Chicago weekly Newcity reports on an exciting proposal by Chicago to create a new district for the creative industries in what's called the Spice Barrel District on the Near South Side. Four buildings, old factories and warehouses, have been selected for conversion into not only studios and galleries, but especially office spaces, workshops, and a small-business incubator group to stir up and support creative entrepreneurship, from design houses to comedy troupes.
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