Mother’s Day is this Sunday and you’re still wondering what to get your mom to show her how sweet she is and how much you appreciate her for it, no need to panic, I have the perfect gift. Well I don’t personally have the gift, it’s actually the owner of Sugar Chic Designs, Amy DiTomasso, […]

Fresh off of renewing his vows to wife Mariah Carey and on the eve of the new season of America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon will be making an appearance at Chicago’s very own Sub 51. Sub 51 is Lettuce Entertain You restaurant Hub 51’s underground private lounge. Every Tuesday Sub 51 hosts Substance Tuesday’s and […]

The Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC) is a Chicago public charter school located on the southwest side of the city. The school has been internationally recognized for producing a replicable model for learning in the 21st century. They are focused on creating a net-positive energy prototype campus on an 11-acre urban farm and there are […]

What do you call a great hotel that undergoes a renovation to make it even better? You call it Hotel Monaco. San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotel & Restaurants 191-room Chicago area boutique Hotel Monaco (225 North Wabash Ave) was recently named one of US News and World Report’s 2013 Best Hotels and a Conde Nast Traveler […]

Last week, Untitled Chicago (111 West Kinzie) held their first Annual American Whiskey Affair. It was a night to remember with live music courtesy of The Whiskeybelles, whiskey tastings with over 75 All-American whiskeys and bourbons, and there were hors d’oeuvres served up, including smoked salmon canapés, corn bread bites and pork belly lollipops. Guests […]

Currently there are more than 16 million children living in households in America that struggle to put food on the table. That’s a staggering number, it equates to 1 out of every 5 children potentially not having access to proper meals. Quite honestly it makes me sick to my stomach, which is why I’m happy […]

After weeks of speculation, or I should say expectation, President Obama has nominated Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker as his new Commerce Secretary this morning. Pritzker is on the board of her family-founded Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corporation and is also a longtime supporter and huge Democratic fundraiser. Her role as board member may make the actual […]

Earlier today theWit Hotel, which is an AAA Four Diamond Downtown Chicago hotel, announced the launch of a new 3D mapping and installation called “theWall.” It provides another level of entertainment at their 27th floor rooftop space, ROOF on theWit. Before I get into the technical aspects of all that, which I will have to […]

Alinea (1723 North Halsted) is truly a powerhouse in the culinary world, with the latest proof being its inclusion on “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants” list sponsored by San Pellegrino and Aqua Panna. This isn’t the first time it has made the list either, out of the eight years the restaurant has been in existence, […]