Ditch the Paint for Some Unique Wall Coverings
For some flair, encase a room with cloth, paper, glass, or a mural.
Issues: September 2017
An Epic 1,000-Person Choir Will Perform at the Bean This Weekend
Crowd Out will include singers—professional and amateur—from each of the city’s 50 wards.
Maria Pinto’s Fall Collection Is Inspired by International Architecture
Plus, a new Nordstrom pop-up, a lounge for runners, and a bar that sells grooming products.
How This Playboy Centerfold Model Became the "First Lady of the Internet"
Lena Soderberg’s centerfold shoot in November 1972 (the magazine’s best-selling issue ever) became the Lena test image, coded into the DNA of the web.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Ball
On Friday, Sept. 22, CSO’s annual Symphony Ball kicked off the 2017–18 season with a festive evening of music. Conductor Riccardo Muti led the orchestra in Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty, as well as Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with Anne-Sophie Mutter as the soloist.
Take a Seat, Take a Stand—Chairs for Charity Offers Design for a Cause
Plus, Design Week, DWR’s big sale, another digital DIY solution, and more design news
Katsu, Whose Chef Could Turn Sushi Into a Story, Will Close This November
Chef Katsu Imamura and his wife Haruko have run one of the finest and most faithful Japanese restaurants in town for 29 years.
Four Chicago Comedians Tapped for New Saturday Night Live Season
Two cast members and two writers who cut their teeth at local comedy clubs are heading to New York.
Mouthwatering Churros at La Bodega del Barrio, and Other Dining News
MCA now has a quick-service cafe, and Wrigleyville bars get sizable property tax break.
How One Lincoln Park Couple Created a Spacious Feel on a City Lot
After scooping up a rare triple lot, North Side couple builds an 8,500-square-foot Mediterranean manse.