TRAINING SOLO FOR THE SHUFFLE!

Tony Lossano & Amy Zanglin, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Tony from NUDE HIPPO here! So I’m running in the Shamrock Shuffle on March 25th with Mariana, my buddy & the director/producer of the show. We agreed to run together cuz this is our first race and we are slightly frightened of not being able to finish [...]

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The Next Best Thing On Oscars Night

Izzy, NBC5 Street Team (Images)
I was lucky enough to have a ticket for the Oscars, but due to some nasty legal issues, I need to stay out of the state of California for awhile. Minor misunderstanding.
That’s why I was glad to have another option — Chicago Magazine’s Oscars party at Zocalo restaurant. I’ve been meaning [...]

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THE BEST DRESSED LIST: THE OSCARS 2007

Tom Kolovos, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
THE WOMEN1. Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth PaltrowAbsolutely fabulous. Faultless. Stunning. Who would have guessed that Reese and Gwyneth would be head and shoulders above the rest? Last year, Reese looked much too prim, proper and “ladylike” in a second-rate vintage Dior gown, but this year she came out in one [...]

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Getting Ready for the Oscars

Brook Jay, NBC5 Street Team (video)
So this lucky Chicago girl is getting to partake in one of America’s notorious entertainment events, the Academy Awards! I am attending the awards in the official capacity of “date.” My date, Bob Badami, is one of Hollywood’s most respected music supervisors. Bob has worked on movies from [...]

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Revealing "The Secret" to Success!

Heidi Barker, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Pssst! Wanna know “The Secret”?
It’s the name of the best-selling DVD and book that’s sweeping the world. (www.thesecret.tv) You’ve got to get it… life-changing stuff! “The Secret” is the Law of Attraction: the energy that you put out into the Universe you get back in return. It is NOT karma- [...]

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Forget Foxy, It’s All About Zella Brown

Shlomi Rabi, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Well, it’s safe to assume that nothing in life comes with a guarantee. So despite my truly madly deeply good intentions of getting everything just right in 2007, it all turned, well, upside down. Or inside out. Or whatever the expression is. Anyhoobie, bottom line is, a recent horrendous [...]

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The Chief’s Last Dance

Irit Silverman NBC5 Street Team (Video)
After 81 years of performing and 2 decades of controversy, February 21, 2007 Chief Illiniwek performed his last dance. After the pressure of a recent NCAA ruling, the decision was made to retire the long-standing University of Illinois mascot. A sea of fans dressed in orange packed [...]

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Tavis talks to Chicago

Amanda Hunt, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Monday evening, I gathered with hundreds of others to listen to the clarion call of the highly-acclaimed author, lecturer, TV/radio host, and political analyst Tavis Smiley. Mr. Smiley is a man deemed “one of the top 50 leaders for the future” by Newsweek, The Washington Post, and Time. While on [...]

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For Wine Lovers: Spectacular Event this Friday

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team (video)

Entourage restaurant in Schaumburg is one of the premier restaurants in all of Chicagoland. Entourage is more than just a beautiful restaurant where attention to detail is the motto. The details are in each dish where you may find garnishes of caramelized bananas with your fresh tilapia….yum! The steaks and [...]

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Hong Kong Or Bust

Erik Sorensen (Video)
For those of you who might not have time to fly to – say – the other side of the planet for a flick or two, the Gene Siskel Film Center’s “Hong Kong Film Festival” might be the next best thing.
Renamed after the famed movie critic, the Gene Siskel Film Center hosts [...]

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New Venue Opening!

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team (video)

On Wednesday February 21, The City Saloon 151 W. Ohio Street (Ohio & LaSalle) will be reopening its doors after extensive renovations. The new renovations have been overseen by the new management under Ed Suqi from Sugar Dessert Bar and Narcisse fame. The City Saloon plans [...]

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The Nigerian Rock Star!

Erika and Monika Simmons, NBC5 Street Team, (Video)
Saturday night, we got the opportunity to attend the Listening Party of our good friend Obi @ Tsuki Lounge. We won’t pretend to be music critics but we can say that Obi sounded great, looked even better and put on a show like a self proclaimed “Nigerian Rock [...]

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Poetry for people who don’t like poetry!

Erika and Monika Simmons, NBC5 Street Team, (Video)
We are certainly into entertainment, the Arts and all things fun! But believe it or not, neither of us could really claim to be all that interested in Poetry. Don’t get us wrong, we appreciate and respect poetry, but we never really broke our necks to patronize a [...]

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What a Weekend!

LeeAnn Trotter, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Saturday night….we went to check out Delirium….the Cirque Du Soleil concert at the United Center. Amazing! Seriously…if you’re a Cirque fan, maybe you can still get tickets for tonight’s show, which is the last one before it leaves town. It’s a bit different than a traditional Cirque show, in that [...]

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Dream On

Enrique Gonzalez, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Have you ever had a haircut at midnight inside a bar or nightclub? Well that’s what happened to me last Thursday while at was at the infamous Smart Bar. A group of professional hairstylists were offering haircuts at no cost to promote their hair salon. That’s right, for [...]

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Great Rock Show Tonight at House of Blues!

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team (video)

Hard rockin’ band, Winger, who had a prolific amount of hits in the 80’s is back with their first new cd in fourteen years and a U.S. tour. Winger ‘IV’ is available and is a terrific collection of new material that has layers [...]

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Fun New Orleans style

LeeAnn Trotter, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
I know I’m jumping ahead….but let’s fast forward to Monday. It’s the day before Fat Tuesday….and we will be partying @ Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn. I’m one of the celebrity judges for their 13th annual Jambalaya Cookoff! They’ll be giving out free tastings, and the New Orleans band, “The Iguanas” will [...]

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10 YEARS OF CLIMBING THE HANCOCK!

Tony Lossano & Amy Zanglin, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Tony from NUDE HIPPO here! A couple years ago I participated in Hustle Up The Hancock. If you don’t know what this is all about, thenwhere have you been? According to The American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago, which created and manages Hustle Up the Hancock, this [...]

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Pasta Please!

Susan Noble
Citysearch is a useful tool for finding services in the city, even when it is not quite accurate. I have been using it to find ‘bring your own bottle’ restaurants in Chicago and had a taste for Italian.
Cafe Ciao popped up on my search and is near my home in the West Loop. [...]

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For The Love Of Chocolate

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
We all have our passions in life, but it’s always interesting to meet people who’ve managed to translate that passion into their life’s work.
Gail Ambrosius is one of those people. The Madison, Wisc., resident is gaining a reputation for making some of the most decadent chocolates in the Midwest. [...]

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Blast From The Past!

Amanda Hunt, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
You are too old to go “clubbin’” and dining out is out of the question until you drop that holiday fat. So here’s an alternative. Throw a 70s party. Am I joking, you ask? No. Really, I’m so serious. My girlfriends Pinky, Rebekah and I went to this fly 70s [...]

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Need a Nerd?

Danielle Barrera, NBC5 Street Team (video)
If cupid left you heartbroken or without love this Valentines Day, don’t sweat it. Pick up a nerd. It’s a fact; we’re all a little nerdy at heart. So why not embrace it? Two working gals caught onto this great detail and put together Nerds at Heart, a nerd [...]

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Valentine’s Day: Chick Crack

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
I was cleaning out a closet over the weekend when I came across a book I bought a couple of years ago, and it seemed appropriate to bring it up so close to Valentine’s Day. It’s called “The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists,” and when I first [...]

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