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	<title>Renaissance Hotels Lifestyle Blog &#124; R Life &#187; Chicago</title>
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		<title>New Pop Art Exhibit at Renaissance Blackstone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 18:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Pop art and comic book fanatics, get thee to the Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel. Now going through the end of August, Chicago-born artist Erik DeBat is exhibiting new pieces from &#8220;Risk &#038; Reward&#8221; in the hotel&#8217;s Art Hall. 
DeBat joins a roster of young and emerging talent showcased by the property in an homage to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Restaurant Weeks in Renaissance Cities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Photo: Mizuna]

If you think Restaurant Week is reserved for hoity-toity joints you’ll never be able to afford, think again. The twice-yearly event is going on right now (or, in some cases, will be taking place soon) in a plethora of cities, so grab your wallet and favorite foodie friend for a night of chowing down.
Click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People Are Talking About Bar Novo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Swa-Rai is a fashion and lifestyle blog that digs Bar Novo, located inside the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. The blog’s owner, Rai, recently attended the bar’s one-year anniversary party and the launch of the RLifeTM LIVE series, which featured a performance by Neon Trees.
To describe Bar Novo’s Strawberry Rhubarb Collins, she writes: “Absolutely one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good to Be A Gangster at Blackstone Chicago</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Legend has it that the Renaissance Blackstone Chicago is a still-standing bed of gangster history. In 1931, Charles &#8220;Lucky&#8221; Luciano is said to have gathered a group of gangsters for the first-ever Crime Convention. The intention of the convention was to divide power among the different mob bosses.
And the shady business doesn&#8217;t stop there. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting-edge Artist Shoots Blackstone Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Manchester-based photographer, Matthew Comer, put together an impressive video documenting his stay at the Renaissance Blackstone in Chicago not all that long ago. It caught our eye and we had to learn more about this guy.
It didn&#8217;t take us long to realize that Matthew is a pretty well-known photographer with images displayed in Urban Outfitters, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best of Chicago: Plan a Perfect Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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While staying at a Renaissance in Chicago, whether it&#8217;s the Blackstone,  O&#8217;Hare  Suites or Downtown, you might not want to leave the plush bed in your room. But we encourage you to do just that. Leave the hotel. Explore the city.
If you’re at a loss for how to spend your spare time in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dinner for Wine Lovers at Renaissance Schaumburg Tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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If you&#8217;re in the Chicago area, we may have an event for you tonight. It all depends on one thing: whether you like wine and food. We&#8217;re guessing you like at least one of the two.
Renaissance Schaumburg will be hosting a special dinner for wine lovers tonight from 6pm-9pm. Sam &#38; Harry&#8217;s, located inside the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maxwell Tour Heats Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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The marriage between Renaissance and Maxwell is getting steamier. Between Maxwell&#8217;s hotel appearances and killer shows on this tour, we&#8217;re pretty psyched to be joining forces with him. Check out this video clip below of Maxwell meeting fans at the Renaissance Blackstone Chicago.
Want to get in on our summer fling with the soulful singer? Enter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Intimate with Maxwell at Renaissance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Maxwell’s tour is keeping the singer busy traveling. As proud sponsors of his tour, we’re offering something special to guests who are staying at select Renaissance hotels when the Maxwell show strolls through. Guests staying at the Renaissance in Chicago, DC, or New York will gain access to intimate gatherings with the star, select VIP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outlaw Graffiti</title>
		<link>http://www.therenaissancelife.com/1621/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mercat a la Planxa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Did you know&#8230;Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel was the onetime hangout of gangsters such as Al Capone?  Thursday, February 18th, this hotel will become the hangout for the underground art scene with work by celebrated street artist Kaves – the original street artist from Brooklyn whose work has been immortalized in multiple books, the Rock and Roll [...]]]></description>
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