Monday, October 19, 2009

TweetEcho: October 4-18, 2009


For those of you who don't subscribe to our Twitter feed, here are the items we tweeted in the last week or so:



  1. Aqua is going to have outlets for electric cars:http://j.mp/2QbbTq from bit.ly




  2. It's Friday! So, c'mon party people! Put your... umm... cans in the air: http://j.mp/3ODzJc from bit.ly




  3. This is what a building would look like with a tattoo:http://j.mp/99h55 from bit.ly




  4. They're plastic-wrapping cars in River North:http://j.mp/1JcdLr from bit.ly




  5. Imagine opening a store directly UNDER the El tracks:http://j.mp/1OYN8u from bit.ly




  6. Another segment of "Underground Chicago" is scheduled to air on Chicago Tonight at 7pm on WTTW. from web




  7. Woo hoo! Michigan Ave. Borders to stay open another year!http://j.mp/1kUTjD (Also, Alton Brown there tonight) from bit.ly




  8. Sad: I saved enough money grocery shopping in the 'burbs to pay for the rental car. (ex: VitaminWater $1.89 in Chi, $1 in Romeoville) from web




  9. Here's the article calling Chicago's main library (HWC) one of the world's ugliest buildings: http://j.mp/3IL899 from bit.ly




  10. Chicago's main library named one of the world's ugliest buildings: http://j.mp/22HTg6 from bit.ly




  11. Granite falls from the Thompson Center. Stone part of the facade must be replaced: http://j.mp/1BAKVz from bit.ly




  12. The space that used to be a luggage store on the corner of Wabash and Randolph will become a T-Mobile store.http://j.mp/3eqkkj from bit.ly




  13. There's a new Mexican joint at 108 W. Kinzie. "Mercadito" is the Chicago outlet of a New York eatery: http://j.mp/xyWA7 from bit.ly




  14. The former Monticchio in Uptown (4882 North Clark) is going to become Ceres' Table, serving American food:http://j.mp/MJjbw from bit.ly




  15. The new store on the corner of Rush and Walton in Chicago's Gold Coast is going to be a Lululemon: http://j.mp/Ms0FL from bit.ly




  16. Looks like it will be a Sprinkles cupcake shop that replaces Sur La Table on Walton (not Walnut) Street next spring. from web




  17. Overheard: A tourist repeatedly calling Bloomingdale's "Bloomington's." Must be from downstate. from web




  18. Got outbid last time? You may get a second chance to own the old Chicago post office! http://j.mp/L0zSS from bit.ly




  19. Photos of the Vancouver venues for the 2010 winter games:http://j.mp/44I48H from bit.ly




  20. Chicago Spire is not dead. It's just pining for the fjords:http://j.mp/2Kx8Qy from bit.ly




  21. Plymouth Building in the Loop to become a dorm:http://j.mp/d9Qu1 from bit.ly




  22. The Pivot boutique, 1101 W. Fulton market, is closing, but will retain an internet presence. from web




  23. The former Chicago Daily News building is getting a big renovation: http://j.mp/28xvYT from bit.ly




  24. We hear that Italian glove boutique Sermoneta is opening in Chicago, possibly at The 900 Shops: http://j.mp/4eheAA from bit.ly




  25. No Olympics for Chicago. So here's pix of the almost done 2010 Winter Olympics Athletes' Village in Vancouver:http://j.mp/3Py6x0 from bit.ly

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