Rule Breakers
Forget what you thought you knew about fashion. This fall, looking your best means ignoring conventional wisdom.
Lynette Smith
September Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
avery r. young
Chicago’s poet laureate, 49, on hidden art, anger management, and poems that don’t rhyme
“Everyone Tells Me I Have a Great Voice”
You might think that’s all it takes. But Chicago’s voice-over actors know that making a career out of talking isn’t as simple as it sounds.
Flavor Slices
At their restaurants, Jason Vincent and Josh Perlman are all about the intersection of punchy flavors (like Giant’s umami-bomb trout roe tempura) and nostalgia (like the crab Rangoon at Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar, a nod to the American Chinese food of their youth), always carried out with cheffy techniques. Their latest venture, the carryout- and … Read more
The Peacemaker
For Vaughn Bryant, an architect of antiviolence initiatives, making Chicago safer means playing the long game.
Souvenirs Even Locals Will Love
How do you say “I heart Chicago” without a tacky tee or snow globe? Put your city pride on display in a cool way with these local keepsakes.
Austin
Chicago Teachers Union mentor and Cook County commissioner Tara Stamps recommends three things to see in her hood.