Ron

I'm an Energy Management/Energy Efficiency minded individual who loves Chicago and Toronto. I love Energy, I love progress and I love sustainability.

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flipped into Toronto the free
Canada
The Biggest Surprises in the Canadian Election Results
VICE - Sarah Berman
If you sat down to watch the election results roll in Monday evening, chances are you were prepared for a long ass nailbiter of a night. The 2019 campaign was loaded with scandal and smears, and polls
16 hours ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Andrew Scheer
Federal election 2019: Andrew Scheer to face questions about future as Conservative Leader after Liberal win
The Globe and Mail - James Keller
Andrew Scheer reduced the Liberals to a minority government, but the Conservative Leader failed to unseat Justin Trudeau even as the Prime Minister was haunted by a series of scandals and missteps. The
17 hours ago
Ron
flipped into Entrepreneur Ventures
Business
6 Key Steps Required to Get You From a Good Idea to a Sustainable Business
Inc Magazine - Martin Zwilling
People with a new dream don't realize that the idea is just the beginning -- most of the hard work is still ahead. As a new business advisor and occasional investor, I get approached regularly by people
1 day ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Toronto Raptors
Not an Underdog Story
The Players' Tribune - By Kyle Lowry
I get asked all the time now to explain the feeling. What’s it feel like to win your first championship? It seems like a simple question to answer. …
1 day ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
University of Toronto
Toronto’s Slang Isn’t ‘New.’ It’s Black
VICE - Sharine Taylor
The way “Toronto” talks has been the subject of headlines for the past few weeks, in a terribly embarrassing way. It began with a Vanity Fair video, followed by an article sharing the research of a University
1 day ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Pierre Trudeau
Buckle up -- Canada's election will be a cliffhanger
CNN - By Paula Newton, CNN
Montreal (CNN) — Nasty. It is not a word associated much with Canada -- except perhaps with the winters here. But during this election campaign, nastiness has been one of the only unifying themes, as trade
2 days ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Pierre Trudeau
Election Day in Canada: What you need to know
The Washington Post - By Amanda Coletta
TORONTO — Canadian voters head to the polls Monday to decide whether to give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a second mandate. Canada has a long history of reelecting its first-term prime ministers who led
1 day ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Pierre Trudeau
Battered Trudeau team sees sign of Canadian election hope after...
Reuters - David Ljunggren
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, hit by scandals and locked in a near dead-heat ahead of Monday’s election, has put away his teleprompter and taken his campaign on the offensive.
2 days ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Pierre Trudeau
Former sensation Justin Trudeau fighting for his political life in Canada’s election
The Washington Post - By Amanda Coletta
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the selfie-snapping Liberal leader who swept to power and international fame four years ago with promises of “sunny ways,” heads into Monday’s federal election
3 days ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Lifestyle (Canada)
Why did our children stop walking to school?
The Globe and Mail - Naomi Buck
As a kindergarten student in 1977, I set out every morning into the vastness of North Toronto. Having been ditched by my older brother at the first hill (he had a reputation to maintain), I would join
3 days ago
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Luol Deng retires as a member of the Bulls
wgntv.com - Larry Hawley
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 5: Luol Deng #9 of the Chicago Bulls drives to the basket against the Miami Heat on December 5, 2013 at United Center in …
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
U.S. Politics
Teacher strikes are changing. The Chicago walkout proves it.
Vox
Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district are on strike, indefinitely canceling classes for more than a quarter of a million students. About 25,000 Chicago teachers and support staff didn’t
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Ice Cream
Why This 95-Year-Old Rainbow Ice Cream is Chicago’s most legendary dessert - Business Insider
Business Insider - INSIDER
Herrine Ro: For the past 95 years, The Original Rainbow Cone has been Chicago's favorite ice cream. Customer: This is just a very famous neighborhood place that we grew up coming to. For me, it just brings
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Canada
Scheer overturns a longstanding Conservative belief: Foreign aid is in our national interest
The Globe and Mail - David Webster
David Webster is a history professor at Bishop’s University and co-editor of A Samaritan State Revisited: Historical Perspectives on Canadian Aid. When Andrew Scheer announced that, if elected prime minister,
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Investing (Canada)
David Rosenberg pegs Canada's recession odds at 80% in 'crude, condos and cannabis' economy
