A study of female public-housing residents who moved to low-poverty neighborhoods—based on a HUD experiment that arose out of Chicago’s famous Gautreaux project—finds that the women were less likely to suffer from obesity and diabetes than the control group.
This painterly sampling of items will be available at Les Tableaux’s pre-holiday open house and overstock sale this Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10–5…
Multigrain pancakes w/bananas for brunch @CafeSelmarie should definitely hold you till dinner. CAFÉ SELMARIE: 4729 N LINCOLN; 773-989-5595
@pennypollack: Two scrambled eggs w/multigrain toast @CafeSelmarie. I asked for the potato hash to be almost-burnt, & so it was. Mmm. CAFÉ SELMARIE: 4729 N LINCOLN; 773-989-5595
How long does it take for a bar top to feel gluey to the touch, the smell of stale beer to override the scent of fresh paint, and the bartenders to become a little surly? I wondered this after The Creative Director and I blew threw the door on a 50-mile-an-hour breeze and later sat waiting for a pizza to be delivered to the Norse Bar, a spanking new spot in Edgewater that doesn’t serve food but offers an interesting beer list…
October 10, 2011–Hafele & Hide Away DeskBed‘s consumer event featured designer Mary Cook and Chicago Home + Garden editor Jan Parr. The event, held at the Hafele Chicago Showroom, showcased smart solutions for small spaces.
Former City Clerk Miguel del Valle, 60, came in a distant third in the mayor’s race early this year, but during his campaign he tapped into a progressive vein, championing for “world-class neighborhoods” and gaining a cadre of young supporters. Here, my conversation with him this week, including his thoughts on Rahm, Barack, and Occupy Chicago…
Former City Clerk Miguel del Valle, 60, came in a distant third in the mayor’s race early this year, but during his campaign, he tapped into a progressive vein, championing for “world-class neighborhoods” and gaining a cadre of young supporters. Here, my conversation with him this week, including his thoughts on Rahm, Barack, and Occupy Chicago…
Given what a big city Chicago is—and what a big country China is—there are very few Chinese restaurants outside of Chinatown or the Argyle Street area worth their salt (or soy sauce). The restaurateurs behind a project under way at the corner of Hubbard and La Salle Streets aim to change that. Red Violet (121 W. Hubbard St.; no phone yet), an upscale 200-seat restaurant and lounge, is scheduled to open by the end of November, serving the food of Beijing, Sichuan, and Shanghai…
List Price: $2.999 million
The Property: Today’s house is named Woods End, but given its sylvan setting, it really ought to be called Woods Heart. It’s a series of steep-roofed pavilions, each containing a major part of the living space and topped with huge skylights. The rear of the house is walled with windows and wrapped with an elevated 175-foot-long deck…
