The world’s still in a recession, but with deals abounding everywhere, who cares? The Point started Groupon late last year to present Chicagoans and other cities with “unbeatable prices through the power of group buying.” Every day, Groupon sends out an email to subscribers offering deals including eighty-seven-percent-off dental exams, discounts on sporting events, hot dogs, mani-pedis and even skydiving. A certain number of people have to purchase the daily deal in order for everyone to get it, but after twenty-four hours, the deal becomes extinct.
Today In The Culture, May 27, 2021: Money for Preservation | Mayor to Curtail Carryout | LSD Name Game ART Mencoff Family Endows $1 Million in SAIC Internships For Historic and Cultural Preservation The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has received a gift of $1 million from Sam and Ann Mencoff to establish the endowed Mencoff Family Internships in Historic and Cultural Preservation Fund. The investment, which builds off of a previously established Mencoff Family Fellowship in…
Today In The Culture, November 14, 2022: Save Our Skyscrapers | Alamo Drafthouse to Open | Return of the The Nutcracker DESIGN Advice To Feds: Don't Demolish Historic Early Twentieth-Century Skyscrapers In last Thursday evening's public hearing, reports Dennis Rodkin at Crain's, commenters urged the federal government not to "waste" historical buildings on State Street. "Four early twentieth-century buildings the federal government wants to demolish because of security concerns should be saved and rehabbed," commenters said. Tearing down the sixteen-story Century and…
