Marquee: Everybody Cut Footloose
Dancing with the All-Stars Think of it as the Pro Bowl of Chicago dance—with extra calf muscle and a better cause. A selection of the city’s top troupes team up...
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Two Craft Mavens Open Shop
Exceptional Craftsmanship Rejoice, fans of the popular Renegade Craft Fair. The fair, which happens next month on September 15th and 16th along Division Street, in conjunction with the Do Division...
Marquee: Pop Goes the Weekend
Survival of the Hippest Call it the power of Paris: Not even the Harvard set can resist the allure of pop culture lately. At least, that's the case with Henry...
New Shoes in Bucktown
Saving Grace Bolstering the recent trend of independent shoe retailers in the city, Grace (1917 N. Damen Ave.; 773-384-7223) in Bucktown opens on August 10th. The beautiful new minimalist space...
Yada, Yada, Yada
From a Show About Nothing to a Show About Everything Carol Leifer has a pretty cool claim to fame. The Emmy-nominated comedy writer and producer was the inspiration for the...
Unchained
Fancy Free Famous brands are taking the city by storm, the splashiest of which include Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, and Nanette Lepore, all planning to open boutiques in October. Free...
The Fest and the Furious
Street Sweep Maybe it's August's approach, signaling the beginning of the end of summer, or maybe we're just overdue for our share of turkey legs alfresco. Whatever the reason, street-fest...
Cerulean Dreams
Something New, Something Blue A new shop-Cerulean 1 (3657 N. Southport Ave.; 773-525-6870)-has opened in the former Shane space in Lake View. Peddling a similar aesthetic as its predecessor in...
The Brief on Shorts
Letts Takes a Turn Tracy Letts's new play, August: Osage County, is burning up the stage at Steppenwolf. Those who've seen it and are hungry for more-or those looking for...
Sole of a New Store
A Good Sole We understand that there are die-hard shoe fetishists out there who are willing to endure sky-high heels at any cost, financial or podiatric. We applaud your commitment....