Demolition Divas
In an industrial park in Elk Grove Village, two history buffs build a store around their shared love of architectural salvage.
Chicago Magazine
Boys “R” Us
Watch out, American girls. A trio of Chicago businessmen aim to create a hot toy venue for boys.
Scour the city, Amazing Race-style, with Urban Dare
The Hunt Club Remember the scavenger hunts of your childhood? Running door to door, desperately trying to find that elusive pipe cleaner? Great fun, but frowned upon after a certain age. Thanks to Urban Dare, a small-scale Amazing Race of sorts, you can relive that youthful pastime-or, at least, enjoy a slightly more grown-up version. … Read more
Q. Are there any good alternatives to window-unit air conditioners?
Q. Are there any good alternatives to window-unit air conditioners? Central air doesn’t seem to be an option in our vintage building. A. One choice to consider is the Mitsubishi Mr. Slim (uniqueindoorcomfort.com), describes how it works: “There are three pieces to the air conditioner: an air handler (or blower), a condenser, and a remote … Read more
Where the Boys (and Girls) Are
Thanks to everyone who posted comments and sent e-mails regarding Monday’s blog. Your feedback helps fuel future blog topics, so keep it coming. To respond to one poster’s query, “Where’s the best place to meet guys?”: I’m of the school of thought that the women follow the men, so where there are men, there are … Read more
Days of Wine and Rhododendrons
Amid the rolling hills of southwestern Michigan, a classic Cape Cod provides a refuge for two city dwellers
Best of Chicago – 2006
For this year’s Best of Chicago feature, we ate, shopped, visited, interviewed, imbibed, and otherwise sampled our way through the city and suburbs looking for treasures and treats. Somebody had to do it! PLUS: Best of the Neighborhoods
Chefs on the Grill with Michael Nagrant
This month, Nagrant sat down with Gabino Sotelino, whose 27-year-old Lincoln Park masterpiece, Ambria (2300 N. Lincoln Park West; 773-472-5959), will serve its last meal on June 30th.
The A+ Team
We crunched data from more than 1,700 public elementary and middle schools in the Chicago area—evaluating everything from average class size to expenditures per student to standardized test results—and picked the 115 best. We also interviewed education experts to come up with 25 private schools deserving high marks.
New On the Market – Chicago’s Gold Coast
List price: $2.195 million The Property: This slender townhouse, built in 1883, stands on one of the Gold Coast’s loveliest streets, punctuated on its east end with a view of Lake Michigan across Lake Shore Drive. The beautifully renovated house-owned by Frank James, an executive at Bear Sterns, and his wife, Sandy-is just 16 feet … Read more