Got a thing for Stickley? Then head to Bloomingdale this weekend for Toms-Price’s annual fall warehouse sale. Sofas, chairs, dining and bedroom furniture, rugs, accent pieces, lamps, and art will be marked down 40 to 70 percent. Delivery available.

—JAN PARR
 

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Got a thing for Stickley? Then head to Bloomingdale this weekend for Toms-Price’s annual fall warehouse sale. Sofas, chairs, dining and bedroom furniture, rugs, accent pieces, lamps, and art will be marked down 40 to 70 percent. Delivery available.

—JAN PARR
 

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Got a thing for Stickley? Then head to Bloomingdale this weekend for Toms-Price’s annual fall warehouse sale. Sofas, chairs, dining and bedroom furniture, rugs, accent pieces, lamps, and art will be marked down 40 to 70 percent. Delivery available.

—JAN PARR
 

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Got a thing for Stickley? Then head to Bloomingdale this weekend for Toms-Price’s annual fall warehouse sale. Sofas, chairs, dining and bedroom furniture, rugs, accent pieces, lamps, and art will be marked down 40 to 70 percent. Delivery available.

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Sitting in close proximity with strangers on bleachers for several hours a day, you overhear things while waiting for a show to start. Yesterday, I overheard one retailer, who was perhaps in her 50s, talking about how fashion has changed so much since she began in the business. "There just isn't that one defining look of the season that you have to have now," she said...

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Rebuilding Shikago

Chef Kevin Shikami has not only left Shikago (190 S. La Salle St.; 312-781-7300), the Loop spot he owned with his brother, Alan—he has retired from the restaurant business altogether. Shikami (Kevin, Yoshi’s, Jimmy’s Place) recently married and plans to travel with his wife to Southeast Asia, then relocate to Hawaii. Stepping into his shoes is...

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Svenska Mobler is closing its doors on Wednesday, November 26 (the L . A. location will remain open, and purchases can still be made online). Starting October 1, all items in the River North store will be 30 percent off; in November, they will be 40 percent off. It’s a shame to see yet another world-class dealer shut down in our city. Shopping online is convenient, but it’s just not the same as seeing, touching, experiencing the piece you are buying in person. So sad. Good time to get a deal, though.

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List Price: $2.49 million
The Property: On the outside it’s a crisp and reserved brick and limestone structure from the 1920s. But inside, this former three-flat, now a 5,500-square-foot single-family home, is totally 21st century. That modern aesthetic begins in the foyer with the lighted acrylic partial wall...

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Chaos. That was the scene at the New York Armory at Lexington and 25th, where Marc Jacobs held both of his shows (one for his main collection and another for his Marc by Marc line). Spindly-heeled passengers spilled out of black cars gathered in a giant bottleneck. Flashbulbs were going off everywhere. Walking to the armory from the East Village, I rounded the corner and heard a man say in his thick New York accent, "Look over dere. It's all the fashionistas, goin' to see...

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The San Francisco Ballet kicks off its 75th anniversary tour at Harris Theater. Read more