Serving the Loop and Near North neighborhoods of downtown Chicago
Photo: Wallenda, T team up to promote Fairfield hotels

Mr. T and Nik Wallenda May 22, 2016 – (Left) Two awesome guys with Chicago connections, helping Marriott International sell its Fairfield Inn & Suites brand.

Nik Wallenda (right), who high-wire walked across the Chicago River on November 2, 2014, did a high-wire walk over The Flatiron Building, the 22-story triangle-shaped building in New York, on May 17 to promote the hotel.

Chicago native Lawrence Tureaud (aka Mr. T) is currently starring as “Mr. Guaran-T” in a new series of commercials for Fairfield. They met up at a television event in New York.

“What an inspirational individual,” Wallenda says of Mr. T. “He was the same man in the green room as he was in front of the crowd.”

(Photo obtained from Nik Wallenda. Click on image to view larger version.)

Bally’s vs. City Council: Did Chicago’s casino contract deal the city a bad hand?
Bally’s vs. City Council: Did Chicago’s casino contract deal the city a bad hand?
The art of slow travel: Finding serenity and simple pleasures in Shipshewana
The art of slow travel: Finding serenity and simple pleasures in Shipshewana
League of Women Voters cancels 5th District forum after Quigley does not respond
League of Women Voters cancels 5th District forum after Quigley does not respond
Sheriff deputies to supplement CPD following gang shooting in River North
Sheriff deputies to supplement CPD following gang shooting in River North
New sheriff, new rules: Fed Chief Warsh signals higher mortgage rates ahead
New sheriff, new rules: Fed Chief Warsh signals higher mortgage rates ahead
What is Alderman Martin smoking? The risky return of the single-stairway apartment
What is Alderman Martin smoking? The risky return of the single-stairway apartment
Culture is big business: Arts sector accounts for 16% of Loop jobs
Culture is big business: Arts sector accounts for 16% of Loop jobs
Chicago’s proposed ‘Tenant Bill of Rights’ could cost both landlords and renters
Chicago’s proposed ‘Tenant Bill of Rights’ could cost both landlords and renters
Chicago real estate feud boils over as MLS shuts down Zillow’s data access
Chicago real estate feud boils over as MLS shuts down Zillow’s data access
Jewelers Building to get $25M hospitality-driven renovation
Jewelers Building to get $25M hospitality-driven renovation
ChicagoFilming.com Chicago MLS Pro Aqua Condo Homes Marina City Condo Homes Chicago MLS Pro