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Opening Day

It’s been a winter of anticipation, expectations, and rumors. But all that ends this weekend. It’s time to play ball.

The Lineup:  The James Hotel opening Sunday, and David Burke’s Primehouse opening next Wednesday.

The Scouting Report: The James Hotel ...

Pet Project

Some things are better in theory. A third chocolate martini. One size fits all. Owning a pet.

Suuuuure you’re gonna walk, train, and feed it. We’re holding our breath.

A more realistic plan? Fleur’s ecosystems, which give all the warm-and-fuzzies ...

Food for Thought

Life is full of trade-offs.

Skinny jeans means gym after work, which leaves no time to cook, which means your (totally unappetizing) dinner is most likely coming straight out of a can.

Not anymore, now that you know about chef ...

The Weekend Guide

Ninety-nine bottles of green beer on the wall, 99 bottles of green beer.

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St. Paddy’s Day Parades

What: Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade  & South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Why: Danny boy says, “The pipes, the ...

Loop to Loop

When it comes to gift giving, you’re relentless.

Is it the right length? Does it go with her look? Will she wear it constantly? (Your lucky, lucky friends.)

But when it comes to accessorizing your own thing, you fall apart ...

The Gold Standard

It’s been well over 30 days since our friend Phil saw his shadow.

The good news: Winter is two weeks shy of calling it quits. The bad news: That goes for everywhere but here.

Every Chicagoan knows that “blustery with ...

Cat’s out of the Bag

• Number of times we’ve used Botkier as our go-to It bag since first writing about it: 17.

• Number of times we’ve wished we had another bag to reference: 16.

• Number of times we oooh’d and aaah’d when ...

Chariots of Fire

Cue Bob Costas VO.

Our story begins in a modest Midwestern city, where the only defense against the cold, harsh winter is the warm glow of a dream. A burning desire to compete.

But for people like these (cue ...