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The Whitney House | St. Cloud, Minnesota

The Whitney House | St. Cloud, Minnesota | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang   The Whitney House, located on the campus of St. Cloud State University, was built by A. G. Whitney in 1916. The college acquired the building in 1954 and is currently operated as the office building for the College of Social Sciences and Psychology department.

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Christopher Elbow Artisanal Chocolate | San Francisco

Christopher Elbow Artisanal Chocolate | San Francisco | 2011 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang   I just finished reading Haruki Murakami's short-short The Year of Spaghetti and was brewing a cup of Caramel Latte Macchiato to accompany few happy doses of Christopher Elbow Artisanal Chocolate. My drink was somewhat giggly. A very good sign. I worried that I would keep googling about gigantic aluminum cooking pot "big enough to bathe...

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River East Art Center | Chicago, Illinois

River East Art Center | Chicago, Illinois | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The REAC River East Art Center on East Illinois Street in downtown Chicago is a large-scale gallery space, featuring REpose Gallery, Ogilvie/Pertl Gallery, Starr Gallery Gallery, Platinum Gallery, and Aldo Castillo. It also offers art classes in their Project 465 program and Artist Residency program.

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Chocolatier BLUE | Lincoln, Nebraska

Chocolatier Blue | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang Chocolatier BLUE, specializing in gourmet handcrafted organic chocolates created with Amedei chocolate from Tuscany, is located in 70th Street and Pioneers Boulevard in Lincoln. Chris Blue, a native of Lincoln, worked for renowned chef Charlie Trotter before opening his first Chocolatier BLUE shop in Berkeley, California. The shop in Lincoln was opened in August 2010.

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Un peu de

Un peu de | 2010 | Jen-Kuang Chang   “Allison Hayes is the best!” She declared it as if she just signed the Inter-Galactic Peace Treaty and brought the everlasting peace to the world all by herself, proudly instructing me to watch Nathan H. Juran’s film Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. Miss Hayes’s gigantic role in this 1958 science fiction feature, I am afraid, is sure to rampage my...

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University Place | Lincoln, Nebraska

University Place | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang   The University Place district, located along 48th Street between Adams Street and Leighton Avenue in Lincoln, was first developed due to the establishment of Nebraska Wesleyan University. Its annexation by Lincoln was officiated in 1926 and is now a vibrant district that is home to Nebraska Wesleyan University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus, and Lux Center for...

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