Maria Tallchief dead at 88
Hailed for her "thrilling power of momentum," Maria Tallchief, was one of the 20th century's greatest ballerinas, key player in the art of George Balanchine and later a force in...
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Maria Tallchief dead at 88
Hailed for her "thrilling power of momentum," Maria Tallchief, was one of the 20th century's greatest ballerinas, key player in the art of George Balanchine and later a force in...
Refuge for rare books in new digs
"Oh, my word, what are you all doing?" asked Patty Ingersoll, a customer from Lake Forest who arrived with a station wagon full of rare books. Indeed, tumult is not...
Festival tells a story of freedom
First came the big horn-honking parade, with many floats, along Devon Avenue. On Sunday afternoon, the street was aflutter with the national flag of Pakistan, dark green with a white...
Children take puppets on parade to carry a message for neighbors
"It's a tough issue," puppet master Vonny Kleinman said Saturday, standing in a supermarket parking lot as dozens of kids made ready to march up Milwaukee Avenue and through the...
Advice columnist Ann Landers dead at 83
Frank, feisty, funny, with a voice as brash as her advice, Eppie Lederer?better known as Ann Landers, advice-giver to the world?had a ready answer for people who wondered why strangers...
BLUSH IS NEVER OFF THE ROSE FOR WEDDING FLORIST
Yes, the economy could be wilting, with signs of droop on many fronts. On the other wrist--as they say--there is one business that is all but recession-proof. It is the...
A 2-WHEELED ALTERNATIVE TO AUTO SHOW
Clearly, the bicycle with helicopter blades shaped to look like angel wings was the opening-night hit at the Critical Mass Art Show. Lamentably, the idea still needs work. Yes, a...
GEOGRAPHY HITS HOME
Many of the stories sounded like the evening news. Raids on villages by Khmer Rouge soldiers. Hiding in a bomb shelter in Jordan. Fleeing a big house in Mogadishu after...
CHILDREN INSPIRED BY LIFE’S TINY GIFTS
Starting small, two dozen fledgling poets took things into their own hands Wednesday and tried to make something out of, say, a bar of soap. Or a sponge. Or a...