Good Shepherd Gone Bad

Danielle Barrera, NBC5 Street Team (video)
As soon as I saw the preview for the movie Good Shepherd, I knew I just had to see it. With an amazing cast, and directed by Robert De Niro, I was ready to bedazzled. This movie had stars such as Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon, Joe [...]

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Ibiza In Love

Amanda Hunt, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
New York and San Fran are notorious for hiding secret, one of a kind merchandise amongst busy streets; now Chi-town has got you covered.
Oprah put us in “the know” on how to wear our jeans, here is your exclusive tip on where to find them. Ibiza on 233 [...]

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Taste: Smooth Jazz, Cool Vibe

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
I just started a new freelance gig as a nightlife correspondent for Taste, a very slickly-produced wine, cuisine and lifestyles show that runs on NBC5 on weekends (times vary, so check your local listings — or set your Tivo or DVR). It’s a job I REALLY would have loved to [...]

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Check’em Out!

Shlomi Rabi, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Not too long ago, I read that squillionaire Steve Wynn sold a Blue Period Picasso for $139 million in a symbolic move to prove to Ron Lauder that HE was in possession of the world’s most expensivest painting, therefore putting Lauder’s $135 million Klimt to shame, shame, shame. Oh, [...]

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Do It BEFORE They Die

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
I felt I should do something Monday to mark the passing of James Brown, but aside from switching up the song on my MySpace page, I wasn’t sure where to start.
I sometimes feel a sense of loss when an artistic great dies, mainly because their talent seems to be [...]

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Sage Grille: A Suburban Gem!

Paul Jones, NBC5 Street Team
Recently I was invited to a wine tasting and dinner at Sage Grille located in Highwood, IL. First off, I would like to thank owners Paul Preston and Chuck Rhea for the opportunity to preview their new establishment. That being said, Executive Chef Greg Darrah and GM/Wine Director Mark [...]

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Guess who’s back, at the House of Blues!!

Erika and Monika Simmons, NBC5 Street Team, (Video)
Yes, yes ladies and gents. We are coming out of retirement. What retirement you say? Well, it’s the one where we only attend parties and events that are work related. Don’t get us wrong, we love our social life. Our “party with a purpose” attitude, epitomizes the perfect [...]

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A Treat for Every Mensch

Shlomi Rabi, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
You know, being a Jew during Christmas really has its perks. For once, you know that your mailbox will be jammed with dozens and dozens of letters from adoring piglets and shrimps from around the world who thank you for not killing them. Be it from Alaska to Florida, [...]

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New Year’s Eve

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Ask 10 people what they think of New Year’s Eve and you’re likely to get 10 different answers, as I’ve found out again this year. I remember back in my early 20s when I had a consecutive run of outstanding NYE revelry, but it wasn’t long before I hit [...]

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Vance ‘Guitar’ Kelly Playing At Kingston Mines!

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team (video)

Chicago owns the moniker of ‘Home of the Blues’. Let’s prove it and support the music and musicians that we are known to have in our town. Vance Kelly and the Backstreet Blues Band are the best this genre has to offer. Check them out at [...]

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Family Fun in Savoy!

Erika and Monika Simmons, NBC5 Street Team, (Video)
Fun, Fitness and Fashion is what we’re all about! But, since we’re currently on a holiday hiatus from our workout regimen at the YMCA, and we’re always working in fashion, we’ve decided to incorporate some family fun into our lives.
So naturally, our first stop was Savoy, Illinois. We [...]

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Looking for a bite?

Angelynne Amores, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Funky, chic wrapped in delectable morsels of the freshest sushi — Yes, Mirai Sushi at Division/Damon in Bucktown is the hippest sushi restaurant in the city. Whether dining downstairs or upstairs in the secluded cove, Mirai is hot.
Four of us met at the sushi restaurant and tantilized our palate [...]

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Melicious

Amanda Hunt, NBC5 Street Team (video)You’re in Greektown craving anything but lamb and potatoes. You’d grab a polish but your doctor has strongly advised against it; plus you’re in the mood for eggs?!?!
Meli is your haven on 305 S. Halsted, (312) 454-0748. Breakfast is served all day and their healthy wraps are to die [...]

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DAY & NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Tony Lossano & Amy Zanglin, NBC5 Street Team (Video)

Tony from NUDE HIPPO here! So I am looking forward to going back to the movies with my buddy Mariana Perin and this time we’re planning on seeing Ben Stiller’s new film NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE – but I just don’t want us [...]

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krem de la Creme?

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to slip out of town hours before the snowstorm hit Chicago and headed toward sunny South Beach. Alas, all good things come to an end, but last weekend — for a couple of hours at least — I was able to [...]

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Party of Two

Shlomi Rabi, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
So there comes a point in every gay man’s life where he is forced to really shed away those quotidian distractions, turn off the cell phone, ringers, plasma screens, and ipods, look himself in the mirror, stare intently into his own eyes, look deeply into his soul, and [...]

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Girl Fight! Female Pugilists Take Center Stage

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
As a guy, I’m not sure what it is that excites me about two girls duking it out. It certainly explains why certain establishments in town add jello or mud to the mix and hold special nights for the enjoyment of the male species.
But boxing — known as the [...]

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Heart stopping Mayan action!

Tony Lossano & Amy Zanglin, NBC5 Street Team (Video)

Tony from NUDE HIPPO here! This weekend I went to downtown Chicago to see the Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto flick. I took the lovely & talented Mariana Perin, my director from NUDE HIPPO.
Apocalypto is the story of the Mayan kingdom, and a tribe trying to survive from [...]

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King Tut

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team (video)

This is a must see exhibit at the Field Museum. King Tutankhamun was the last ruler of 18th Dynasty to reign over ancient Egypt. The 18th out of 31 dynasties remained in power for approximately 300 years. The boy king took the throne when he [...]

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Vance ‘Guitar’ Kelly Playing At B.L.U.E.S.

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team (video)

Looking for something to do after dinner this weekend? Check out the best blues band in Chicago tonight and tomorrow night (12/15 & 12/16) at B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted. If you catch the show, let me know what you think. Enjoy! (For more information [...]

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My Weekend Pick: Louie-Louie And DJ FLX

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
I’m not sure if I should say this in polite company, but I’ll be doing everything I can to stay away from the “holiday cheer” this weekend. I need a respite. All day yesterday the song “It’s Beginning To Sound A Lot Like Christmas” kept running through my head over [...]

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I Heart Ugly

Shlomi Rabi, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
You know, they say that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but we all know that’s a lie. Everyone knows a book should be judged by its size, and by everyone I mean me. But that’s besides the point. Point is, if we are to really [...]

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Reviews: The Ridiculous and the Sublime

Patrice Fletcher, NBC5 Street Team (Video)

In the mood for some holiday fluff (and I do mean FLUFF)? ‘The Holiday’ – withCameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black – won’t win awards for acting or creative writing, but this slight film does have its moments. The plot: two strangers, women desparate to [...]

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