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“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” Arnold H. Glasow (American humorist) Let’s be honest. Things seem a bit…

By Maurice Champagne, Class of 2004 Now that CAF is about to move, maybe it’s time to notice the Borg Warner Building. Most of us ignore the building as we…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 When Roman mapmakers drew an unknown, unexplored region, they often labeled it "terra incognita"— meaning “unknown territory.” That could describe the Chicago Pedway. It’s…

By Claudia Winkler, Class of 2007 The Yard is the exciting new structure at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. Replacing the Skyline Stage, a seasonal music venue, it…

By Barbara Clark, Class of 2006, Millennium Park Tour Director Photos by the author In late 2017 Scott Stewart, Executive Director of the Millennium Park Foundation, sat down with me…

Greetings to everyone. This month’s letter will be a bit different. I usually use this forum to bring you all up to date on developments; the Move Task Force, led…

It’s a relatively slow news month for the CAF Volunteer community with adult and student walking tours in their off-season and the Volunteer Steering Committee on hiatus in February. So…

By Emily Clott, Class of 2912 Dear Jen, as we prepare to say good bye We’re sad yet joyful too and here is why. You’ve filled our heads with more…

By Susan Robertson, Class of 2009 Photos by the author Brent Hoffmann and I traveled to Morocco in January, and here are a few CAF audience-oriented highlights: Meet at Rick's…

“ Pretty as a picture!” It’s a comment about our city that so many can agree on: the general public, docents, volunteers, tourists, and travel agents among many others. Docent…