Bluestone + Wood Table Trend
Wood tables with stone (or stone-like) tops are popping up everywhere. What a great rustic look that plays well with…
Year: 2011
Obama and the Left, After the War (Protests)
A study by academics at Michigan and Indiana suggests that the election of Barack Obama left the anti-war movement either co-opted or high and dry. What will happen to Occupy Wall Street?
Color Trend: Earthy Spice Tones
Spice Market
Bring the heat with colors so earthy and vibrant they practically glow
Where to Spend One Last Summery Happy Hour: The Rooftop Lounge at III Forks
It may always hit 90 degrees in Dallas in October, but if this were a different kind of fall week here in Chicago, the Texas import III Forks might not have been able to test-drive its rooftop lounge at all…
5 Good Reads About Bill Cellini
Well, four good reads and a video on the veteran downstate power broker and his web of connections throughout the state. Plus: his patent for a “shower enlarger.”
Open House Chicago, Small Space Solutions, Rosie’s New Digs
The Chicago Architecture Foundation has an ambitious citywide DIY tour weekend coming up October 15–16, and it’s a great opportunity to gain rare access to more than 100 of the city’s most interesting historical and newly constructed residences, office buildings, retail and hospitality hotspots, cultural and holy hallows, and institutions of higher learning and social services…
This Week in Bike News
Good developments on the Bloomingdale Trail; should bikes be licensed?; our fairly obvious law on texting while biking; and more.
Less Is Moor on the Gold Coast
List Price: $899,000
The Property: Among the many well-preserved historical homes in the Gold Coast, the one at 1325 North Dearborn Street stands out for its façade, which is graced with 17 Moorish arches, most of them trimmed with blue mosaic glass. Known as the Lucius Mantonya Flats and dating to 1887, the building, designed by Curd Gottig, was originally the single-family home of L. B. Mantonya, a prominent Chicago shoe and boot wholesaler…
HGTV Residence Giveaway
Nestled in the clouds above the Chicago River, HGTV’s Urban Oasis awaits a lucky new owner. I recently took a spin…
5 Reasons to See Maria Bamford at Mayne Stage
The comedian whom Marc Maron describes as “the best comic in the country,” a veteran of Patton Oswalt’s “Comedians of Comedy Tour,” does a two-night stand this weekend.