Kids
Goodie Bag Packs from Mabel's Labels
An affordable, customizable label combo is the perfect party favor.
An affordable, customizable label combo is the perfect party favor.
An affordable, customizable label combo is the perfect party favor.
Kids paint, color, cut out, and collage an imaginary creature from the deep blue sea.
An affordable, customizable label combo is the perfect party favor.
An affordable, customizable label combo is the perfect party favor.
Show the corporate world who’s boss: Join The Momtrepreneur Exchange.
These are not your grandma’s Bundt cakes (unless Nan likes to party).
Authentic Brazilian coffee and treats in the Village.
Stop into Fernando Aciar’s Brazilian coffee nook for Bahian chocolate-infused lattes, savory pão de queijo (a toothsome roll made from yucca flour and Minas cheese), and New Amsterdam Market favorite pão de mel (dense honey cakes flecked with nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves).
Wearing sunglasses in the winter? That’s kind of shady.
Get down at this new resto serving up a rock-n-roll vibe, artisan cocktails, and comfort food.
Named for a legendary London rock venue, this restaurant honors its musical roots with classic framed posters. But the artisan cocktails and comfort food (entree-sized salads, homey mains) take center stage.
Find out what’s in your stars.
Go to a free Mindy Segal dessert tasting at River North’s latest bar/resto concept.
Chef David Blonsky (Bull & Bear) cooks locally minded, pub-centric food (homemade pretzels, mussels, smoked meats). Local sweet guru Mindy Segal consulted on the dessert menu.
Beware, curves ahead: Nona Varnado’s performance wear also plays up your natural shape.
If you’re ready to get rolling but the wheels just ain’t spinning, take your beloved bicycle in for a tune-up; the resident cycle-sperts cope with malfunctions at a reasonable rate.
Around the world in seven films.
January 13-16: Dance numbers tackle dark issues, a mobile sculpture at Lawrimore Project, and pastry shop Pie opens.
January 13-16: More good food at the Ferry Building, an LOL-inducing sketch comedy festival, and the Crocodiles rock Slim’s.
January 13-16: Did someone say ice cream and caviar?
Hit the Hollywood enclave that Urban Outfitters, Free People, and Umami Burger call home.
January 13-16: A bridal gown sample sale, cheap haircut at Neiman’s, and workout for a paws cause.
January 13-16: A sweet food truck, sketch comedy, and other reasons to cancel your long winter’s nap.
A portable, clip-on high chair that takes the protest out of far-from-the-table high chairs.
January 13-16: Step into well-priced footwear, check in on our Foursquare page, and give up the cancer sticks.
January 13-16: Investigate urban beekeeping, the arctic plants of New York City, and a restaurant pop-up from the Fatty Crew.
January 13-19: Valanni gets revamped, badass brownies, plus boots galore at Bus Stop.
January 13-16: Travel around the world in 80 sips, shop winter fashions at half the price, and booze at a local theater (no brown bag required).
January 13-16: Hand-blown ecoglassware, closet cleaning, an indie bridal fair, and heavy-metal play.
January 13-16: Prep for a vintage winter coat sale, a Zora Neale Hurston celebration, and a dance performance in the public library.
January 13-17: Snag discounted home decor, sip some suds, and serve others on MLK Day.
13-16 January: Vintage finds, pretty pictures, and a book to cheer you up.
Give your parka a rest. Wrap up in a stylish find from the Mission’s latest vintage boutique instead.
This well-stocked shop features vintage and lightly worn party dresses, jackets, skirts, shoes, and more. Top it off with a modest selection of statement jewelry and a fantastic assortment of cowboy boots.
Melrose’s latest resto combines comforting classics and lighter options in a cozy setting to satisfy everyone.
After being with Dan Tana’s for more than twenty years, Craig Susser opens his own restaurant on a quiet stretch of Melrose Avenue. Dark woods, teal leather booths, and a sound-absorbing ceiling give the place a cozy, intimate feel. The menu offers steaks, homemade pastas, and pizzas, as well as lighter options in order to please everyone.
House a-clutter? Call in the experts at Luxury Garage Sale.
Trick yourself into sticking to your resolutions.
Don’t go a whole season without washing your woolens.
You should probably consider washing something you wear every single day.
A range of delicate scarves and stoles to keep you warm all year.
A new pie-centric bakeshop opens on Capitol Hill.
Dani Cone’s bakery brims with golden, flaky crusts of all shapes and sizes (including vegan and gluten-free varieties). We’re torn between the deep-dish apple-cinnamon pies, spinach and feta turnovers, and cherry almond Petit-5s — all made with Cone’s grandmother’s all-butter crust.
Warm up with Texas-made vodka.
The multipurpose towel slips over your neck, for hands-free baby bathing.
Wave good-bye to winter woes with the ayurvedic Lotus Abhyanga treatment.
Impress dinner guests with at-home Peruvian cooking lessons.
Go head to head with custom portrait Pecanpillows.
An all-purpose hangout for your next date/dinner/happy hour.