Barbara Mahany

The decision came in cold hard numbers on the evening of Dec. 9. Staring at a $900,000 deficit, the board of directors of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, a...

When Daniel Barenboim brought himself and his ink well to Stuart Brent Books on North Michigan Avenue last week to inscribe copies of his new tome, ''A Life in Music,''...

Sex in the days following Magic Johnson`s announcement: It`s different. Thursday afternoon, Nov. 7. Johnson-hero and heterosexual-discloses that he is carrying the virus that causes AIDS. Friday night, Nov. 8....

First they bought Rockefeller Center. Then they consumed MGM. Now, the masters of Ikebana recently stopped at Jason-Richards on West Chicago Avenue to learn a bit about the fine art...

Like swimming, running, bicycling or race-walking, aerobics classes work to get the heart pumping at a rate that increases the flow of blood and delivery of oxygen to vital body...

One wonders what artist/baker Andrea Lekberg sips before slumber, for she is a woman with some kind of night visions. Never mind humdrum sugarplums dancing in her head. She dreams...

In the house where I grew up, we do not understand four-car garages. Or garage lanterns so large they would make for nice overnight shelter. Or driveways broad enough to...

The axiom that what stirs one soul can turn another to stone is no more evident than in the world of music. There, a survey of a dozen enlightened thinkers...

As a noble gesture to benefit the world`s children, Wednesday evening`s gala Concert for Life was no less than an inspiration. Gathered on the stage of Orchestra Hall were actress...

A doting Meta Berger stood back at last week`s supper gala for the Chicago Friends of the Joffrey Ballet and unspooled the sorts of tales usually tucked away in family...