June 7, 2007 – The Ferragamo boutique on North Michigan Avenue was the place for the kick-off of the 5th annual PAWS Chicago Beach Party. Presented by Salvatore Ferragamo, the party will take place on July 11th at Castaways at the North Avenue Beach Boathouse.
Photos by Deborah Chapman and Kevin Morrissey
Features What Your Money Buys, by Dennis Rodkin Trying to calculate what kind of house you can get for your money? Here’s what $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, or $1 million will buy locally-plus our annual survey of house prices in more than 270 Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. True Believer, by Steve Rhodes He has fought the … Read more
Features The Best of ChicagoOur annual roundup of the outstanding people, places, and things in the city and suburbs-plus top media picks, a tour of the city’s hippest shopping strip (hint: it’s in Bucktown), and the favorite dining hangouts of four local culinary stars. Bruise Brothersby Robert KursonBears linebacker Brian Urlacher grew up battling with … Read more
Features Love Is in the AirLacking a picnic partner this summer? Despair not: We’ve found 20 bright, successful, attractive men and women who still have room on their blankets. Also: We suggest some great places to meet singles now. Do Big Breasts Make a Difference? by Ms. DoeShe never grew, and over the years her … Read more
Features All Togetherby Richard BabcockOn September 11th, terrorists tried to tear America apart. On the 14th, Americans – and Chicagoans – stood indivisible. From Sea to Dining Sea Our dining critics did the backstroke through more than 50 fish-friendly establishments to present this seafood extravaganza. Full-Court Pressby Sean DuncanEddy Curry, the Bulls’ first-round draft pick, … Read more
One night on our camping trip, after Sarah fell into an unpleasant-sounding sleep, I continued to read by the light of the flickering campfire. Random information jumped off the page—seven servings a day of fruits and vegetables . . . eight glasses of water . . . lots of milk and dairy products—until it all started to give me a headache. Then I came across an alarming passage. Turns out that a number of men suffer from the nagging fear that their wife’s baby is not theirs. Whether or not they trust their wife’s faithfulness is beside the point. The doubt is a common psychological response for men when they’re first hit with a mind-blowing notion: I am powerful enough to create a life.
Is the baby mine? Jeez, I haven’t given it a thought…
Asking a Lot photograph: Selena Salfen Greg Allen in the Neo-Futurists Hall of Presidents According to a 1993 survey taken by two artists, Americans liked “representational art, landscapes with lakes, portraits of historical figures, wild animals, children, and the color blue.” Based on the survey technique of the original, the Neo-Futurists’ founding director, Greg Allen, … Read more
Our secret is no longer ours. Sarah told Tricia, and Tricia immediately told her fiancé, Jason. Fortunately, Jason is far more interested in his fantasy baseball team than babies, so the information should die with him. Sarah’s justification for blabbing was sound, I suppose. The four of us (plus T & J’s dog, Lou) are … Read more
More Fun Than Lit Theory Leave Jacques Derrida to the grad students; local troupe 500 Clown Theater presents two new shows that-gasp-make literary deconstruction fun (not to mention destructive). Both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Shakespeare’s Macbeth get the Clown treatment, a blend of improv and vaudevillian physicality. In 500 Clown Frankenstein, three clowns tackle the … Read more
“Jeff, wake up.” I rolled over and pulled the pillow over my head. “It’s so early.” “There’s something here I think you should see.” She grabbed the pillow, and when I opened my eyes the scene came into focus. Sarah was sitting on the edge of the bed with a weird smile, which was alarming, … Read more
