tag: chicago

5 Amazing Parks in the Sky (Slideshow)

When a railroad becomes defunct, what happens to the tracks and stations left over? All too often, they are abandoned to overgrowth and rot. However, in a few special cases, the community takes the ra…

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Truck Farm Chicago Brings Nutrition to Kids

By Dana Shultz for DietsInReview.com | photo from Truck Farm Chicago If kids won't come to the farm, then the farm will come to them. And these days, that's exactly what's happening. A literal f…

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Filly Born in Chicago High School Barn

Farming and raising horses isn't something people often associate with Chicago. When two race horses named Vega and Calling Card took up residence at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences,…

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A River Runs Green for St. Patrick’s Day (with video)

According to Dan O'Leary of the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade, "A modern day miracle occurs each year as part of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebration when the Chicago River turns an incredible …

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Re-Writing Your Painful Story

Returning to the scene of the trauma As I write this, I am on a plane, flying to Chicago where I start my book tour. The irony of this fact is not lost on me. You see, I lived in Chicago for …

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Chicago Gets First Solar Powered EV Charging Station

San Francisco and Portland might be engaged in some electric vehicle pissing contest, but I think both cities just got seriously spanked by Chicago! Yes, Chicago! The Windy City just unveiled th…

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