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Books, Culture, Venice

Monday Inspiration: Venice

by Jessica Mlinaric / December 28, 2015January 4, 2017

Is it just me or is everything coming up Venice?

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Architecture, Culture, New York City

Monday Inspiration – Renzo Piano

by Jessica Mlinaric / August 24, 2015January 4, 2017

The new Whitney Museum of American Art offers a vantage to admire at every angle.

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Architecture, Cleveland, Culture

Monday Inspiration – Frank Gehry

by Jessica Mlinaric / March 23, 2015January 4, 2017

With a shape compared to frozen custard, this building is definitely cool.

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Culture, Paris

Monday Inspiration: Parisian Spring

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 30, 2012January 4, 2017

Do you have a favorite season to see Paris?

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Arts, Cleveland, Culture

Monday Inspiration

by Jessica Mlinaric / January 16, 2012January 4, 2017

Fu Bayoshi offered perspective into a dynamic and tumultuous time of change in China.

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Chicago, Culture

Monday Inspiration

by Jessica Mlinaric / October 30, 2011January 4, 2017

What’s your favorite season in Chicago?

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Monday Inspiration

by Jessica Mlinaric / October 10, 2011January 4, 2017

I like it in the city when two worlds collide.

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Culture

Monday Inspiration

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 11, 2011

It’s spring fever.  That is what the name of it is.  And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what…

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Culture

Monday Inspiration

by Jessica Mlinaric / February 28, 2011January 6, 2017

The whole world is my native land.

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Monday Inspiration

by Jessica Mlinaric / January 31, 2011January 6, 2017

Inspiration courtesy of Tom Petty.

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