Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz

'Canal House Cooking, Volume No. 2' by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, $19.95 What it is: This loving ode to autumn and holiday dinners is the second book in a...

When nutrition advocate Charles Stuart Platkin conceived of his airline food rankings 10 years ago, the average coach dinner had 1,054 calories, about as much as a McDonald's Big Mac...

When Kate Sosin was a little girl, she decided climbing trees was more fun than playing with dolls, so she declared herself a boy and told everyone her name was...

There's a saying in the transgender community that the "T" in LGBT is silent. That has started to change, as transgender leaders raise their voices and gay organizations and legislation...

When Joey Vartanian started in the bar business in the 1980s, he remembers patrons dressing sleekly for a night on the town -- nice pants, nice shirt and, most importantly,...

Call him a pop icon, a buffoon, a crook or an innocent guy trying to clear his name. The headlines Rod Blagojevich has made since he was kicked out of...

When New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn in 1969, drag queens were on the front lines of the resistance, helping to launch the modern gay rights movement. Today,...

When life gives you lemons, Miss Foozie gives you pineapples. One of the more beloved and recognizable figures in Chicago's gay community, Miss Lucy Foozie has been making people smile...

Sometimes, the best way to know what's cool is to know what's not. RedEye asked those in the know to weigh in on what's in, what's out, and what's, well,...

Sometimes a kiss isn't just a kiss. On Saturday, people across the country are expected to participate in the Great Nationwide Kiss-In, an event aiming to assert the freedom to...