The CSO Plays Ives (Oh, and 'Also Sprach Zarathustra')
Tonight Susanna Mälkki leads the CSO in Charles Ives’s “The Unanswered Question,” a short, funny, eerie little piece that’s either about the cosmos or tonality.
Year: 2011
Vera Wine Bar: Sherry-Obsessed Mom and Pop to Open in the West Loop Next Week
There’s a flurry of action under the El tracks on Lake Street as husband-and-wife team Mark and Elizabeth Mendez—both formerly of Carnivale, where he was the executive chef and she was the wine director—prepare to open their new Spanish-inspired wine bar, Vera, at the address that last housed the short-lived Addiction Sports Bar…
Anniversaries Galore, Design Harvest Picks
Silver is the traditional gift for a 25-year anniversary, and making it that long is a sterling achievement for any business or relationship…
A Roomy Beauty in the Villa
List Price: $1.19 million
The Property: In the early 20th century, the Villa neighborhood was advertised as “The Beauty Spot of the Northwest Side.” Its Arts and Crafts houses are still there, as are the landscaped parkways and the stone light posts (although those are now used as planters), and only a few out-of-character buildings have been added…
A Night Out: Deuce's & The Diamond Club in Wrigleyville
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH?: A new nightlife compound aims to clean up Wrigleyville’s act (good luck with that)
Rig Bar Stool
I dig this sweet new bar stool from CB2. Handmade of sustainable mango wood, it twists up or down four inches…
Rahm Emanuel on the Chicago Budget and Occupy Wall Street
This week in Mayor Emanuel: from the light load of big ideas with Michael Bloomberg, Kasim Reed, and Thomas Friedman at Ideas Week… to the heavy lifting of little governing ones with City Council.
Wells Brothers
Just in case you can’t find Wells Brothers, look for this awning on Mead Street in Racine. Then order a pizza pie for dinner & banana cream pie for dessert. WELLS BROTHERS: 2148 MEAD, RACINE, WI; 262-632-4408
Pizza @ Wells Brothers
@pennypollack: Wells Brothers since 1921. I discovered it in 2004 & am hooked on their oh-so thin and crispy-crusted pizza. WELLS BROTHERS: 2148 MEAD, RACINE, WI; 262-632-4408
Inside the Mind of Lyric Opera Honcho Anthony Freud
GREAT BRIT: His bucket list, foods he can’t live without, fantasy opera team, and more