financialpost.com - Bloomberg News
Canada’s economy has been a bright spot in the dimming global economy — but perhaps not for much longer, according to several bold calls at …
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Canada
From blackface to 'values', race becomes more overt issue in Canada election
Reuters - By David Ljunggren and Kelsey Johnson
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has long prided itself on its multiculturalism and racial harmony, but the 2019 election campaign has exposed racial tensions, including pictures of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Believe it or not, this $10.6M palace with horse pastures is in the middle of Buckhead
Curbed - Josh Green
Alongside mega-mansions such as Tyler Perry’s former Buckhead estate, this eight-bedroom palace off Northside Drive is about as close as well-to-do Atlantans can come to living like rural European aristocracy.
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Toronto the free
Jagmeet Singh
New poll shows NDP ‘surge’ and major bump in approval for Jagmeet Singh
thestar.com - Alex Ballingall
The New Democratic Party and its leader Jagmeet Singh are making big gains in popular support and favourability in the final days of the campaign, a …
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Opinion
Obama’s strange and irresponsible endorsement of Justin Trudeau
The Washington Post - By J.J. McCullough
The notion of a “bromance” between President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has always struck me as one of the most painfully contrived political tropes of recent years. Trudeau
5 days ago
Ron
flipped into Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
North of Atlanta, community of mini moderns in the mountains is priced from $275K
Curbed - Josh Green
Just in time for nippy nights, crinkly leaves, and so much fleece, a planned community of modestly sized modern houses is debuting its model unit—and promoting itself as an eco-friendly, style-forward
6 days ago
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Chicago, IL
The Loop’s Clark Adams Building to become Chicago’s largest coliving project
Curbed - Jay Koziarz
A 92-year-old Loop office building will become Chicago’s largest coliving project yet. Local developer CityPads is planning to purchase the upper floors of the 41-story Clark Adams Building and invest
October 14
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Chicago, IL
Springfield hostile to Lightfoot's new Chicago casino plan
chicagobusiness.com - Greg Hinz
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's new plan to revive a proposed Chicago casino by having it jointly owned by a city-state commission is in danger of floundering …
October 15
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Starbucks' Largest Location Ever Is Opening & They Will Serve Cocktails
sheknows.com - Kristine Cannon
Nearly 30 years ago, Starbucks opened its first store outside of Seattle, its birthplace. The store was located in Chicago, and since, more than 130 …
October 14
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Chicago, IL
Could Chicagoans Soon See Pot Sold On Magnificent Mile?
nbcchicago.com
The city council is considering Mayor Lightfoot's revised zoning plan for recreational marijuana sales. NBC 5's Phil Rogers reports.
6 days ago
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Exelon
Pramaggiore exits Exelon amid federal probe
chicagobusiness.com
In a surprise move, Anne Pramaggiore, one of the most high-profile businesswomen in Chicago, has retired from Exelon effective immediately. The …
October 15
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Obama Foundation
Obama Foundation gets $2.5 million grant for Obama Museum art collections in obama center
suntimes.com - Lynn Sweet
WASHINGTON – The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation pledged $2.5 million to the Obama Foundation for “inaugural art installations” in the Obama museum, as …
6 days ago
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Chicago, IL
New "Cloud Buster' Attraction Opens at Navy Pier
nbcchicago.com
There's a new attraction for kids and adults at navy pier that is sure to give them a new perspective of our great city. Cloud Buster is a …
6 days ago
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Food
The World’s-Largest Starbucks in Chicago Will Serve Malört Cocktails
Eater - Ashok Selvam
The countdown continues for Starbucks, as the coffee company prepares to open its largest store ever along downtown Chicago’s famous Mag Mile. Chicago’s Starbucks Reserve Roastery should open on November
October 15
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Chicago, IL
Lake Shore Drive could be renamed after one of Chicago’s founders
Curbed - Sara Freund
Earlier this year, Congress Parkway ditched Congress Parkway for Ida B. Wells Drive—a tribute that honors the African American woman who led civil rights and women’s rights movements until she died in
October 14
Ron
flipped into Chicago the Great
Chicago, IL
Macy's makeover can begin with these four steps
chicagobusiness.com - SARAH HALZACK
Macy’s Inc. is having a miserable year. With meager sales growth and a lackluster annual forecast, it is currently the worst-performing stock in the …
October 15

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