Last night (3/21) was Cheeky Chicago and Peroni Italy’s 4th Annual Real People of Style Fashion Show at the 900 North Michigan Shops. With it being right in the middle of luxury retail heaven you know there had to be some hot styles walking strutting down the runway. Over 350 packed were packed together on […]

Let me just start by saying that this issue is near and dear to my heart. I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago so this is something that has affected me, my family and just about everyone I grew up with. The issue is violence and it’s tearing the Englewood and […]

This Easter Sunday, Untitled Chicago (111 West Kinzie) is doing everything it can to be on your list of places to go. They have put together an Easter Sunday that fits into almost any schedule. Whether you’re more of a brunch person who likes to go out in the afternoon to celebrate Easter, or more […]

An interesting little factoid came to my attention late last night, there may be a new addition to the Chicago hotel and culinary family. And if it actually comes to fruition it will either fire up more of the New York versus Chicago debate or make the argument less debatable. What I’m talking about is […]

Cadaver is an award-winning animated short film (long-listed for a 2013 Academy Award) that turned into a graphic novel for adults. And I know what you’re thinking, you may be only half right though. The short film is about a cadaver, but it’s much more than that. It’s a bittersweet love story about a cadaver […]

Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. How exciting is it that I get to talk about fashion two days in a row? Feels good. I’m happy to say that the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has announced their 79th annual fashion show, Fashion 2013. The fashion show will be on Millennium Park’s Chase Promenade and […]

Fashion is a love of mine, always have been and always will be. Being from Chicago it always feels like we are several steps behind cities like New York when it comes to nurturing a fashion scene. It can almost seem nonexistent besides a couple fashion shows and blogs here and there. That’s why I […]

There are few things more satisfying than waking up a little late on a Sunday and heading to a great brunch. I feel all the world’s problems can be discussed and resolved over brunch because of the automatic good vibes that come from it. Here are five of the best brunch spots, whether you discuss […]

Update: Big news coming from the National Restaurant Show 2013 offices. The chairman, president and chief executive officer of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, will be on hand Sunday May 19th, 2013 between 3 and 4 PM to deliver a special keynote presentation. Schultz has grown his company from only 4 to more than 18,000 stores in […]