IN THE LOOP
IN THE LOOP: SIDEWALKS BY RICK KOGAN Different drummer A DERMATOLOGIST WHO PLAYS SKINS AS WELL AS TREATS THEM The first time Meyer Horn wanted to play the drums was...
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IN THE LOOP
SIDEWALKS BY RICK KOGAN The next chapter A NEW GENERATION SHOWS THEY CAN WRITE MORE THAN TEXT MESSAGES The stands in the gymnasium at Glenbard South High School in Glen...
TALL ORDER FOR MODERNISM
After a decade of living in a choppy, Victorian-era frame house in Lake View, a Chicago couple with two kids had plenty of time to think about the "new home."...
Preserving history
Dwight Cleveland Not everyone in Chicago's Lincoln Park wants an orca-sized house to call home. Which is why Dwight Cleveland started Longstreet Renovation and Development Co. in 1987. Instead of...
Lights can be a turn-on
--WITH ARTWORK, huge expanses of glass and lots of space in their new house, Chicago art dealer Tom McCormick and weaver Janis Kanter needed lighting that would be effective, economical,...
Debra Salter
(The name as published has been corrected in the headline and in a subsequent reference in this text.) FIRST CAME FURNITURE she made for her daughter's Barbie dollhouse 15 years...
21 things we love
1. GROWING FOR THE GREEN Succulents are the new geraniums. They require less light and less watering than their houseplant peers, and their subtle, bluish-green color goes with everything. A...
ON THE QUAD
Even with a stately Howard Van Doren Shaw structure on the University of Chicago campus, the Quadrangle Club isn't stodgy. We discovered that at the annual Preservation Ball to raise...
The Tailor’s New Clothes
When you throw a bash mixing visual glitterati with a visual cause, fashion must be fabulous. Balenciaga, Rochas, Posen, Prada and Chanel adorned the revelers at the Modern Ball given...
PLOTS & PLANS
A well-thought-out plot can do wonders for the way a home looks, functions and feels. Certain tricks can enhance curb appeal, make an outside space seem more spacious, add elegance,...