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July 2011
Indoors Meets Out in Lincoln Park
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $3.895 million
The Property: The distinguished Chicago architect Avi Lothan says he designed this Lincoln Park home for his family with his eye on the interplay between indoor and outdoor spaces... Read more
New at Pavilion
By Jan Parr
The other night associate art director Adam Moroschan and I dropped by Pavilion, one of the best-curated home boutiques in town, where owners Deborah Colman and Neil Strauss threw a little party to celebrate the expansion of their offerings by international artists... Read more
Why People Die During Heat Waves
By Whet Moser
Heat waves kill more people in American than any other form of natural disaster, but it's rarely remarked upon or realized. Why don't we take the heat as seriously as we do tornadoes and earthquakes? Read more
The Hot Summer Dining Trend Is Brunch
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Brunch Is the New Black
We’ve come a long way since Jeff Ruby, Chicago magazine’s chief dining critic, described brunch this way in 2007... Read more
Tasty Freeze: Beat the Heat with Icy Drinks
By Amalie Drury
My friend Joan, recently back from a vacation in Cuba, messaged me on Facebook last week: “Amalie—serious work-related question. Where can I find a good frozen daiquiri in Chicago? We had so many good ones on our trip, but it seems every place here tells me they don’t have a blender!” The first thing that came to mind... Read more
1001, Wicker Park Fest, Bee Aid
This week’s top picks: Collaboraction brings 1001 back to the stage … the show goes on at Garfield Park Conservatory … free and cheap concerts … plus, what the Second City’s Katie Rich is doing this weekend Read more
The New $100 Million Fund to Modify Loans and Prevent Foreclosures
By Dennis Rodkin
Some Chicago-area homeowners at risk of foreclosure may get the lifeline they need from the new $100 million Mortgage Resolution Fund, announced by Governor Quinn this past Friday. “We’re going upstream to stop further houses from becoming vacant,” says Bill Goldsmith, the president of the newly formed MRF... Read more