Building Materials: Corten or Weathering Steel

Last week’s post featuring the recently completed Jordano Photography Studio also showed off a favorite exterior materials – Corten steel – in both its front facade and alley-side patio.  We’ve used it before at the Crew Bar + Grill and also have it on the books for several up and coming designs.  What is this intentionally weathering material…

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Start of Summer: Love the sun … and keep your cool

Yesterday was both the summer solstice and the Strawberry moon!   Those two events – plus the weekend of sunny, muggy days – has kicked off Summer in Chicago.  If you missed it don’t panic, today will be almost as long and the moon nearly as full tonight … and its going to be hot for a…

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2016 Chicago Farmers Market Map

2016 CHICAGO FARMERS MARKET: MAPS BY DAY

It is Farmers Market season again!  We’ve updated our Chicago Farmers Market maps for each day so that you can find the markets nearest you at a glance any day of the week.  Don’t limit yourself to just one market – you could travel to a different corner of Chicago for a different market every single day…

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