Suite Dreams

By Noah Isackson

With the Trump opening and more luxury spots on the way, the competition in the city among high-end hotels for big-spending travelers—VIPs, celebrities, the garden-variety rich—is hotter than ever. And the secret to victory? Give the guests what they want Read more

The Singles Bracket: Elite Eight

Will country-punk Carol's edge out late-night perennial Marie's? Is the pick-up scene better in a marathon training group or a soccer league?

It's time to find out which Chicago hot spots make it to Singles Bracket: Elite Eight. Drumroll, please...

Week 38: Cry Wolf, Cry Uncle

Sarah was breathing strangely in bed the other morning, and I asked what was up. "I think I'm having this baby," she said. My heart stopped. It's go time. And I'm ready.

For the next hour we tried to figure out whether or not she was in labor. After consulting multiple books, and timing what we imagined were contractions, we'd reached our conclusion: She had gas...

Lincoln Park’s Tabula Tua Expands

By Rebecca Little

Set the Table

For nearly 14 years, Lincoln Park tabletop boutique Tabula Tua (1015 W. Armitage Ave.; 773-525-3500) has carried all the essentials for a well-appointed table. The shop has now doubled its space (expanding into the next-door spot that formerly housed the shop Faded Rose), and added fine china and formal dining flatware to its selection of everyday goods. The new space has been transformed into a wedding studio, carrying modern and colorful options from well-known brands such as Raynaud, Meissen, and Royal Copenhagen for a selection that is far less staid than a department store’s. Read more

The Singles Bracket: Sweet 16

I'm choosing to ignore all Valentine's Day madness for something far more representative of my current milieu: a Chicago Singles' Sweet 16. Inspired by the basketball madness that is March, in the next few days, I will whittle down the best cultural events/spots for meeting a potential mate (Note: whether "mating" is just for the evening or for longer term is purposefully not specified, as it is usually indeterminable from first meeting)...

Guess the Item

We're taking you all the way back to elementary school this morning.

Remember those Scholastic book order forms from which you'd procure the latest copies of The Hardy Boys and The Baby-Sitters Club? Remember the feature on the back of the form where you had to look at a detail photo and guess the item? Try this one.

"Surely it's a juicy, delicious, giant nectarine reminiscent of a lazy summer afternoon," you think to yourself. Well, you'd be wrong...

Sale of the Week—Hand-built House in Skokie

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $1,399,000
Sale Price: $1.300,000
The Property: This new 13-room brick and stone house in Skokie’s Devonshire Highlands neighborhood has many custom perks. Among them: motorized lifts on the chandelier and the staircase light fixture (to make cleaning easier); a built-in hutch in the dining room; handsome library shelving; and insulated windows with operable blinds installed between two panes of glass.

The house is the work of a rare builder who actually does much of the construction with his own hands. Anthony Youseph, who has been...

Our Girl’s All Growns Up

... and speaking at an Apple store near you!

Photo Editor Brittney Blair will host a photography discussion on Monday, February 11th at 7 p.m., as part of the Apple store Aperture Pro-Workshop series. She will discuss best ways to break into photography, how to catch a photo editor's attention, and steps to landing your dream assignment...

Week 38: Drop and Give Me Twenty … Wipes

I spent all day Saturday painting furniture for the baby room, which I figured would buy me a free pass to watch the AFC championship on Sunday. It was shaping up to be a great game: The Steelers had won 15 in a row, and the Patriots hadn't lost a playoff game in years. An hour before game time, I asked Sarah who she thought would win. She looked around the basement at little piles of unfinished projects here and there, and answered: "Me."

I spent the day building a crib and assembling a day bed...

Love and Other Crap

By Rebecca Little

Savage Garden of Love

When acerbic sex columnist—and Chicago native—Dan Savage (Savage Love) headlines a Valentine’s bill, you know not to expect the usual starry-eyed hearts-and-flowers tribute. In No Love for Love, local writers, musicians, and poets opine on a little thing called love—or the lack thereof. Performers include crime writer Kevin Guilfoile and singer/guitarist Naomi Ashley, who recently released the album Love and Other Crap. The show takes place 8 p.m. Monday the 11th at the Apollo Theater (2540 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-935-6100). Tickets run $20 to $50, and all proceeds benefit the Poetry Center of Chicago.

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