The Chicago Riverwalk Is a $100 Million Step Closer to Reality By Whet Moser Outgoing DOT secretary Ray LaHood announced a big federal loan for the city's riverwalk, scheduled to be completed in 2016. Read more
Show Your Stairs a Little Love By Alice Oglethorpe Pot & Kettle Studios' lovely vinyl decals are just the lift your overworked, under-decorated staircase needs. Read more
Spend Next Saturday on a Microbrewery Bar Crawl By Emmet Sullivan Join the Gapers Block Microbrewery and Distillery tour on April 6 before another thirsty Chicagoan cuts you in line for a ticket. Read more
Meet the New Conductor of the Chicago Philharmonic By Graham Meyer We have eight questions for Scott Speck, the orchestra’s first new artistic director in 23 years. He wants to perform for you—yes, you. Read more
A Sexy Chicago Landmark Home Is Back on the Market By Dennis Rodkin Take a look inside the Gold Coast’s Florsheim Mansion. Read more
Taxim Review (Updated): Still the Most Exotic Greek Restaurant in Town Delicate dishes and no theatrics—you won't find any flaming cheese at this Wicker Park spot. Read more
Ex-Cub Carlos Zambrano Sells in River Forest at 56 Percent of What He Paid By Dennis Rodkin The pitcher has not had much luck unloading his Chicago properties. Read more
There's a Ton of Stuff on Sale This Week By Lynn Okura Bey Local designer Michelle Tan has a new Bucktown boutique, and spring sales are on at CB, Independence, and Wolfbait & B-Girls. Read more
The Cubs: Baseball's Most Profitable, Most Indebted Team By Whet Moser The Valuable Losers are worth more than all but four teams in the major leagues, but still carry a heavy debt load from their sale. Read more
How Homosexuality and the Religious Right Created a Rift In Christianity By Whet Moser As gay marriage presses on in the Supreme Court and the Illinois legislature, consider how we got here—and what it did to religion in America. Read more
