A clever landscape designer fits a swimming pool, garden, lawn, and fountains on a city lot—without crowding Read more
Opening Soon on Broadway: Pasteur The players:
Kim Nguyen, a restaurateur
Dan Nguyen, Kim’s husband
Tuan Nguyen, Dan’s brother
Rashed Islam, an employee The synopsis:
The well-regarded Vietnamese restaurant Pasteur (5525 N. Broadway; no phone yet) is reopening after a three-year hiatus... Read more
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Big news! OK, it’s no Stanley Cup, but the Chicago Guide has just been named best e-newsletter by the City and Regional Magazine Awards. Are you a subscriber? Sign up to get our now even more officially awesome picks in your inbox every week. Read more
Scott Harris Shocker!
Complete this analogy. People magazine : Kim Kardashian :: Dish : ___ . The answer is Scott Harris, a partner in two dozen or so restaurants (notably the Francesca’s family) who seems to have news for us every time we talk to him... Read more
The converted 19th-century church that was once home to the R&B musician R. Kelly will be put up for sale on June 7th. Extensively renovated in the past 18 months, the place is now a four-bedroom home with a marble-clad fireplace in the living room, a sleek kitchen, a 1,500-square-foot rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen, and an elevator. Read more