An Art-forward French Connection
A citywide exhibit explores immigration in France and Chicago — and how both have grappled with new residents.
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May Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
Tony Fitzpatrick
The artist, actor, and poet, 65, on surviving a heart attack, getting sober, and being a rebel
We Grown Now Is an Understated Homage to Chicago
Director Minhal Baig talks with Chicago about how she captured both the joy and challenges of Cabrini-Green.
Escape to the Lake
From the ideal spot for sweeping coastal views to a pastry paradise, these 12 Lake Michigan destinations are perfect for getting away from it all.
Your Happy Place Awaits (If You Can Get a Room)
Saugatuck, MichiganThe drive: 2.5 hours You know how when you’re stressed out, people say, “Think about your happy place”? When I think of mine, I imagine sitting on my yoga mat on a wide wood-planked deck overlooking Lake Michigan, listening to the waves and the birds and taking in the deep blue of the water. … Read more
A Pastry Tour of the Kringle Capital
Racine, WisconsinThe drive: 1.5 hours Among travelers whose plans center on food, I’m of a particular subset: I map out trips around baked things. And if we’re talking a hyperregional specialty, all the better. (Ask my husband, whom I’ve dragged on tours of the sfogliatelles of Naples, the bagels of Montreal, and all the clangers … Read more
As Pure as Michigan Gets
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MichiganThe drive: 5.5 hours On a glorious late-summer day a couple of years ago, my wife, Rebecca, and I hiked the modest incline in Sleeping Bear Dunes that leads to Pyramid Point, not far from the town of Glen Arbor. We ascended 1.2 miles through the beech and maple forest … Read more