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March 2012
Light-Filled Townhouse in the Clybourn Corridor
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.295 million
The Property: Late in the 1980s, as the Clybourn Corridor was making its transformation from industrial area to vibrant urban neighborhood, a long block of townhouses was built on Maud Avenue, which parallels Clybourn Avenue... Read more
Dish Flash: Ten Questions for Graham Elliot
By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer
Elliot owns the restaurants Graham Elliot, Grahamwich, and the upcoming G.E.B., as well as appearing on the show MasterChef. Elliot recently named Andrew Brochu the chef at Graham Elliot... Read more
This Time, the Illinois Primary Matters
By Carol Felsenthal
The Illinois primary has suddenly become interesting—in fact, it may be the "stopper" this year, putting away the race for Mitt Romney if he solidifies his momentum and does well. Plus: the brilliant Bears quarterback who gave Mitt his name. Read more
Massive Solar Flares and Bumps In the Universe
By Whet Moser
A coronal mass ejection is headed our way. It doesn't look like it'll do much damage—like the one that took out a Chicago-San Francisco transcontinental telephone line back in 1972—but it might get the northern lights down this way. Read more
Top 5 Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: Frankenstein tells Pinocchio’s story at The Neo-Futurarium … The Chicago Flower & Garden Show springs up at Navy Pier … Robert Glasper tinkles the ivories at the Double Door … plus, what the artist Michael Fleming and his twin brother and collaborator, Alan Fleming, are doing this weekend Read more
Dish Flash: Blue 13’s Chris Curren to Head Stout Barrel House & Galley
By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer
“Manor has been gutted. People who have been inside of there won’t even recognize it,” says Chris Curren, the chef of Stout Barrel House & Galley (642 N. Clark St.; no phone yet), a restaurant scheduled to open in April in the former nightclub space, from LGN Group, known for boîtes such as Manor, Stay, and RiNo... Read more
Smart Tech’s Bungalows for the 21st Century
By Dennis Rodkin
In Logan Square, East Pilsen, and other Chicago neighborhoods, new residences are going up—and being swiftly bought—that go by the brand name Smart Tech Homes. But they could also be called the bungalows of the 21st century... Read more