Barre raising

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The Joffrey is leaving New York City to escape high production costs, and to win a fresh financial start after years of deficits. The co-founder Gerald Arpino was willed the works of the late Robert Joffrey in 1988, and has kept the company afloat ever since.

Author: Stoner, Carroll
Management, Biography, Location, Company Profile, Ballet companies, Arpino, Gerald, Joffrey Ballet Company

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Shock city

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In 1950 a guide book entitled 'Chicago Confidential' which detailed the seedier side of Chicago, IL, was written by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer. The popularity of the book and the changes which have occurred in Chicago over the past 50 years are discussed.

Author: Bergmann, Joy
Influence, Lait, Jack, Mortimer, Lee

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Rx for a troubled city

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Politicians, journalists, executives and other public figures articulate their own solutions to crime, drugs, decaying infrastructure, and other problems of Chicago. Their solutions range from giving tax money to the poor to emphasizing education.

Urban renewal, Illinois

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Subjects list: Social aspects, Chicago, Illinois
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