Chateau Chic at The Golden Triangle
The creative team at The Golden Triangle is working on their biggest fall design show yet. Chateau Chic opens October 21…
Year: 2011
Chicago's SUV Tax and Road Damage: Do the Numbers Add Up?
The Mayor’s proposed SUV tax—which would actually encompass heavier sedans—is predicated on the idea that heavier cars cause more damage to roads. But is that actually true?
Quintessential Designs of Norman Norell, Up for Bid
Chicago style goes front and center in the fashion world, as 140 items by Norman Norell, drawn from the collection of local socialite Beverly Dowis Blettner, go up for auction.
Sheerin Brothers Plan to Open Trenchermen in January
Trench Foothold
Trenchermen, the long-awaited project from the former Blackbird chef Michael Sheerin, took on a clearer shape this week…
This Week in Civic Ideas
The original Sears Tower, ideas for Chicago’s park deserts, Metra fairs, parking subsidies, and more.
Repent Now: Become a Cardinals Fan
Tired of the Cubs, or your frustrating National League Central team of choice? You’ve got six hours to become a fan of baseball’s most consistently boring, and boringly consistent, team.
Puffy Coat Weather
Top Events This Week: The choreographer Faustin Linyekula bundles up for a performance at the MCA … free art, free film … plus what Northwestern’s Chicago-lit guy, Bill Savage, is doing this weekend
Why Do You Keep Paying Your Mortgage?
We’re five years out from the beginning of the housing market’s crash, and home values are lingering at about where they were in early 2002. Many forecasts predict the dark clouds will stay put, both because of the huge overhang of foreclosures and because the federal government has been slow to do anything effective about stopping the decline…
A Conversation with Design Sponge Founder Grace Bonney
Before her recent book signing at Anthropologie, I met with Grace Bonney, Design Sponge founder…
The Fraying of the Mental-Health Social Safety Net: Possible Costs and Consequences
This week has brought several excellent pieces in the papers and on the radio about mental illness and community services in a time of fiscal austerity. Here’s a browse through it, and some context.