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People say the strangest things to me in downtown Chicago. This past weekend was a trifecta. Sunday afternoon I ran into Marina City's own Vincent Falk, aka the colorful, tour-boat-waving Riverace (rhymes with Liberace), standing together with Marina City Online scribe Steve Dahlman mid-span on the
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Pastry Chef Chris would call to sniff at me later in the day, in between bouts of coughing. My old beau's new beau spent the weekend in the hospital with a high fever. The test results arrived back yesterday afternoon. 'Yep,' Chris said. 'He's got swine flu.'
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There are many reasons why I choose to work from home. Among them: avoiding rush hour; avenging 15 years of an hour-long NYC commute; and evading boundary-ignoring clients. But the best reason I can think of is the one I see every time I step out onto my 38th floor Marina City balcony. Take a look a
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Recently finding out a Facebook friend is a neighbor at Marina City, it was only a matter of time before I came over to check out the view. Oh, envy. Oh, West Tower, why must you mock me so? Watch the video and see what I mean.
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Take a circular stroll with me around Marina City's 61st-floor, 360-degree deck with panoramic views of downtown Chicago and find out what truly keeps me in the corncobs.
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Readers frequently ask me, 'Should I move to Marina City?' Given my experience here, no, in my opinion I really don't think they should. Not unless a.) you think nothing I've ever written about the place is true, or b.) you're a masochist.
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Friends rarely believe me when I tell them about the grandmother on a rocking chair who lives in the walls at Marina City. At least, that's who it sounds like inhabits the cast-in-place concrete of my high-rise corncob home every time a stiff wind blows through downtown Chicago. Here's proof.
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So Gary Kimmel was finally sentenced to prison today. And Marina City's just fine without him. Here's a wrap-up of the pimp-dentist story in prose...and limerick.
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Kneeling in front of the toilet bowl shortly after I moved into my Marina City high-rise home, I realized there are some things newbie tower dwellers have to learn for themselves. No matter how long you stare at the water line, you're not going to see evidence of the building swaying. That was an ea
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I am a glutton for punishment. I have the evidence to prove it: this week I signed my fourth lease for life in my Marina City high-rise home. Unfortunately, a recent flyer slipped under proves the drama in the corncobs continues. And that the condo office staff still hasn't mastered the finer points
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My friend, Donn, the sole man, has been downsized out of a job. Now he's talking about downsizing his apartment. He's got a huge two-bedroom packed to the rafters with shiny nice things in a seedy corner of East Rogers Park. It's never a bad idea to bring your lifestyle into agreement with your inco
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Today that, as many have long suspected would happen, Marina City's formerly alleged pimp dentist (and former board member), Gary Kimmel, pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering in connection with a national prostitution ring operated out of several of Kimmel's condo apartments.