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Features It Can Happen Here 17 Warning signs and safely procedures for workplace violence - by Bill Hooker, ARM Internet 101 21 An lAPD-funded study explores internet history, plus steps for Web site development - by Michael W. Klitzing, M.A., Ed. and Joseph D.Teaff, Ed.D. Benefits-based Programming 41 No. 3 in a series on the benefits of parks and recreation - by Kay Kaslet Forest, CAE Special Focus Chicago Wilderness 26 Urban dwellers in Chicagoland find beauty and biodiversity in woodlands, prairies and wetlands - by Sandi Stein Reactivating Community Parks with Architecture 30 Two Chicago park areas find new vitality with beautiful and thoughtfully designed structures - by David Woodhouse, FAIA Champaign in Bloom 34 Oftentimes a flower bed is the first effort made to recover a blighted neighborhood - by Amanda Roesch The Spirit of Urban Beauty 37 A colorful garden in Chicago's South Loop draws lunch crowds, swing dancers and artists - by Katherine Gierut |
Surrounded by taxi-packed streets in Chicago's booming South Loop business district is an oasis called the "Spirit of Music Garden." This space basically was forgotten until the Chicago Park District revitalized it in 1998 with landscaping, benches, umbrellas, a dance floor and antique lighting. Now the area is resplendant with flowers and draws swing dancers to the Chicago Summer Dance program, artists from Gallery 37 in the Parks and city residents who just want a pretty place to sit. For more on this story, see page 37.Photograph by Chris McGuire. Departments From the Editor 4 Are You on Board? 6 Advice for boards and executives Eye on the Profession 8 What will I do with the second half of my life? Partnerships 10 Gurnee gussies up for a year 2000 festival Statehouse Insider 12 Governor approves park and forest preserve initiatives Mixed Media 43 Preventing printing disasters Our Natural Resources 45 Dogged pursuits, plus a DNR phone list People and Places 51 |