You know how Chicago is so dang proud to be the City in the Garden? The Urbs in Horto? Well, did you know that LA has more than 2x as much parkland as Chicago and NYC, the freaking concrete jungle, has 3x as much? Guess we're not doing as great as we'd like to think. What can we do about it? How about starting by investigating the evolving conditions of public space in Chicago, from large spaces like Millennium Park to the development of streets and gardens in the neighborhoods. In a new exhibit called "OPEN: New Designs for Public Space," the Chicago Architecture Foundation does just that. more ›

Chicagoist got all wonked out of shape earlier this week about the (utterly ridiculous) photography ban at Millennium Park, but while we were raising our eyebrows and shaking our heads, Travel + Leisure magazine was dripping sugar-coated goodwill all over our city’s new gem. more ›