There comes a time in every party girl’s life when getting all dolled up for restaurant and bar openings, charity fundraisers, and B-list-celeb-studded parties gets a little, well, stale. Some nights I’d rather watch the Grey’s Anatomy finale (tonight!) than attend another overcrowded, over-Botoxed event, where the weightiest conversation topic is Paris Hilton’s jail time. … Read more
River East Arts Center. I repeat: 25 hot bachelors – well, except for a few no-shows, like the Bulls’ Chris Duhon, who was too busy losing to the Pistons to attend the party. How could that be bad? (If you missed the bash, don’t fret. Summer Lovin’, Chicago’s annual singles event co-sponsored by The Auxiliary … Read more
It started with my college beau: Before we began our tumultuousfive-year relationship, we were friends first. It made dating easy,because we shared a group of friends, but it also made breaking up(like, 29 times) brutal, because we shared a group of friends. Once therelationship was finally, finally over, he became my ghost ofrelationships past. I … Read more
It’s a rite of passage: You get the guy, then the ring, and, in the weeks leading up to the main event, you get a night of revelry, usually including a stripper and a trolley. What, like guys should have the fun? Saturday night I attended a friend’s bachelorette party – a double, actually, for … Read more
About six years ago, my dad set me up with a lawyer who was a few years older than I. We met for drinks at Martini Ranch (311 W. Chicago Ave.); he paid. Since we were having such a good time, I suggested we grab dinner. I drove us to Fulton Lounge with our respective … Read more
People always say that, when you least expect it, you’ll fill in the blank: meet someone, fall in love, what have you. Or, in my case, have a great night. I was in a bit of a funk last week and planned on staying in on Friday. Do you ever just get sick of your … Read more
Who: Jonathan Drubner, 34, L.A. Job: Stand-up comedian; TV writer, producer, and hostStatus: Single Despite feeling under the weather, I attended the Heineken Premium Light party Monday at Green Dolphin Street for Boom Boom Room, the 15-year-old alternative-house dance party that attracts everyone from grown-up club kids to exotic dancers. So much for getting to … Read more
I succumbed to peer pressure this weekend and tried Stone Lotus hosted Cocaine’s local launch party Friday, and despite plenty of negative buzz, the drink’s appeal doesn’t seem to have taken a hit. "If we lost five customers, we gained 20," says Brian Winshall, the exclusive Chicago distributor of Cocaine, which can be found at … Read more
Sarah is feeling a bit under the weather today, but she’s determined to make tonight’s Park West event. Check back tomorrow for more from our Last Girl Standing. —– EXCERPT:
Who: Brook Jay, "mid-30s," Humboldt Park Job: Founder and co-president of Wild West Comedy Show and filming it for a documentary. Within a month, I was working with him. I arranged a product placement for Diageo, the world’s largest liquor company." Boozing with Vaughn and hanging out with his then-girlfriend Jennifer Aniston was a nice … Read more
