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Chicago Public Library Cultural Center

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Chicago Public Library Cultural Center | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang   The Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, designed by Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in Neo-classical style mixed Italian Renaissance elements, was opened as the first permanent building of Chicago’s public library system in 1983. The interior of the building is decorated with mosaics and marbles, featuring two stained-glass Tiffany domes. The building was designated a...

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First Slice Pie Café | Chicago, Illinois

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First Slice Pie Café | Chicago, Illinois | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang   The First Slice Pie Café in the Chicago Visitor Center, located in the Chicago Water Works on Magnificent Mile, is the second location by this self-funding charity organization. Chef Mary Ellen Diaz’s vision transformed into healthy-and-reasonably-priced quiche, sandwiches, and soups in this convenient downtown location. Yum-Yum. Firstslice.org

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Michigan Avenue | Chicago, Illinois

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Michigan Avenue | Chicago, Illinois | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang   Severe Weather Alert. City streets snow-blanketed around 9-degree Fahrenheit. Christophe Barratier's film Les Choristes. One Espresso Ristretto straight shot. Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Theory of Networks by Mark Buchanan. One more Espresso Ristretto straight shot. Grainy photos of Michigan Avenue in a foggy day with sudden urge to watch A Damsel in Distress again. Two...

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The Whitney House | St. Cloud, Minnesota

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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

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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

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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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