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- Detroit Cheers
There is a general re-thinking of how we do things going on across the country right now: Shop locally, cook at home, vacation in your own city. As much as I hope the economy turns around soon, I continue to be optimistic as to what will come out of all of this, and am pleased [...]
- Tulips!
I’m not sure what it is about today, but everyone seems to have Holland on their mind — Martha Stewart had the talented Dutch floral duo Remco Van Vliet and Cas Trap of New York’s Van Vliet & Trap Florists on today creating gorgeous handheld bouquets, Daily Candy’s Travel edition features Amsterdam and it’s highlights, [...]
- The Details of Orla Kiely
For many of the ladies I know, myself included, February 2009 will be remembered as the month that reknowned Irish designer Orla Kiely came to Target.
Personally, I have searched, on-line and in-person, all of Chicagoland for that darn elusive 2-Tier Tray, to no avail… I did however pick up a set of dish towels, [...]
- Charles James, Architect of Fabric
The Chicago History Museum’s Chic Chicago exhibit displays “Couture Treasures” from the museum’s permanent collection. The stunning and feminine garments worn by prominent Chicago socialites contrast a set of grim, masculine quotations about the city presented on the exhibition walls. There are over 60 costumes, dating from 1861 to 2004, including three dresses by the [...]
- Restored Uayma Church
This winter has been one for the books: It’s mid-January and Chicago has already breezed past it’s “normal” amount of snow for the year, not to mention the couple of days of negative 30+ below. Today, it’s 16 degrees and feels like a heatwave — well, not really, but it doesn’t hurt as bad. The [...]
