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August 2011
Oprah’s Creative Chief Sells in Gold Coast
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $999,000
Sale Price: $934,800
The Property: Lisa Erspamer, the longtime producer at Harpo Productions who is now chief creative officer at the Los Angeles–based Oprah Winfrey Network, has sold her two-bedroom Gold Coast condo for $934,800—or 23 percent less than what she originally paid for it... Read more
Millennium Park’s New Lounge: Kid-free and People-free; Plus, Five Outdoor Bars to Visit Before Summer Wraps
By Amalie Drury
As with the produce department at the Jewel nearest my house and the gym around the corner where the old treadmills inexplicably change speeds on their own, I find myself at The Plaza at Park Grill—you know, the outdoor bar in the same Millennium Park spot where ice skaters will twirl in a few short months—several times each summer, just because it’s there... Read more