Michael Esposito

Navy Pier: What it is: A five-block-long entertainment zone, and the city's top tourist destination. What we found: It was a beautiful day to spend a few hours at Navy...

With "Sing-a-long West Side Story" in town, we thought of five films we would like to sing along with, if only they were musicals. Here are our selections, and the...

Many say that the first collectible picture postcards came from Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Today, one of the largest postcard collections anywhere is at the Lake County Discovery Museum....

Bugs Bunny just turned 63 but he's a spring hare compared with Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit, who celebrates his 100th anniversary in publication in October. Peter Rabbit was based on...

Think of it as a LoJack for kids . . . but worn on a wrist instead of internally. Coming soon, the Wherify GPS Personal Locator for Children will combine...

If you like to play tourist in your own town, it might be fun (and educational) to visit Chicago's War Memorials and Military Monuments Web page at www.ci.chi.il.us/warmemorials/alphaList.html and spend...

Folkmanis Puppets' "Baby Folkmanis" line features puppets with colors, textures, shapes and sounds designed to stimulate children practically from birth. The Peek-A-Boo Play Cube has a glove hidden inside the...

The Chicago Botanic Garden will host a Pepper Festival, featuring sweet and hot varieties from around the world, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 11. There also...

You might think the plastic ring and bottle of soapy solution for blowing bubbles couldn't be improved, but then Wubbles came along with a bubble-blowing innovation: no bottle. Wubbles have...

Folks who are heading to Navy Pier Saturday to watch the sailboats check in for the annual Chicago to Mackinac Race might want to consider sailing lessons as a healthy...