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For Arts Institutions, Thinking Big Can Be Suicidal

“Set in Stone,” a study by the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago that is to be released Thursday.
examined the cultural building boom between 1994 and 2008, when museums, performing arts centers and theaters in the United States got swept up in new construction or major renovations.

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Lawyer finds solace in his art

June 8, 2012 By Pat Milhizer — pmilhizer@lbpc.com Law Bulletin staff writer Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Bradley Weiss prosecuted government contractors accused of fraud in Washington, D.C., in 1999 when he developed Parkinson’s disease after a toxic injection during nasal surgery. He moved home to Chicago and eventually became of counsel at Miner, Barnhill & Galland P.C. […]

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Brilliant Litigation Attorney Stricken with Parkinson’s Disease Turns Professional Artistic Photojournalist with Debut of His Photos at Chicago’s Mars Gallery Thursday, June 7, 2012

Brilliant Litigation Attorney Stricken with Parkinson’s Disease Turns Professional Artistic Photojournalist with Debut of His Photos at Chicago’s Mars Gallery Thursday, June 7, 2012 Portion of art proceeds to benefit The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Program at Rush University Medical Center as a thank you o the doctors for giving Bradley his life back […]

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Brilliant Litigation Attorney Stricken with Parkinson’s Disease Turns Professional Artistic Photojournalist with Debut of His Photos at Chicago’s Mars Gallery Thursday, June 7, 2012

Brilliant litigation attorney Bradley Weiss, who was stricken with Parkinson’s Disease at the height of his Washington, DC career with the Department of Justice and as Of Counsel at Chicago’s prestigious law firm, Miner, BarnHill & Galland, turns professional artistic photojournalist with the debut of his photo series Montezuma Nights at Chicago’s Mars Gallery, opening Thursday evening June 7, 2012, 1139 W. Fulton Market.

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New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks

New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.

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Dan Rather says public relations should be for public interest

Dan Rather urged PR professionals to recommit to working on behalf of the public’s best interest.

When public relations operates at its best, it is helping more than a client or corporation — it is helping the general public, said Rather, the keynote speaker during the PRSA New York Chapter’s 25th annual Big Apple Awards last night.

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5 Startups Changing the World With Tech

Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.

These companies provide technological solutions for non-profits, give fledgling startups a place to work and donate to charity every time a song is downloaded. While the companies are diverse, they are all on a mission to change our lives for the better and improve society.

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Big Picture Soiree Benefiting Chicago Lost & Found for Education in the Community Through the Visual Arts

Big Picture Soiree Benefiting Chicago Lost & Found. May 24, 2012, 5:30pm at The Victor, 311 N. Sangamon, Chicago.

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Gala 2012: A Mod Musical Evening Benefits The Music Theatre Company

Last Chance to have fun for a great cause– the performing arts!!!! Gala 2012: A Mod Musical Evening Benefits The Music Theatre Company

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GLASA’s Cindy Housner Talks Inclusion for Disabled Athletes with WGN Radio Host Mike McConnell

The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) Founder Cindy Housner talks with WGN Radio host Mike McConnell, explaining the arguments for inclusion of athletes with disabiliites in IHSA events.