February 2019

On the Cover

• The Maximum-Fun, Minimum-Drama Guide to Raising Kids in Chicago
  Illustration by Jeremy Booth

Feature Stories

• Nature Is Chaos
  By Rachel Bertsche
  Photo by Aleks Eva
  Illustrations by Lucy Knisley
• Radiant Spaces

Arts & Culture

• Kelly Boner Curates Drag as Fine Art
  By Phoebe Mogharei
• Jeanette Andrews Is No Ordinary Magician
  By Claire Voon
• Nature Is Chaos
  By Rachel Bertsche
  Photo by Aleks Eva
  Illustrations by Lucy Knisley
• The Joffrey’s Anna Karenina Aims for Movie-Theater Drama
  By Novid Parsi
• Reviving August Wilson’s Oeuvre, Play by Play
  By Kris Vire
• 50 Things to Do in Chicago in February
  By Jason Foumberg, Meaghan Garvey, Graham Meyer, Taylor Moore, Kris Vire, and Lauren Warnecke

Dining & Drinking

• The Spicy Guacamole Burger of Your Dreams Is at La Mejikãna
  By John Kessler
• How to Make Olive-Oil-Drizzled Brownies
  By Maggie Hennessy
• How to Decorate a Very Beautiful Cake
  By Hannah Edgar
• The Four Best Cheffy Oysters in Chicago
  By Carrie Schedler
• At Bar Sótano, Avocado Goes in the Cocktails
  By Carrie Schedler
• A Turkish Coffee Roaster Finds a Home in Logan Square
  By Carrie Schedler
• The Five Best Places to Dine Alone in Chicago
  By Carrie Schedler and Claire Voon
• The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
  By Carrie Schedler
• All 20 Harold’s Chicken Shacks, Ranked
  By Jeff Ruby
  Photos by Nick Murway
• Kyōten Actually Lives Up to the Hype
  By Jeff Ruby

Home & Garden

• Where Anthony Navarro Gets His Party Decor
  Interview by Heidi Mitchell

Politics & City Life

• Conned Heir
  By Phoebe Mogharei
• Garry McCarthy Wasn’t Very Concerned With El Chapo
  By Kim Bellware
• The Maximum-Fun, Minimum-Drama Guide to Raising Kids in Chicago
  By Jennon Bell Hoffmann, Carly Boers, Meghan Murphy-Gill, and Lauren Williamson
  
  Photography by Ryan Segedi
  Illustrations by Jean-Manuel Duvivier
• Meet the Guy Who Explores Chicago’s Sewers for Fun
  By Jake Malooley
• Radiant Spaces
• Your Talking Points for February 2019
• The Bicycle Thief
  By Steven Leckart
  Illustration by Wayne Brezinka
• Crafting the No-Chaos Workweek
  Interview by Anne Ford
• Which Chicago Mascot Would Win in a Fight?
  By Justin Shady
• Pushing the Boundaries of Body Exposure Is a Chicago Tradition
  By Dennis Rodkin
• Timuel Black
  By Mike Thomas
• Why It’s So Hard to Buy a House in Rosemont
  By Greg Trotter
• Enter Taxman
  By Edward McClelland

Style & Shopping

• Five Very Fierce Leopard Print Accessories
  By Jessica Moazami
• The Four Best Florists for Winter in Chicago
  By Jenny Berg
• How to Spend $500 at Outdoor Voices
  By Heidi Mitchell
• Chanel Trades Its Mag Mile Space for a Two-Story on Oak Street
  By Phoebe Mogharei