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Holiday Cheer, Thanksgiving's Near; Plus, Black Wednesday Bashes
Last night, on our way out of a make-your-own-purse party at a condo on North Lake Shore Drive, my friends Jenny and Melissa, and I asked the building's doorman for suggestions on nearby places to proceed with our evening.
“Walk that way and take a left,” he said, pointing toward Irving Park Road. “Then go a couple more blocks until you see a big glittery sign...
On the Market
A Lap Pool in Noble Square
List Price: $1.65 million
The Property: Situated west of the Kennedy and centered around Grand Avenue, Noble Square is one of those semi-secret Chicago neighborhoods some people whiz right past without realizing it’s there. Well, there’s a secret within the secret...
Every Which Way Italian
Dean's (Wish) List
Dean Zanella, the chef of 312 Chicago for years, is partnering with Mia Francesca’s Scott Harris to open Aldino’s (626 S. Racine Ave.), a 120-seat Italian restaurant/deli in the old Rico’s and La Scala spot near the UIC pavilion. “A better word than...
Going Rogue
Don't-miss picks for 11.18.09 through 11.24.09: Take heed, Palin: You're not the only rogue on tour. Vagabond Opera brings klezmer cabaret to Chicago. … Plus, Moth Story Slam returns … Peter Gallagher recollects … Osgood and Kogan toast Chicago (and we toast them) … and more
Housing Bulletin
Widow of the Director John Hughes Buys Lake Forest Mansion
Sale Price: $5.2 million
List Price: $5.795 million
Nancy L. Hughes, the widow of the director John Hughes, has paid $5.2 million for the Lake Forest mansion owned by the developer Robert Shaw. John Hughes, who died of a heart attack on August 6th, was the director of a number of films...
Weekend photos: Double A @ Mercadito
Bringing new meaning to "open bar": Double A (108 W. Kinzie St., lower level; 312-329-2444), the exclusive 65-seat lounge that launched downstairs from Mercadito last Thursday. Mixology takes centerstage at this sleek spot, where bartenders whip together elaborate drinks—dreamed up by the cocktail consultancy known as the Tippling Bros...
Designer Discounts in Buffalo Grove
Frugal Finds
The Chicago native Jill Sevelow loves finding great deals on clothing and accessories. “I’ve always been a bargain hunter,” she says. “I love the thrill of the hunt. I’ve never paid full-price for anything in my life.” So the former department store buyer opened...
Sale of the Week
River Forest’s Priciest 2009 Sale
List Price: $2.695 million
Sale Price: $2.1 million
The Property: This elegant Mediterranean house in River Forest was the town’s first home this year to sell for over $2 million. In 2008, five homes in River Forest sold for over $2 million. In 2007, there were three sales in that price range.
Dish Flash
Big news over at Branch 27 (1371 W. Chicago Ave.; 312-850-2700), the West Town American bistro that opened this past April: Chef Bob Zrenner is leaving on November 19th and will be replaced by John Manion, lately of Goose Island Brewpub. “They want me to take...
When Facebook and Real Life Collide
A few months ago, I found myself enmeshed in a dispute with someone who had winked at me on match.com. When I checked out his profile and saw I was one year older than the upper limit of his preferred age range (though he and I are the exact same age), I couldn’t refrain from asking why he had bothered reaching out to a senior citizen. “Women in their 20s are just easier,” he snipped...
Housing Bulletin
Scott Turow’s Glencoe House Under Contract
List Price: $5.9 million
Sale Price: Not yet known
The novelist Scott Turow’s Glencoe lakefront home, which has been on the market for $5.9 million, is under contract with a buyer, Turow’s real estate agent confirmed for Deal Estate on Wednesday.
On the Market
Terrace Views of Lake View
List Price: $649,999
The Property: This three-bedroom condo, with large terraces on its north and south sides, occupies the 16th-floor of a 17-story Lake View building that offers unimpeded panoramic views in most directions. As you will see in the video, the south terrace, with views of Wrigley Field and the Chicago skyline, is nicely finished. The much larger north terrace...
A New Kind of Bar
Animated Cookies
Joe Bova and Jeff Steinberg, respectively an animator and a screenwriter, plan to open a bakery called Cookie Bar (2475 N. Lincoln Ave.) next month in a former Lincoln Park Starbucks. An animator and screenwriter? “In our private lives we entertained a lot,” says Steinberg. “People always loved anything we would bring to dinner parties. We started getting calls from...
The Life of Byron
Don't-miss picks for 11.11.09 through 11.17.09: Cool jazz meets the king of klezmer … House Theatre meets rocker Jon Langford … Bartók meets the movies … Frank Lloyd Wright meets happy hour … and more
Housing Bulletin
Renting Unsold Condos
At the height of the condo boom, many investors snapped up under-construction condos, planning to turn around and sell them upon or shortly after completion. In the crash years, reselling has proved difficult, leaving some investors bleeding money as their condos sit unsold. Justin Elliott, the founder and CEO of Chicago Apartment Finders (which leases about 6,000 apartments each year), suggests that investors consider renting those condo until the market becomes more stable...
Mom-Tot Boutique in Lincoln Square
Phase-Free Fashion
As a mother of three, Ellen Sternweiler knows how difficult shopping can be at each stage of pregnancy. Like any expecting mother, she searched for items that kept her changing body comfortable from season to season. “I got really tired of having to buy
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Renting Unsold CondosAny suggestions for people who live in condo buildings with the number of rental units already maxed out? We can only have 2 of the 14 units in our building inhabited by renters. What can the rest... |
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Pet SmartI read this article in TAILS and loved it. Nate gave some great tips for living with a pet, and seemed to be speaking to "everyday" people with animals in their homes. His ideas were easy to... |
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The Lab MystiqueUp to 8th grade, Lab was fine. 9th grade at Lab was the worst experience of my life, and I'm so glad I transferred. Seriously, U-High is awful. Don't send your kids there. |
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When Facebook and Real Life CollideYou're right, LK, 40 is the new 30. And if that's true then I guess 30 is the new 20, which makes me barely of legal drinking age. A kegger should be right up my alley. :) |
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A New Kind of BarI want to get drunk at the Cookie Bar. yum. |
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Trashed: The death of Michael York and how heroin has invaded the Chicago suburbsBryan, as a mother of a 21yr old. boy who has been struggling with a heroin addiction here in Lake Zurich, I just want to thank you so much for shedding light on the truth of Heroin. It is a... |
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Terrace Views of Lake ViewRobin Miner, the agent on this property, tells me that it has been taken off the market temporarily but that interested potential buyers can still set up showings through her. |
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A Lap Pool in Noble SquareMaybe no other houses for sale right now have indoor pools, but what about others in town that have had them in the past? Joan Cusack's house downtown has an indoor pool in the basement. |
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Becoming ChicagoWhile I'm rather late in reading this, I totally sympathize, Jeff. I do take comfort in being that parent of a Chicagoan. |
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Dish FlashYou can put syrup on shit but that still doesn't make it pancakes |
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