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“True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” ― Oprah Winfrey
CHICAGO NEWS
• Nouveau Tavern is back in the news and this time the fate of the “restaurant” and bar that hasn’t been well received since opening in October 2013, lies in the hands of an appellate court following an eviction order. the eviction stems from approximately $25,000 in unpaid rent. [DNA INFO CHICAGO]
NATIONAL NEWS
• A key element of Starbucks’ initiative to stimulate discussion of race has ended as of Sunday and associates would no longer be asked to write “Race Together,” or place similar stickers on cups given to customers. Race Together saw it’s share of criticism. [WSJ]
WORLD NEWS
• The man who led Singapore’s separation from Malaysia taking it from a third world country to one of world’s leading wealth management centers, as well as it’s longest serving Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew has died. [REUTERS]
• A sharp increase in pollution affecting Paris and other cities in northern France has French authorities clamping down on drivers and imposing car restrictions. Only motorists with odd-numbered plates will be allowed to drive with exceptions for electric or hybrid vehicles as well as emergency vehicles; Public transportation will be free as well car-sharing and bike-sharing programs. [BBC]
SPORTS
• Bracket Busters! Over the weekend, many highly favored schools went down in flames as the NCAA tournament rolled along. #1 seeded Villanova slew of other top seeded teams fell to lower seed teams. Duke’s Jahlil Okafor dominated. Wichita State Shockers shocked Kansas. How did your bracket fare? [USA TODAY]
BUSINESS
• Tenet, the third-biggest publicly traded hospital chain, will pay about $425 million in cash to Welsh Carson Tenet to form outpatient surgical venture. Tenet will contribute 44 freestanding surgery centers and 20 imaging locations, Welsh will add 202 ambulatory surgery centers and 16 surgical hospitals. Tenet’s Chicago area hospitals are: Weiss (Louis A.) Memorial, Westlake, West Suburban and MacNeal hospitals. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Young Money! The gallery of Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Department, S|2, has recruited rapper Drake as a curator to “explore the dialogue between music and art.” Drake will choose songs to go with each work by the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Glenn Ligon, Kara Walker, Nick Cave, Rashid Johnson, Wangechi Mutu, David Hammons and Kehinde Wiley to be heard at listening stations around the gallery. [PAGE SIX]
• Over the weekend: Bruce Willis celebrated his 60th birthday at Harlow in NYC; Rob Kardashian posted a cryptic Instagram picture liking his sister Kim Kardashian to Rosamund Pike’s character in “Gone Girl;” Kerry Washington was honored at the 2015 GLAAD Media Awards where Zoe Saldana defended Dolce & Gabbana; Jennifer Lawrence on the promo trail for Serena which will be released on on Video on Demand, called Bradley Cooper her work husband without the sex. [US WEEKLY]
FASHION
• J. Crew’s sales at its stores open more than a year fell 2 percent in 2014 and revenue decreased slightly to $620.7 million with comparable sales sliding 5 percent during the holiday quarter. CEO Mickey Drexler said one of biggest problem was that J. Crew filled its stores with clothes that women really just weren’t into. J. Crew is betting that the way to get ahead of the pack is not with new marketing tactics or store designs, but to simply make better, more appealing clothes.[WASHINGTON POST]
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