Art enthusiasts and a nice chunk of Chicago’s high society recently came out to support contemporary art gallery The Renaissance Society. Not only was this the 2012 Benefit Gala, it also marks Director Susanne Ghez’s 40th year at the helm so there was much to celebrate. The gala was held at the luxurious Radisson Blu […]

A week and a half ago, at the Museum of Science and Industry, the GEANCO Foundation hosted its second annual “Health and Hope for Africa” Concert Gala. Former Bears player Richard Dent and GEANCO director Nche Onyema hosted over 200 attendees to a night of food and entertainment. The GEANCO foundation is raising money to […]

There’s a Lincoln Park neighborhood that has been getting a major makeover, and one of the newly listed houses will blow you away. Starting at the front of the house is a sunken garden near the sidewalk that gives way to the vertical masterpiece that is this four-story (including basement) gem. The house is composed […]

Chicago is definitely a huge food town and we take any opportunity to showcase our love for fine dining. Michigan Avenue’s Mag recently held a Super Chefs event at the River Arts Center (435 E. Illinois). Fabio Viviani, Devon Quinn, Michael Ponzio and many more of the top chefs from the city’s best restaurants came […]

This past Friday was a big day in Chicago’s downtown real estate market. Chicago saw the highest-ever recorded sale of a condo. The head of an Oak Brook-based hedge fund, Richard Cooper, sold his 66th floor penthouse at the Park Tower (800 N. Michigan) for a whopping $15 million. Not only is this the highest […]

Upscale women’s fashion boutique, DEKA Chicago, located in the 900 shops (The group of shops in the 900 N Michigan retail center) will be having a fashion show on Thursday, November 29th ,  from 12:30-2pm.  The show will be located at Balsan in the Waldorf Astoria Chicago (11 E. Walton). While viewing some of the […]

Goose Island founder, John Hall, is stepping down as CEO. Hall founded the Chicago company in 1998, though he’s been brewing for nearly 25 years. After building his company from the ground up, starting as a single brewpub, Goose Island was sold to Anheuser-Busch in 2011 for the nice sum of $38.8 million. Hall stayed […]

When I created the Chicago’s Top 5 Large Event Spaces I showed just five of the numerous places in the city you could hold an elegant event. I want to introduce you to a sixth option, Society Art Gallery. Located at 2140 W Fulton, the gallery itself works with emerging to mid career artists, helping […]