TweetEcho: October 26-November 8, 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. The M is burned out on the giant Marriott logo on Michigan Avenue. Again. Like the 12th time this year.about 13 hours ago from Tweetie
2. The John Hancock Center Christmas tree is up!http://twitpic.com/os6miabout 22 hours ago from Tweetie
3. The John Hancock Center gets its Christmas tree this weekend -- from a home in Mundelein: http://j.mp/3iVB5F9:02 PM Nov 6th from bit.ly
4. Three new boutiques will open on Wabash in the Near North Side: http://j.mp/1RrUz111:57 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
5. Status Update: Northwestern University's Harris Hallhttp://j.mp/1sTsfv6:27 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
6. Chicago is getting a huge new movie and TV production facility: http://j.mp/1nMAae7:46 PM Nov 5th from bit.ly
7. A list of the 20 tallest skyscrapers that are on hold because of the economy (including the Chicago Spire):http://j.mp/2R1gLO3:11 PM Nov 5th from bit.ly
8. Pix: The annual Christmas model train display is running in the basement of the John Hancock Center: http://j.mp/KLZBR9:30 AM Nov 5th from bit.ly
9. The Chicago Tribune's new review of Aqua:http://j.mp/tmmuR1:42 PM Nov 4th from bit.ly
10. Inside the band Wilco's Irving Park loft: http://j.mp/1fpZXX12:44 PM Nov 4th from bit.ly
11. How Chicago ranks in the world, and how to make the world care about Chicago: http://j.mp/KZe0m9:35 AM Nov 4th from bit.ly
12. Architecture firm Pappageorge/Haymes is moving down the street: http://j.mp/fSvw82:25 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
13. 13 new stores announced for Block 37/108 North State/Daley Mills: http://j.mp/35eao2:21 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
14. 2010 Chicago Architecture calendars are now available:http://j.mp/1bH8oN1:23 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
15. The Orange brunch restaurant chain is opening a downtown branch: http://j.mp/3M18xw9:34 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
16. It looks like Sermoneta Gloves is taking the place of Ethel's Chocolate Shop on the ground floor of 900 North Michigan.9:25 AM Nov 3rd from web
17. The City of Chicago is going to start a massive double-decker rehab of Wacker Drive: http://j.mp/2CFxMm9:19 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
18. Chicago's annual Christmas tree to be smaller, lamer this year: http://j.mp/32QQPs6:56 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
19. A judge is urging the parties in the latest Block 37 squabble to at least make sure the pedway reopens: http://j.mp/2aZbl36:51 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
20. After 30 years in the Loop, Nick's Fishmarket succumbs to the economy: http://j.mp/3j523m9:26 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
21. Historic Building May Find New Life With The Deadhttp://j.mp/1fYdZ04:48 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
22. Holy Name Cathedral has launched a new web sitehttp://j.mp/30DHEx3:54 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
23. Video: Unusual Chicago Parks http://j.mp/cmZKJ2:01 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
24. What to do about Northerly Island? http://j.mp/NEbAS10:20 AM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
25. What's that smell on Michigan Avenue? http://j.mp/38pPOu6:37 AM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
26. Went to the new Zara. Chicago's is darker, more chaotic, and more expensive than the Zaras I've been to in Europe and Asia.6:16 PM Nov 1st from web
27. No sign of the economic recovery. Chicago cabbies are starting to drive Kias! (Cab #1399 spotted on Chestnut Street)10:53 AM Oct 31st from web
28. How about decking over I-290 and the Blue Line and planting some flowers? http://j.mp/k4xfI1:43 PM Oct 30th from bit.ly
29. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Chicago:http://j.mp/3S5YU81:17 PM Oct 30th from bit.ly
30. Chicago Children's Museum move to Grant Park not dead yethttp://j.mp/18LqeD12:20 PM Oct 30th from bit.ly
31. Congress Parkway is in for some big changes:http://j.mp/46M8yY12:01 PM Oct 30th from bit.ly
32. The news stand in Water Tower Place is gone.9:03 AM Oct 30th from Tweetie
33. The new Chicago Children's Memorial Hospital will have an "interactive light wall" for the kids on the roof:http://j.mp/ArX7p8:43 AM Oct 30th from bit.ly
34. The plan for three new hotels in River North has been revised (with new diagrams and renderings): http://j.mp/3I6j0l8:20 AM Oct 30th from bit.ly
35. Vindication for all the people who thought the bridge between the Art Institute and Millennium Park was dumb:http://j.mp/ZNAJ48:14 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
36. Demolition permit issued for the old YWCA at 830 South Michigan: http://j.mp/31Ngr09:44 AM Oct 29th from bit.ly
37. Sunday is your last day to see the Burnham Pavilions in Millennium Park: http://j.mp/3kqPAL9:41 AM Oct 29th from bit.ly
38. I am currently on the wrong side of the glass half-way up the John Hancock Center. Scary biscuits. Video to come.9:14 AM Oct 29th from web
39. There's a new, slightly safer, way for pedestrians to get from Lakeshore East to Navy Pier. http://j.mp/DEAbm3:37 PM Oct 28th from bit.ly
40. Chicago's Christmas tree lighting will be November 25th at 4:00pm this year. Bonnie Hunt will do the honors.2:42 PM Oct 28th from web
41. The Mondial and Trio switch from condos to apartments:http://j.mp/2kH8WO12:25 PM Oct 28th from bit.ly
42. Anyone know why WLS-TV's helicopter has been circling Streeterville for the better part of an hour?11:44 AM Oct 27th from web
43. Can you solve this Chicago Meatpacking District mystery?http://j.mp/6Wvj910:48 AM Oct 27th from bit.ly
44. Just posted: video of Evanston's newest condo tower:http://j.mp/4CcU948:25 AM Oct 27th from bit.ly
45. Plans For Restoring Grant Park's Cancer Survivors Plazahttp://j.mp/2KBK1n8:22 AM Oct 27th from bit.ly
46. Our sister site has just posted 700 (yes, 700!) desktop wallpapers from cities around the world you can download free: http://j.mp/3p8Qs92:57 PM Oct 26th from bit.ly
47. First pics and review of Evanston's newest condo tower - The Winthrop Club: http://j.mp/1MtSZC2:00 PM Oct 26th from bit.ly
48. For your Halloween pleasure -- A vampire book set in Chicago: http://j.mp/1Jh4VA6:35 AM Oct 26th from bit.ly