Game Changer
A dated Bucktown loft becomes a modern bachelor pad with a party-ready attitude
Year: 2011
Playing For Keeps
Five days a week, a group of widowers and retirees gather around three worn pool tables in a South Shore rec room to shoot some stick and razz one another. The men are old; their bodies are breaking down—but to Baby Ray and the rest, the place is one big, slow gulp from the fountain of youth.
Sheffield’s: Still Friendly, Soon with More Beer
I only met Ric Hess, the longtime co-owner of the Lake View bar Sheffield’s, a handful of times, but he was right up there among the most gregarious proprietors I’ve known. Hess died of a heart attack in January, and I still think about him every time I drive past his place…
The Hot List: Special NEXT Edition
1 place everyone’s talking about and dining at—if they can only get a ticket.
Hooked on the Classics, in Oak Park
List Price: $1.048 million
The Property: From its green tile roof to the frieze over the front windows and entry, this Oak Park house offers a classic welcome. Its Mediterranean exterior speaks of the 1930s, but inside, where the grace of that era is still intact in the large rooms, walnut doors, and vintage features, the home has been entirely updated in the past eight years—that is, since the interior designer Amy Calain moved in…
Party at Zhou B, Piggish Design, Antiques at Botanic Garden
There’s a big, arty party in Bridgeport tomorrow night, when the Zhou B Art Center hosts a launch party for the latest issue of Chicago Gallery News, the locally published, comprehensive guide to everything that’s happening on the Illinois arts scene…
On the Menu at Obama's Chicago Fundraiser: Bill Kurtis's Tallgrass Beef
Michael Kornick and Erick Williams of mk restaurant are serving up state tartare from the Kansas ranch of Independence native and local CBS anchor Bill Kurtis.
There's Something About Swedish
Design House Stockholm recently introduced a beautiful collection of dishes, the Cobalt line by Catharina Kippel…
How Michael Jordan Became MJ, With Help From Phil Jackson and Tex Winter
Back in 1990, the Bulls had the best player in the NBA, but they weren’t the best team, even in their own conference. They needed the right players, and the right coaches to put them together. Enter Phil Jackson, Tex Winter, Scottie Pippen, and Horace Grant.
Anonymous Restaurant Reviewing: Journalistic Gold Standard or Antiquated Parlor Game?
MISSION: INCOGNITO: I’m a card-carrying member of a dwindling species: anonymous restaurant reviewer. Is the ruse still crucial? Or is the jig up?