In order to declutter this publication a little bit, the “Briefly” segments that were being published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons will now be called “Week Links” and published only Friday afternoons. “What’s weak this week” was already...

The leaves are changing.  Get out there and enjoy the season before we’re up to our nipples in snow again.  Here are a few shots from Millennium...

Freshly scraped and smoothed by a Zamboni, the McCormick ice rink at Millennium Park reflects its neighboring skyscrapers in early afternoon light. For those from out of town, the big stripey building in the middle is 150 North Michigan Avenue, formerly known as the Smurfit-Stone...

Much has been written here and elsewhere about the damage done to the architectural exhibits in Millennium Park intended to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Burnham Plan that, instead, were treated like jungle gyms by ill-behaved children and adults. The good news is that repairs are...

After yesterday’s mini-rant about the Art Institute’s Modern Wing, it seemed logical to follow that up with an update on the bridge that will link the museum with Millennium Park. The 620-foot-long bridge has a Renzo Piano pedigree and like most modern architecture is simple in...