Chicago’s Top Summer Concerts
ANTICIPATION INDEX: Dave Matthews Band Caravan, Iron and Wine, Eighth Blackbird, and more on our Anticipation Index
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A Guide to Chicago Avenue
ELECTRIC AVENUE: Once a stark thoroughfare, West Chicago Avenue is transforming into a stellar destination for BYOs, bars, and more
Chicago design team Creatures of the Wind 's Fashion Week presentation
Chicago's senior editor Nora O'Donnell is covering Fashion Week 2011 from New York. Here are her tweets from yesterday's Creatures of the Wind show with some great links to the...
Lyric Opera Announces 2011-2012 Season
Chicago's senior editor Nora O'Donnell attended the Lyric Opera's announcement yesterday. Here, we bring together her tweets from the event with some great links to more information.
The Life and Work of Street Photographer Vivian Maier
A LIFE IN SHADOW: The North Shore families who hired Vivian Maier as a nanny came to know a kind but eccentric woman who guarded her private life and kept...
"Macbeth," Muti, and Mutter: Season-Opening Drama at the Lyric and CSO
It was a big weekend for floor-length sparkly gowns and penguin suits—some accessorized with swooping capes, torn from the racks of Phantoms ‘R’ Us. On Friday, the Lyric Opera of...
Fall Travel 2010: Traverse City and The Sleeping Bear Dunes
For a memorable time on the Michigan shore, pair notable restaurants worthy of a big city with towering dunes out of a sci-fi novel
Chicago Singles 2010
DOUBLE TAKE: Meet our hotly anticipated 20 most eligible singles of 2010
A Perfect Pair: Paul Virant's Haute Farm Food and Craft Beer
Hey, Chicago, did you hear? Craft beer in the Windy City is kind of big now. With last month's Stout Fest, last week's Craft Brewers Conference, and the opening of...
Love It or Hate It? Dog & Pony Stages Another Promenade-Style Show
When Dog & Pony Theatre Co. premiered As Told by the Vivian Girls in 2008, I had little experience with promenade staging. The action moved around the performance area and...