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The New Dating Game
By Samantha Cleaver
We put to the test new research that reveals how people couple up. PLUS: Vote—whom should Milly have picked? Read more
Housing Bulletin: Job Cuts May Spur More Foreclosures
By Dennis Rodkin
The foreclosure crisis continues to morph. Even as new data show that foreclosures on condos are multiplying faster than those on single-family homes, real-estate experts suggest that foreclosures, boosted by pervasive job cuts in the sagging economy, may soon aggressively climb the socioeconomic... Read more
Footsie Index Goes Chocolate
By Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby
Excuse Me, Your Purse Is Melting

Edible shoes. Edible jewelry. Edible handbags. This is not the usual direction of a trained chocolatier. But Rieko Wada, a graduate of the French Pastry School, is about to unveil just such a line of chocolates. Wada, along with her daughter, Kasumi Wada, is launching their popular online chocolate store, Chocolatines, as a bricks-and-mortar... Read more
Stir the Pot
By Gina Bazer
As the weather cools down, warm up with a few friends at a stylish, earth-friendly soup party Read more
Hedda the Class
By Rebecca Little

Gabler, Interrupted
Into the Woods meets Groundhog Day in The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, a campy twist on the story of Henrik Ibsen’s doomed heroine from playwright Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q). When Hedda decides to take things into her own...

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Goodbye, Erba

Bummer of the Week

Erba (4520 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-989-4200), a rustic Italian spot in Lincoln Square that made Chicago magazine's 2007 list of best new restaurants, will close on September 13th, according to Robert Butterfield Jr., the owner. "It's a lack of business," said Alan Pirhofer, Erba's chef. "People are being more cautious with their money. The neighborhood is changing." As for Pirhofer's future, he's...

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Sale of the Week—Get Width It in Ravenswood
By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $2.05 million
Sale Price: $2.35 million
The Property: Not yet finished but already sold, this raised 12-room house is super-wide by city standards: a full 40 feet, on a lot that is 43 feet wide. “It’s totally suburban,” says Brent Meder, whose Meder Properties built it, as he walks across...

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From Africa to Englewood
By Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby
Final Exam

Sikia (pronounced “seh-KEE-ya,” 740 W. 63rd St.; 773-602-5200), a 75-seat African restaurant run by advanced students at Washburne Culinary Institute, opens on August 1st at the institute’s new Englewood facility. “This project has been in the making for eight years,” says Bill Reynolds, provost at Washburne. “It will be a requirement of last-semester students to work all the kitchen and dining room positions at...

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