At its 19th annual Good Neighbor Awards event last week, the Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) recognized several real-estate agents and developers who have turned around distressed properties in neighborhoods from Lake View to West Pullman. “These are private individuals and enterprises taking it on themselves to rehabilitate these homes,” said Mabel Guzman, CAR’s president and an executive at Envision Real Estate…
Elyce Rembo, owner of the The Green Goddess Boutique in Hinsdale, has opened a new location in Lincoln Park…
On Robert Zimmerman’s 70th birthday, an attempt to trace the origins of his singular voice. Plus: my favorite deep cuts, two of which never appeared on an album proper.
Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, the cozy Humboldt Park spot owned by three former Webster’s Wine Bar vets and our 2010 pick for best wine bar, has gotten so popular that I now consider it a major win if I snag a stool there on a weekend—or actually any—night…
Glamorously Green
The Green Goddess Boutique (1009 W. Armitage Ave.; 773-281-5600, thegreengoddessboutique.com) opened a new location in Lincoln Park last month, bringing its jewelry, accessories, clothing, and home goods closer to Chicago women…
In the past decade or so, Oprah Winfrey went from being a business to a businesswoman, which may have brought her private and privacy, but also cost her the most influential part of her brand.
I didn’t want to disappoint my wife and kids, but their peeing, barking irritant of a dog needed to go
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