#ForewordFriday: Singin' in the Rain Edition

By Meghan Bartels / On May 15th, 2015
This urban rain garden two blocks from the Island Press office doesn't just help the city manage rainwater, it's also educates urbanites about rain, serves as wildlife habitat and is a lovely place to enjoy a frozen yogurt afternoon snack.  
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A Tale of Two Urban Parks

By Rutherford Platt / On July 9th, 2014
Reposted from gazettenet.com with permission Among the world’s great urban streetscapes, there are few rivals to Chicago’s Michigan Avenue where an escarpment of landmark buildings to the west faces a collage of parks and the fabulous Chicago Art Institute to the east, with Lake Michigan beyond.