The Nate Berkus Show
I’ve known interior designer Nate Berkus since I moved to Chicago a decade ago. A story about Nate’s former Old Town rowhouse was the first magazine feature I ever wrote,...
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Grand Opening Tonight: Watershed, River North’s Newest Grandma-Approved Drinking Den
Aren’t you simply exhausted by the endless efforts to be so unchicly chic? Grannies have taken over the runways; nerds are everywhere; and all the new bars are loosely modeled...
(Pocket) Book It to Cuvée for a Chance to Win a Louis Vuitton Bag
Editor’s note: The Chaser is now exclusively on Chicagomag.com. I’m Facebook friends with the very suave party promoter Vincent Anzalone of Genuine Chicago (we occasionally run...
Garden Ridge in Aurora
Good news for Chicagoland crafters and holiday decorating fiends: Garden Ridge will open its second area location in Aurora (a Schaumburg outpost was unveiled in early August) on September 17...
Flashback! The New Adventures of the Old Limelight
A confession or a plain old fact, depending on how you look at it: I've never stepped stiletto inside Excalibur, River North's mega haunted-house-like nightclub and perennial favorite of Schaumburg...
Flying High: Chicago Air & Water Show, VIP-style
My level of nerdiness when it comes to the Chicago Air & Water Show is sky-high. Ha! When I heard the first roar of a practice fighter plane fly-by this...
It’s All Happening: Chicago goes GAGA for Lolla (a preview of Lollapalooza after-parties)
OK, people. This is it. Lollapalooza starts today, and I'm already giving serious thought to how much eyeliner I'll need later this afternoon to amp up my rocker look (please...
A Look at Lillie's Q, Plus Glamorama Preview
This morning my friend Jenny IM'd me on Facebook to ask, "I wonder if there's any vodka left at Lillie's Q?" Yep, it was that kind of night. More on...
The Great Escape: Icy Cocktails, Cool Hangouts
Feel free to remind me of this throughly ungrateful statement sometime in mid-February, but at this very moment I can't help it: I've had it up to here with the...
Strange Barfellows (Plus a Booze Cruise for Beer Fans)
When most people think of Duke of Perth, a Scottish bar in Lake View with more than 75 types of single-malt whiskey on its menu, they think of the following:...