Fauzia Arain

How do the city's movers and shakers wiggle their way into the hottest clubs? The big secret to busting through the red velvet ropes isn't really a secret at all....

We've told you about some cool events over the years. We've had human beatbox performances, street dancing exhibitions, extreme skating and a whole slew of hot deejay appearances. But all...

It seems as If I've been doing Division Street for ages. In college, one could easily find me there on any given evening -- sipping a coffee and fooling around...

Go (China): A high-strategy, two-player game using black and white stones on a traditionally wooden, gridded board; players compete to dominate the board with their color stone by surrounding and...

SIT RETRO: Shopping at trendy boutiques can be exhausting, so patrons of Penelope's (1913 W. Division St.; 773-395-2351), a hip Ukrainian Village shop, can relax in style in one of...

There are so many ways to see Chicago, yet we tend to leave the tours to the tourists. Not anymore. Why should out-of-towners have all the fun? We can't pretend...

Taste of Chicago is more than a festival of food. It's also a massive head-to-head competition among participating restaurants to see who can provide the best (i.e., sell the most)...

Madgeheads new and old are gearing up for the Material Girl's arrival with nervous energy that would make Mama Madonna proud. To help pad the party, we raked the city...

Gelato The perfect scoop: Coconut Where you can find it: Cafe Descartes, 111 E. Wacker Drive; 312-565-2557 Value: $2.99 for a single, hefty scoop. Why we love it: The dozen...

As much as we try to be abiding goody-two-shoes, there are times when temptations get the better of us. In the 4th Century, the Greek theologian Evagrius of Pontus introduced...