Give an Inch
The Five
Don’t-miss events for 04.08.09 through 04.14.09
1. Schadenfreude Rent Parties @ Gallery Cabaret
2. Dr. Dog @ Double Door
3. Hedwig and the Angry Inch @ American Theater Company
Year: 2009
Chinese to Order, Edited Yard Sales, and More
Last week, Pagoda Red launched a new site with searchable capabilities—just the thing for anyone with a taste for Chinese furniture and a size-restrictive space to fill. In addition to combing through the collection by category or key words, you can punch in dimensions and see a selection of items that fit the bill. Sign up for the informative newsletter and you’ll get weekly previews of sale items, notices of special events, and monthly editions of the Pagoda Red Book, a journal of Chinese art, culture, and design. Subscribe before May 30 and you’ll also have a chance to win this groovy green-lacquered 19th Century roundback chair, delivered free to anyone in the lower 48. The Web site wasn’t the only birth in the Pagoda family—owner Betsy Nathan just had her fourth baby boy, Nate, and “hands are full and so is life,” she reports.
Student Design
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The Savannah College of Art and Design has a product development division called Working Class Studio that cultivates the talents of teachers and students, resulting in a whole line of home accessories that are sold at boutiques around the country. The items, ranging from stationery to plastic plates, are not expensive (the lampshades shown above are around $45) and look great. The line is available locally at Sprout Home, among other retailers, which are listed on the organization’s Web site.
—Gina Bazer
Housing Bulletin: Helping Grad Students Find a Home
This summer and fall, a new crop of students will be arriving in Chicago to start their studies at the city’s various law, medical, and other postgraduate programs—and each of those students needs a place to live. Leave it to two recent grads of Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management to see a splendid business opportunity in…
Gotta Have Faith
After opening the West Loop dance club Bon V (1100 W. Randolph St.) in September 2007, then subsequently closing his other bar, Lincoln Park’s Ta’Too, in May 2008, Hunter Cannon, 36 and the father of a four-year-old, decided to take stock of his nightlife ventures. “I couldn’t see myself spending all my time in a … Read more
Beer Market
Wall Street is struggling, but at a new stock market–themed bar in River North, the beer flows fast and cheap
Shop for New Parents in Lincoln Park
Laughing Stock
Selling baby furniture, bedding, toiletries, toys, clothing, and more under one roof, giggle (2116 N. Halsted St.; 773-296-6228, giggle.com) recently opened its first Midwest location, providing a new resource for expecting parents in Chicago. “We’re less of a baby store and more of a new-parent store,” says giggle founder and CEO, Ali Wing. With a mission to help urban parents, giggle tries to find products that solve city problems such as…
Designers Sell Their Stashes
The sales just keep getting better and better. Interior designers Tom Stringer, Shea Soucie, Martin Horner, Marshall Erb, and Frank Ponterio are all participating in a sale of their private collections of furnishings, fixtures, and home accessories. An invitation-only preview event will take place on April 29, then the sale continues from April 30 to May 3 (Thursday, 10AM to 6PM; Friday and Saturday, 10AM to 5PM; Sunday, noon to 5PM) at 372 W. Ontario St., ground Floor. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Infant Welfare Society.
—Gina Bazer
Putting Up The Ritz
Luxury residences arise at Terra site
Here’s The Lowdown
Price cuts bring condos in line with area homes