Price Watch: Spring Cleaning
The price of spring cleaning
Issues: April 2007
Recipe File
April 2007
The Annotated: Paris Street; Rainy Day
If you don’t experience enough April showers this month, take a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago to see one of the museum’s most enduringly popular paintings: Paris Street; Rainy Day.
The Perfect: Chicago Baseball Player
With only three pennants and one World Series championship in the past 62 years, Chicago’s baseball teams need a new strategy.
Marquee
News, reviews, and hot tips for April 2007
Pharm Aid
Our nightlife correspondent parties like a rock-star (Rock Star: Supernova, that is) and still manages to report back on the new bar Pharmacy. PLUS: Celebrity Beat
Lake Effect
Paddling Lake Michigan had long been a dream for two dedicated Chicago kayakers. But last fall’s attempt to make a 50-mile crossing brought them face to face with the perils of adventure.
A Fatal Friendship
Friends since childhood, Jim Masino and James McNally had gone in different directions in their adult lives. Still, when Masino needed a crucial favor following a run-in with the law, McNally was right there to help him out—not realizing the fatal consequences that would follow his good deed.
Green Awards 2007 Honorees
When we announced our plan to honor local eco-innovators, your nominations poured in. Here are the eight individuals we singled out for their vision. PLUS: How can Chicago become the most environmentally friendly city in America? Join us for a panel discussion with our inaugural class of Green Award honorees at the Green Festival on April 21st.
Light Source
Behind a vintage brick façade in Lincoln Park, the architect Geoffrey Goldberg and his wife, Lynne Remington, an arts consultant, designed a contemporary setting for he accomplishments of three generations of modernists.