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September 2010
Caskata
By Jan Parr
Great minds: I was talking to the folks over at Elements about what they liked at the New York Gift Show last month, and we both agreed we loved the new peony-patterned tableware from Caskata... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Grand Rapids, Michigan
By Catey Sullivan
With more than 1,700 artists vying for almost $500,000 in prize money, ArtPrize, a three-week free festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, claims to be the “world’s largest prize for art.” Now in its second year, the showcase for all manner of visual media turns a three-square-mile area of the city’s downtown area—including sidewalks, building exteriors, fences, bridges, and parks—into a gigantic gallery through October 10th... Read more
EnV Chicago Luxury Apartments
By Jan Parr
River North is the city’s official nightclub hub, so it only makes sense to gear a new apartment building toward the scenesters who line the neighborhood’s blocks waiting for entrée night after night. Right?... Read more
Ravinia’s A Shore Thing: Hot Singles and Cool Sounds with Nelly Furtado
September 3, 2010- Single city dwellers gathered at Ravinia Festival to mix-n-mingle before enjoying the sounds of summer with Nelly Furtado. Ravinia, in partnership with Chicago magazine, hosted an exclusive VIP event before the evening’s performance. Partygoers enjoyed specialty cocktails from Don Julio and Ketel One Oranje, as well as Heineken beer and wine from Seven Daughters. Ted Brunson, the host of CLTV’s Chicago’s Best, emceed the evening. Guests also entered to win prizes from a raffle drawing, and two lucky winners won a meet-n-greet with Nelly Furtado. Read more
Sammi Speaks: Sitting Down with the Sweetest Star of "Jersey Shore"
By Amalie Drury
It never ceases to amaze me: the phenomenon of the reality-TV star. One minute she’s throwing back shots at some dreary college bar; the next minute she’s throwing back shots on a runaway MTV hit, an object of fascination for millions of target-market viewers ages 12 to 34 (I’m totally making up that age range, by the way—clearly skewing the... Read more
Jim Houlihan Won't Run for Mayor
By Carol Felsenthal
Cook County Assessor Jim Houlihan has decided not to run for mayor, spokesman Eric Herman said this morning. Houlihan, 67, who told me in April that he was interested in the job whether or not Daley ran again, has changed his mind “after much serious thought and... Read more
Healthy Home
By Jan Parr
A lot of us are striving to make our homes healthier—low-VOC paints, cabinets and carpets that don’t off-gas; avoiding harsh chemicals in cleaning supplies. Here’s a model for healthy living: Healthy Home 2010, a showhouse in Palatine... Read more