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“Margiela is ready for a new charismatic creative soul”-Renzo Rosso
CHICAGO NEWS
• Progress on The 606 project is being made as construction crews will begin laying concrete this week. Formerly called the Bloomingdale Project, the “elevated trail will serve as an urban oasis connecting several neighborhoods: Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square and Humboldt Park.” [DNAINFO]
NATIONAL NEWS
• Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian may be the man to rescue the ailing after many casinos have shuttered or struggling to stay afloat. [WASHINGTON POST]
WORLD NEWS
• Facebook is working on their own mobile payments system. Facebook in 2012 acquired startup Karma in their effort to build up monetization prowess on mobile platforms. [GUARDIAN]
SPORTS
• A series of upsets swept through college football Saturday Ole Miss routed #3 Alabama. In celebration, some Ole Miss students took the goalposts and will cut it into 30 pieces. [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson will take the stand as a witness “in the U.S.’s defense of its bailout of AIG.” Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke are also reported to take the stand later this week. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• She’s pregnant! Blake Lively, actress and founder of lifestyle site Preserve has confirmed her and husband Ryan Reynolds will be expecting their first child. [PRESERVE]
FASHION
• Galliano IS headed to Margiela. Renzo Russo, President of OTB Group which controls Maison Martin Margiela and few other iconic fashion brands confirmed. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Marion Cotillard
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