze Fonz? A Revealing Tussle over Public Art in Milwaukee
Dave Steele | Wed, Mar 26, 2008 | Tags: dave steele, milwaukee, downtown, chicago, art, tourism, 1970s, public art, beer, picasso, fonzie, tv characters | 8
An uproar over a statue of the 1970s TV icon says more about its city than any piece of public art could.
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Commentary Charming Streetcars, Brad Pitt Hearts New Orleans, Walkin’ (or not) in Philly, more…
Hayley Richardson | Tue, Dec 4, 2007 | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, headlines, new orleans, chicago, brazilians leave united states, great lakes, housing competition, brad pitt, charming streetcars | 1
Streetcar or Light Rail? It’s All in the Name
“It bugs me that such an awkward, engineering-specific term — light rail — has become the common one for the trains that run on fixed rails with overhead electric wires that have been built in dozens of cities across the United States. (The term comes from the fact that light rail is an alternative to “heavy rail” systems — subways or inter-city trains that weigh more and can carry more people.) I support the mass transit systems,…
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Commentary Cities and Baseball’s New “Golden Age”
Dave Steele | Thu, Nov 8, 2007 | Tags: dave steele, chicago, brewers, elitism, wrigley field, miller park, major league baseball, milwaukee west side | 3
It’s been a banner year for Major League Baseball. This season, over 79 million fans filed into stadiums nationwide to cheer on their local teams. Commissioner Bud Selig (a Milwaukee guy) called this year’s attendance record proof positive that baseball is in the midst of a “golden age.” It would certainly seem to be that way; attendance is up in many baseball markets, including here in Milwaukee, where the Brewers were contenders for the playoffs deep into September, broke the season…
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