From great places to
sled and cross-country ski to more offbeat activities like mushing and ice-boating, this interactive map is full of ideas to get you out of your indoor rut. Browse activities by scrolling or navigating the map, and click on each item for more information.
January 22, 2009 — For the 15th consecutive year, Chicago magazine honored its Chicagoans on the Year, seven individuals who have changed life in the city for the better. Joining a caliber of more than 100 past honorees, this year’s Chicagoans include a Northwest Side housing activist, an African American historian, a philanthropic chef, a concerned mother, a pair of dance makers, and a soulful singer with a voice for the ages. The magazine celebrated their achievements at its annual Chicagoans of the Year Luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago Hotel.
“My wife is Puerto Rican and I’m Korean, so we are doing a lot of things from two different cultures.” Usually when we hear an earnest statement like that one, we cringe—but when it comes from Bill Kim, the creative force behind Urbanbelly, we rejoice that he and Yvonne Cadiz-Kim found each other and wish … Read more
WINNETKA From $485,000 to $675,000 With its unexpected cutouts and jauntily angled roofs, the exterior of the townhouses at 460–474 Green Bay Road in Winnetka evince their 1965 origins. But on the inside, the developer David Glatt is fitting them out with a full complement of present-day amenities, including bigger closets, extensive crown and baseboard … Read more
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From the Bisazza Home Collection, a new take on the Louis-inspired chair, in white lacquer with gray velvet. So sophisticated, and at $900 for the chair sans arms, a great price (settee and armchair available, too). If you haven’t made it to the (relatively) new Bisazza showroom yet at 226 W. Kinzie (so glam! so gorgeous!), this is a good excuse. I wish I could tell you to hurry and get these chairs for the holidays; alas, the lead time (they’re made to order in Italy) is 8–12 weeks. Some things are worth the wait.
—JAN PARR
Big news over at Branch 27 (1371 W. Chicago Ave.; 312-850-2700), the West Town American bistro that opened this past April: Chef Bob Zrenner is leaving on November 19th and will be replaced by John Manion, lately of Goose Island Brewpub. “They want me to take…
A few months ago, I found myself enmeshed in a dispute with someone who had winked at me on match.com. When I checked out his profile and saw I was one year older than the upper limit of his preferred age range (though he and I are the exact same age), I couldn’t refrain from asking why he had bothered reaching out to a senior citizen. “Women in their 20s are just easier,” he snipped…
ANDERSONVILLE GALLERIA hosts a holiday open house Nov. 20th with creations from more than 90 indie merchants. 5247 N. Clark St.; 773-878-8570, andersonvillegalleria.com BIGSBY & KRUTHERS, a men’s suit store, returns to Chicago this month. 108 N. State St.; bigsbyandkruthers.com CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN hosts its 13th annual Fine Art of Fiber show and sale with … Read more
“My wife is Puerto Rican and I’m Korean, so we are doing a lot of things from two different cultures.” Usually when we hear an earnest statement like that one, we cringe—but when it comes from Bill Kim, the creative force behind Urbanbelly, we rejoice that he and Yvonne Cadiz-Kim found each other and wish … Read more
List Price: $5.9 million
Sale Price: Not yet known
The novelist Scott Turow’s Glencoe lakefront home, which has been on the market for $5.9 million, is under contract with a buyer, Turow’s real estate agent confirmed for Deal Estate on Wednesday.
