Archive for 2010
Wedding Season Wearables
I knew it was time to address this topic when wedding photos started popping up in my Facebook newsfeed again. The further we get into our 20′s, the more wedding invitations find their way into our mailboxes. That means, of course, the more outfits you must carefully prepare! And eternal love, blah blah blah. I’ve [...]
826CHI wants you to say “YES!” to BORING
When I first moved to the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, I decided to check out the area. While strolling down Milwaukee Avenue, I noticed a store called the Boring Store. With a bright orange awning, and an illustration of a private detective with a shopping cart—I was intrigued. I walked into the Boring Store, [...]
Dust Off Your Ballet Flats, American Ballet Theatre Pliés Into Chicago for Five Days Only
I was 10 years old when my grandpa gave me the jewelry box painted with orchids and reeds. Inside, two opal swans slid across the mirrored top as I wound it and the music began to play. Sitting there in my lawn chair that summer afternoon, surrounded by family and friends visiting for my birthday, [...]
National Food Blogger Bake Sale on Saturday
A fellow Chicago bloggy friend, Maris of In Good Taste, has been working hard to plan the National Food Blogger Bake Sale here in Chicago. I’m definitely going to try to stop by because with treats and helping a good cause? You just can’t go wrong! Who: Some of Chicago’s finest food blogs and bakeries [...]
SAIC Spring Art Sale
I would very much like to be one of those people – who have original works by amazingly talented artists in their homes and sleep on big piles of money. Unfortunately, I am not one of those people – but it doesn’t mean that I can’t get enough of art. Fortunately, that’s where the twice [...]
The Cubs Season Cometh
Hear that? It’s the crisp sound of the first Old Style being cracked open on the Cubs home opener at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 12th. After five long months of baseball-lessness, the Cubbies are back in the Friendly Confines hoping their 162-game road leads to post-season glory in October. White Sox Fans, Southsiders, and [...]
Organic Meal Delivery? Sign me up! –READY!
Looking to get your eating habits back on track? Eat Like the Pros (ELTP) is an organic Chicago meal delivery service dedicated to meeting the needs of anyone looking to improve their health and wellness through good nutrition. Since working with Eat Like the Pros for the past 4 months,I realize that what is great [...]
More CHIRP, Less Tweet
With spring right around the corner (allegedly), the sounds of birds chirping outside our windows is sure to soon greet us. And this spring, they’ll have company. Chicago’s diverse independent music scene has a new voice joining the chorus; only that voice is more CHIRP, less tweet. Launched in January, CHIRP Radio is Chicago’s only [...]
Shamrock Out: 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Guide
Maybe you haven’t heard, but St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago is kind of a big deal. There are many ways to celebrate, and thankfully, you don’t have to be Irish to partake. Whether you’re into more of a traditional celebration or just want an excuse to start drinking before noon, Chicago has got you covered. [...]
Flexitarian Fun at The Chopping Block
Flexible + Vegetarian = Flexitarian. This term, coined by Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian and author of The Flexitarian Diet, was the recurring theme of her cooking class at Merchandise Mart’s The Chopping Block. As my fellow classmates and I gathered into the instructional kitchen, our tastebuds waited anxiously for the 5-course meal to [...]
