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'Morning Shift' #16: Brutal living
October 1, 2012
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'Morning Shift' #16: Brutal living
On Monday's Morning Shift, we look preview the SCOTUS docket, talk about the black construction labor force, examine the fate of Brutalist architecture, and discuss housing.
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The Former Prentice Women's HospitalBrule Laker
First, the Supreme Court begins its October Term today. John Marshall constitutional law professor Steve Schwinn previews the session.
SCOTUSblog1 hour ago ... Discussion of recent developments in U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence.
SCOTUS Begins October 2012 Term http://liicr.nl/QvcNn3LII @ Cornell Law
Major Legal Events This Week: SCOTUS is Back, Russian Court Considers "Innocence of Muslims" - Law Blog - WSJ http://on.wsj.com/O0h993Jennifer Smith
Then, the octogenarian founder of Soft Sheen products, Ed Garnder, called for a rally Sunday at 95th and Western to advocate for the hiring of black construction workers. WBEZ’s South Side bureau reporter Natalie Moore looks at the ongoing struggle to bring more construction jobs to the black community.
Black Chicagoans rally to demand construction jobsMore than a thousand protesters heed Ed Gardner’s call to highlight what he sees as a dearth of black workers at a Meijer construct...
Community answers Ed Gardner’s call to action - Chicago Sun-Times http://post.ly/9U34ubrian banks
Next, WBEZ’s morning producer Lauren Choolijan tells us what stories WBEZ is looking at for the week ahead.
The Morning Drive Podcast: MondayGood morning!Welcome to this edition of the Morn
Then, Brutalist architecture, once lauded, has recently been seen as little more than an architectural eyesore. Throughout the country, architectural preservationists are battling building owners to keep Brutalist buildings erect. In Chicago, the fight is centered over the Old Prentice Women’s Hospital, which Northwestern University wants to raze to make room for a new research center. Architecture blogger Lee Bey joins
Morning Shift
to weigh in on the debate over the survival of the Old Prentice and the brutalist legacy.
Old Prentice hospital #chicago http://instagr.am/p/QDPJ1SLr-P/Nick Lacke
Battle continues to save old Prentice Hospital in Chicago ...1 day ago ... Architecture preservationists continue the fight to save old Prentice Hospital, designed by Chicago architect Bertrand Go...
Lastly, according to new numbers by the the U.S. Census Bureau, some cities saw significant increases in downtown living. Chicago, which saw a 36 percent jump from 2000 to 2010, topped the list. Chicago magazine Deal Estate columnist Dennis Rodkin and James Loewenberg, co-CEO of the Magellan Development Group LLC, talk about the implications. To join the conversation, call 312.923.9239 or send a Tweet using the hashtag #MorningShift.
Deal Estate - ChicagoAbout This Blog Deal Estate: The Blog is the online extension of Chicago magazine's monthly "Deal Estate" column, which is written by Den...
