If it seems like the struggle over plans to redevelop the shuttered Lincoln Park Hospital as a mix of homes, retail, and offices has been going on a long time, get this: some of the players say it’s rooted, in part, in a struggle 27 years ago over a residential project about six blocks away…
Sean Cowan, a designer whose former home we featured last summer, has started a blog…
A conversation with his wife, Cheri, about whether he’d accept the nomination… and about the similarly grueling life choice of being a Cubs fan.
Groupon peels back the curtain with its S-1 filing, in advance of its eagerly awaited IPO. So why is everyone talking about moats and “adjusted CSOI”?
The singles tell us their dream dinner dates, discuss their dream jobs, reveal the coolest places they’ve visited, and more
Making a new home’s outdoor spaces welcoming took vision, hard work, and a sense of fun
When Catharina Maerklin and her family moved from Germany to Evanston two years ago, they brought a lot of baby gear and toys with them. “So many people stopped us on the street to ask us about our stroller and other things that aren’t so common here,” she says…
Hansgrohe and Phoenix Design have collaborated on RainBrain, a computerized tablet for the shower…
Interior designer Lauren Lozano Ziol’s love of Art Deco moved her to bust out her own interpretations of the work of moderne masters such as Jean-Michel Frank and Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann. Andrew Kephart built the prototypes, which you can see at Mecox Gardens. The chair above ($6,850) is made of Baltic birch plywood and solid oak … Read more
Credit singer/songwriter pat mAcdonald (yes, that’s how the artist known for “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades” spells his name) for creating the all-volunteer Sturgeon Bay’s Steel Bridge Songfest. Founded in 2005 to preserve the tiny town’s 80-year-old Michigan Street Bridge, the four-day weekend of concerts this year will feature more than 150 pickers, strummers, songwriters, and singers from New Zealand to Chicago…
