10/30/07

Halloween for Grownups

Forget long road trips stuck in the car with squabbling siblings (although we had some of that, too): My 10-day trip to Italy completely redefined "family vacation." We spent a chunk of the trip holed up in a Tuscan villa, but we were officially there for my uncle's wedding, which took place in Rome at the magnificent Borghese Castle . Who knows? The next wedding I attend could be my own...

PLUS: A few spots to get your own trick-or-treat on

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10/15/07

LGS off to Italy

Last Girl Standing is off to Italy to cap off her international wedding tour; she'll be attending her uncle's nuptials in Rome before retreating to a villa in Tuscany for a week with her family.

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10/11/07

Where’s the Food?

"What do you think the biggest difference is between Fashion Week in Chicago and places like Paris or New York?" Lakeview Broadcasting Company's Stephen Westman whispered in my ear during Gen Art's Fresh Faces in Fashion runway show Tuesday night. "The biggest difference is, instead of Anna Wintour sitting in the front row, we are," I responded.

Although I've never attended Fashion Week anywhere else, I can only imagine what it's like...

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10/08/07

It Ain't Easy Being Pink and Green

"I'm trying to prolong the summer," Jerry Kleiner said, only half-joking, when I asked him why he chose pink and green as this year's theme for his annual color-coded bash for beautiful people, held last Friday. "And look: It's working," he added, referring to the record-breaking 85-degree weather.

Anyone who knows Kleiner—probably one of the city's most recognizable restaurateurs, whose holdings include...

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10/05/07

15 Minutes with ... Kelli Zink

Who: Kelli Zink, 27, Chicago by way of Detroit
Job: Host and reporter, CelebTV.com
Status: Super single—"typical young professional girl who doesn't have time for a guy, blah, blah, blah."
Neighborhood: Gold Coast

After attending Michigan State University, where she was a Spartan cheerleader for two years, Kelli Zink started anchoring in South Bend, Indiana, covering local and national sports. In 2003 she moved to L.A. to help launch the NFL Network as a producer. “It was the kind of job that people automatically assume you're cool and you're into sports...

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10/01/07

Celebrity Beat: Keeping up with Kim Kardashian

L.A. socialite and one-time Paris Hilton sidekick Kim Kardashian came to town this past weekend to host Poparazzi Friday at Crobar. The event meant Kim got a night off from filming her reality-TV show, Keeping up with the Kardashians, which premieres October 14th on E! The show follows the lives of Kim and her nine siblings: Kim's dad was the late O. J. defense attorney Robert Kardashian; her mom, Kris, is now married to Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner; between them, Kris and Bruce ride herd over a Brady Bunch-style brood (including MTV's The Hills heartthrob Brody Jenner)...

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