In collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce, the Wilmette team of Lori Nieman and Jessica Couri are wrapping up Wilmette’s first annual Lego contest. Children were asked to use their Legos to build something they love most about the Wilmette community and all entries were then displayed throughout various Wilmette businesses.
Today, the judges are excited to announce the winners: Maddox, Lauren, and Jack!
Terzo Piano, the ultramodern eatery nestled atop the third floor of the Art Institute’s Modern wing, is home to simple but elegant dishes comprised of local, organic, and sustainable foods.
The evening of October 22nd will be no different as they host the Third Annual Farm to Fork Fest, a muti-course celebration of local producers and seasonal eaters. Continue reading
You likely know about the big venues: Steppenwolf, Oriental, Lookingglass, Goodman, Victory Gardens, Second City, Cadillac Palace. But did you know Chicago also sports one of the largest concentrations of neighborhood theaters of any major metropolitan city in the U.S.? There are more than 200 theaters around the city and in the suburbs that support a varied community of theatergoers. Whether musicals or dramas, storefront spaces or thousand-seat auditoriums, Chicago has incredible theater. Continue reading
No matter where you go in the city – from the Far North Side in Andersonville all the way down to Pullman and west to Garfield Park, art is everywhere: murals on the sides of buildings; industrial sculptures tucked away down alleys; paintings on the walls of trendy restaurants; and, of course, works in galleries and in our world-renowned museums like the Art Institute and the Museum of Contemporary Art. For our latest installment of The Local, we explored art in three city neighborhoods: the West Loop, South Loop and Andersonville.
Chicago has no shortage of great watering holes and every neighborhood has its share of corner bars. It’s arguable that these local spots serve as meeting places for neighbors and whether that’s your corner dive or a swank spot serving up handcrafted cocktails, you can make one your own. Continue reading
Logan Square has a ton of great spots to grab a drink and/or a bite to eat. Whether you’re looking for a cocktail bar, brunch spot, pie shop, or microbrewery, look no farther than this list for Logan Square’s neighborhood favorites!
Food fests. Art fairs. Cool music. Chicago’s hotly anticipated festival season is back, and it’s packed with tons of can’t-miss neighborhood events.
Sales are underway for The Peninsula at New Buffalo, a new luxury single-family-home development on Lake Michigan, in Michigan’s Harbor Country.
Located just inside the New Buffalo Harbor entrance, The Peninsula at New Buffalo is a gated community offering 12 single-family home sites, each with 72 feet of water frontage, accommodating a private dock for a boat up to 45 feet in length. Additional space allows for the docking of personal watercraft such as wave runners, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards. Continue reading
