Last night about 60 people gathered at the Architecture Foundation for Secrets of the Stylists, a very stylish discussion co-sponsored by our magazine and featuring Cynthia McCullough, Diane Ewing, and Susan Victoria…
This Week’s Five: Hickorydickory at Chicago Dramatists … Elvis Costello at the Chicago Theatre … lessons in architecture at the MSI … plus, a street art show in Pilsen
A longtime fan, first-time guest reflects on being the man behind the curtain, at least for a few minutes, and the deeper questions of what we say when we talk.
This Saturday, May 14, from noon to 5 P.M. the Fulton Market District, home to some of our favorite design shops, restaurants, and fish markets, is having a neighborhood event…
The old Bar Louie in River North has a new tenant with a French accent: Bistro Voltaire. We made the acquaintance of Claudine Hubert, the chef, and got enough details to whet our appetites.
As Rich Daley counts down his last days as mayor—awash in news coverage, mostly nostalgic—I thought it would be interesting to take a look at his brother, Michael, about whom surprisingly little has been written. While working on a profile of Bill Daley in 2004, I was told repeatedly that Michael was the most intelligent of the four Daley boys…
This week, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-5th) is releasing a list of 60 ideas to reduce the federal debt and deficit spending—and already, one of the smallest proposals in the pack has stirred up angry opposition. Quigley advocates ending the home mortgage interest deduction for boats that owners have claimed as second homes…
Rich Melman finally wins a Beard Award, taking this year’s Best Restaurateur prize. But he was a no-show at the ceremony itsef, and Rick Bayless called him out. Can’t we all just get along?
“What’s with the sign? Looks like Barnum & Bailey presents a bar,” huffed The Creative Director as we pulled up beneath the many-bulbed marquee announcing Standard Bar/Grill the latest incarnation of the Wicker Park watering hold most recently occupied by Loft Six Ten…
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