There’s a flurry of action under the El tracks on Lake Street as husband-and-wife team Mark and Elizabeth Mendez—both formerly of Carnivale, where he was the executive chef and she was the wine director—prepare to open their new Spanish-inspired wine bar, Vera, at the address that last housed the short-lived Addiction Sports Bar... Read more
List Price: $1.19 million
The Property: In the early 20th century, the Villa neighborhood was advertised as “The Beauty Spot of the Northwest Side.” Its Arts and Crafts houses are still there, as are the landscaped parkways and the stone light posts (although those are now used as planters), and only a few out-of-character buildings have been added... Read more
I dig this sweet new bar stool from CB2. Handmade of sustainable mango wood, it twists up or down four inches... Read more
BEYOND BRUSSELS: Forget the capital or overtouristy Bruges—Ghent is the place Belgians really want to live, according to our guides, Chicagoans Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield Read more
Dmitry Samarov met his future editor when the Northwestern prof bought one of the artist's paintings in 2001. Here, more on Savage, an avid cyclist and scholar of Chicago history Read more