I love the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood! Artists come from all over the country to sell their handmade goodies, from posters to jewelry to soap. I'm super happy with my buys....
David Tutera, of WE tv's My Fair Wedding fame, visited Chicago for the Magnificent Mile Shopping Festival. He stopped by Water Tower Place to give girls tips on wedding planning. If you are not familiar with...
For years I’ve wanting to try Cookie Bar (2475 N. Lincoln Ave.). One summery winter afternoon I was in the area and finally stopped by. I ordered the Lisa Marie Presley—a peanut butter...
For my "Campaign & Cupcake" themed 25th birthday party, I made Sparkling Champagne Cupcakes with my friend Moira. These involved handcrafting a cake, filling and frosting. When Saint Patrick's Day came around this year, she suggested we...
I took a trip to new Chicago wedding wonderland BHLDN (8 E. Walton St.), an Urban Outfitters Inc. boutique. Here is my photo log! For more info, visit my CheekyChicago article here. ...
For my champagne and cupcake themed 25th birthday party, I baked champagne cupcakes. The cake batter, filling and frosting all contained champagne. (They were pretty boozy.) Yummy! The photo and recipe are below....
I found the best champagne, or rather sparkling wine. I ordered the Champagne Flight at Frasca Pizzeria + Wine Bar (3358 N. Paulina St.), which also features amazing food. Vietti's Moscato d'Asti Cascinetta...
Octavarius, a Chicago comedy company, and CNGM Pictures, an independent film organization, partner for transmedia project "I Made America," officially launching on Wednesday. Watch the trailer above.
"I Made America" uses many media platforms--from online film shorts and social media to street performances and local bar sightings--to tell one story. Six Founding Fathers of the United States of America are kidnapped from the 18th Century and brought to 2012, to be used as props in the upcoming election. Upon discovering that these statesmen hold drastically different political views than any modern day candidate, their kidnappers cut off all ties, leaving them stranded in present day Chicago.
Former celebrities George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison struggle to make money, find love and regain their dignity. The journey will take many shapes: watch a weekly episode of the Founding Fathers' web series, listen to a song written by Thomas Jefferson, have a conversation with Benjamin Franklin on Facebook or Twitter, get matched with George Washington on dating website OkCupid, read a love poem Alexander Hamilton wrote on Craigslist's Missed Connections, attend a John Adams political campaign rally and run into all of the men hanging out at a neighborhood bar.
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