Matt Falco

I am an architect living in the Chicagoland area. I am also a small business owner that tends to spend way too much time in social media.

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Local News

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Local News

I enjoy local news sources, especially creative ones. Gapers Block is a Chicago web publication filled with great Chicago stories. And, they do a tremendous job keeping me updated on events around town. Besides the stories, I love checking out their Flickr Group for great photos around the Chicagoland area. Here is an example of [...]

Weekly Town Crier

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Weekly Town Crier

After a long hard week, enjoy this list of random links that we feel you may want to check out. Some may involve design, some may involve small business and others may just be something random we find interesting. Keep checking our site each Friday to find out what inspires or interests us. Feel free [...]

Out Sick

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Out Sick

So, you started your own business. You went out and left corporate America. Ventured into open waters. You can do it. Stay focused. Get clients. Meet deadlines. Get paid. If all goes well, but what happens if you get sick? Catch a cold or the dreaded flu and you’re out. Or, you have an accident. [...]

Sinkholes

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Sinkholes

Sinkhole: A natural depression in a land surface communicating with a subterranean passage, generally occurring in limestone regions and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof, as defined by answers.com Pretty scary. Look at this post’s photo taken in Guatemala after some heavy rains about a week ago. The purpose of this [...]

Abandoned Places

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Abandoned Places

I’m a sucker for old buildings. Not just old buildings kept in immaculate condition. I like the old ones that are neglected, forgotten…abandoned. Whether it’s trying to imagine what went on in them or why were they built? I think about what stories played out in their rooms. If there’s one major criticism I have [...]

Changes

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Changes

Change can be exciting. New beginnings, going forth into uncharted territories, so much fun you can puke. Joking aside, change can be hard to handle, especially for a construction project. If change isn’t managed properly  by all team members, it can shut down a job. When is change good? Change can fit into a project, [...]

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