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January 2011
Estudio Furnishings
By Jan Parr
Wow! Manny Torres at Chicago’s Estudio Furnishings just posted a photo of this custom leather ottoman he did for a client... Read more
Winnetka Manor Sells for 43 Times Its 1952 Purchase Price
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $4.9 million
Sale Price: $4.625 million
The Property: The sellers of this English country home in Winnetka got only 88 percent of the $5.2 million that they had originally asked for the place—but that’s still at least 43 times what their parents had paid for it in 1952... Read more
Bear Down Boy: Pete Wentz works the room at Angels & Kings’ Hard Rock opening bash
By Amalie Drury
At first glance, I thought the fuzzy bear hood worn by Pete Wentz at last night’s VIP reopening of Angels & Kings in the Hard Rock Hotel—view a photo gallery here—signaled either a transition out of his flat-hair phase or further proof that the fashion industry, and the faux-fur trade in particular, will be taking a truly whimsical turn for spring... Read more
VIP Reopening: Angels & Kings @ Hard Rock Hotel
The rock lounge Angels & Kings, formerly of River North, reopened last night to an invite-only crowd in the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago. Pete Wentz and his new band, Black Cards, played a short set before posing on the red carpet (that’s him, with what we can only assume are pro-Bears swipes of solidarity greasepaint) then hitting the bar... Read more
Pop-Up Art & Artifacts
By Jan Parr
The two masterminds of Architectural Anarchy, Gosia Korsakowski and William Rawski, are behind a new pop-up gallery... Read more
Women in Medicine
By Karen Springen
Women comprise nearly a third of all U.S. physicians, and the numbers continue to grow. Read more