Weekly News Stories
Learn How Your Business Can Win with Social Media's Hottest Game: Foursquare
Join us on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm for the Educational Seminar “Checking In: Foursquare and Your Business” as Joel Morales from ext. 54 presents the “what, why and how” of foursquare,
the current social media craze that brings consumers to your front
door. Immediately following the session, all seminar attendees will
receive complimentary transportation and admission to the much
anticipated August Membership Connection at ZED451. RSVP by August 27, 2010.Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more and dialogue about how your business can capture consumers through this social media game. Attendees will also learn how they can build business through creative marketing opportunities and how to measure success and gain valuable insight about their customers in this process.
After the seminar, attendees can put their newly gained foursquare knowledge to the test! All seminar attendees who “check-in” on foursquare at the August Membership Connection at ZED451 will receive a special gift! Transportation will be provided from the seminar at Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. (430 N. Michigan Avenue) to ZED451 (739 N. Clark Street).
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Click here to RSVP.
Educational Seminar “Checking In: Foursquare and Your Business”
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Charles Schwab & Co, Inc, 430 N. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor Conference Room
August Membership Connection
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
5:30pm – 7:30pm
ZED451, 739 N. Clark Street
First Ever Tree Inventory Conducted for Michigan Avenue
Bartlett Tree Experts, a leading scientific tree and shrub care company, conducted a
tree inventory for The Magnificent Mile on Thursday, August 12 and Friday,
August 13, 2010. This is the first time a tree inventory has been
conducted on The Magnificent Mile, and the team at Bartlett Tree
Experts, led by Scott Jamieson and Erik Grossnickle, members of Planning
and Advocacy’s Public Way Committee, generously donated their time,
talent and resources to perform this important audit. More than 300 trees were inventoried, and data was collected including height, diameter, condition, species and more. This valuable information is currently being processed into a detailed report that will be made available to GNMAA and its members. The data has also been submitted to the US Forest Service, which will be able to provide interesting statistics on the value of the trees, such as their ability to capture storm water and pollutants, cooling benefits, etc. The real value in the tree inventory is the resulting tree management plan, as the collected data is turned into a useful plan that can be used to help manage the tree assets on the Avenue.
The Association is grateful to GNMAA member Bartlett Tree Experts for their contribution to the Avenue, and we look forward to sharing the results in the near future. For more information on Bartlett Tree Experts, please visit their website at www.bartlett.com.
Lights Festival Is Coming! Submit Your Holiday Activities for Promotion
It is not too early to start thinking about the million guests that will flock to The Magnificent Mile neighborhood for the 19th Annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival® presented by Harris
on November 20, 2010. We want to promote your holiday packages, special
offers and activities to these special guests and to visitors
throughout the holiday season! Click here to download a participation form. Submissions due no later than Monday, September 13, 2010.
Guster to Conclude Summer Concert Series
Don’t miss your final chance to rock out on The Magnificent Mile at the free lunchtime Summer Concert Series presented by Walgreens.
This Friday, August 27, at 12noon, Guster will bring their acoustic
jams to a plaza full of eager fans at the John Hancock Center. Join us
as Guster fills the air with 20 years worth of popular tunes. Opening
act is Gregory Hyde. Click here to listen to their new single "Do You Love Me?".
See Yourself in Our Events Photo Gallery!
Enjoy photos from the following recent events:GNMAA July Membership Connection (July 22)
GNMAA Annual Cruise (August 10)
Neighborhood News
“Transformers 3” Filming Notice
August 25 - 27, 2010
“Transformers 3” will be filming Wednesday,
Thursday & Friday, August 25-27 in the downtown area near Wabash
& Washington. Disruption to traffic will be minimal.
PARKING RESTICTIONS:
Wednesday, August 24 at 9:00pm – Saturday, August 27 at 2:00am
Both Sides of Wabash: Randolph to Monroe
North Side of Randolph: Garland to Wabash
South Side of Washington: Michigan to Wabash
North Side of Madison: Michigan to Wabash
South Side of Washington: Wabash to State (August 26, 8:00am – 6:00pm only)
From @ The CTA Newsletter:
New Adopt-A-Station Program Places Emphasis on Commitment to Cleanliness:
When the Adopt-A-Station program was created in 1997, the concept was
to give business and community groups the opportunity to partner with
the CTA for station beautification projects. In recent years, it allowed
for adoptions through art installations in rail stations to create a
more inviting and attractive atmosphere. Read More.
Testing of CTA’s Prototype Rail Cars: The
5000-series prototype rail cars continue to undergo in-service testing.
The 10 prototypes are currently running along the Blue Line. The rail
cars offer a variety of new features and technologies to benefit CTA
customers. Read More.
