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August 2009
Sales Check
By Bridget Maiellaro
A roundup of August’s sales, store openings, and shopping news Read more
Conversation Starters
By Barri Leiner
When scoping the city for its newest, most innovative creations, we couldn’t help but notice a captivating trend: layered, yet unpretentious pieces that kept us talking long after leaving the store. These geometric shapes and rustic furnishings became the inspiration for our second annual design feature Read more
Singled Out: Strawberry Shortcake
By Penny Pollack
Sean Sanders, the chef/owner of Browntrout, loves to play around with familiar flavors from his past to bridge the gap between adolescence and maturity. Read more
Numbers Man
By Ryan Blitstein
He modernized Chicago’s emergency-response center, served as Mayor Daley’s chief of staff, and led (albeit briefly) the CTA—all before his 38th birthday. Now Ron Huberman, the Israeli-born gay ex-cop, has brought his intensity and his technocratic management style to the city’s public schools. Failure is not an option. Read more
I Married a Mad Man
By Myra Janco Daniels
A Chicago ad legend inspired countless memorable campaigns, my own unbelievable love story, and, decades later, a hit leading man. Read more
Contributors
By Graham Meyer
August 2009: Myra Janco Daniels, Michael Lenehan, Ryan Blitstein, Nathan Kirkman, Rod O'Connor Read more
Feedback
In this month’s letters: How to have more fun, and a few more tidbits on Hyde Park Read more
Street Food
By Jeff Ruby
Bayless takes his Mexican manifesto—tortas, caldos, and churros with hot chocolate for all—to the people Read more