Bring on the nostalgia! Last fall, it was these porcelain ice cream cones. Now, I’m falling for these darling sturdy-bone-china farmer’s market baskets, available at Jayson Home & Garden. They remind me of summer and deliciousness. Prices range from $20 to $38.

—GINA BAZER

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Bring on the nostalgia! Last fall, it was these porcelain ice cream cones. Now, I’m falling for these darling sturdy-bone-china farmer’s market baskets, available at Jayson Home & Garden. They remind me of summer and deliciousness. Prices range from $20 to $38.

—GINA BAZER

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Bring on the nostalgia! Last fall, it was these porcelain ice cream cones. Now, I’m falling for these darling sturdy-bone-china farmer’s market baskets, available at Jayson Home & Garden. They remind me of summer and deliciousness. Prices range from $20 to $38.

—GINA BAZER

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April 2010
Two Derelict Glencoe Houses Face Different Fates
By Dennis Rodkin
Among the architectural treasures of Glencoe are two small collections of homes designed by eminent 20th-century architects—and each of those neighborhoods has a derelict house, a victim of the recent housing bust.
Ravine Bluffs is a cluster of six homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1910s. The derelict house there now has a savior, a Chicago architect who... Read more
Books We Like: 'Grounded' by Seth Stevenson
By Jennifer Tanaka
If you're a fan of the Ad Report Card at the online magazine Slate, then you're already familiar with the writing of Seth Stevenson, who has been the column's main contributor since 2003. Today, his first book—an epic travelogue titled Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey Around the World—came out... Read more
Resale Couture in Highland Park
By Bridget Maiellaro
Big Names, Downsized Prices
To help Chicago women get a little more bang for their buck in the northern suburbs, Susan Plumer Gerber and Gilat Zamost recently opened My Best Friend’s Closet Read more
(Long) Weekend Recap: The Chaser catches spring fever
Yep, it was another action-packed weekend for The Chaser. Honestly, I don't know how I do it. Do you?

Thursday (my favorite going-out night; officially falls in Weekend category): Tried the just-opened Beauty Bar (in the former Sonotheque space); had my nails painted the most pleasing shade of mood-ring blue (martini-and-a-manicure special, $10) and began pouting inexplicably after several Perm martinis. Look for my review of this spot in the June issue of Chicago magazine... Read more
Matisse Returns to the Art Institute—This Time to Cheers, Not Jeers
By Geoffrey Johnson
As winter gave way to spring, Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917 settled in at the Art Institute of Chicago for a three-month stay. The city immediately embraced the exhibit: its gala grand opening on March 19th lured enough of the "beautiful people" to raise $500,000 for the museum. Chicago, however, did not always welcome Monsieur Matisse so cordially... Read more