Real Men Wear Pink

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
If you would have told me at the beginning of the season that I would attend a game at Wrigley Field in a pink Cubs shirt, I would have called you a liar.
But there I was last weekend watching the Cub versus the Pirates dressed pretty in pink. [...]

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Green Ties For All!

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
For the past year I’ve been keeping my eyes open for a green bowtie-vest combination, knowing that I’d need it for the annual Green Tie Ball. But despite the advanced warning, there I was days before the event, scouring the Magnificent Mile looking for the proper accessories (I refuse to [...]

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Reality TV Stars Get KEEP IT REAL for Charity!

Sarah Vargo, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
On Friday, September 14th, I had the pleasure of hosting the Reality TV for Charity party at A New Leaf. I am on the Board of Directors for Active Chicago – the charity hosting the event. Active Chicago was founded by Survivor: Fiji contestant Mookie Lee. I have known [...]

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The Return of Chat Daddy with Heather Hunter

Art “Chat Daddy” Sims, NBC5 Street Team
Don’t Judge a Book by It’s Cover…An Intimate Chat with former Porn Star Heather Hunter
I hope you will join me this coming Saturday, September 29, as I host an up close and personal conversation and book signing with former porn star, Heather Hunter. This must attend event is [...]

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Missy Higgins Returns To Chicago

Erik Sorensen (Video)
Twenty-three-year-old Australian singer/songwriter, Missy Higgins will be performing at Martyrs, in Lincoln Park on October 7th as part of her U.S. Tour for her new record, “On A Clear Night“. …And for someone that’s from “the land down under,” she does just fine at being on top.
If you haven’t heard of [...]

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Entertainment Report: 09/27/07

Laura Lodewyck, NBC5 Street Team
I’m Laura in the NUDE HIPPO Newsroom with these top stories!

Want to impress your friends and scare your neighbors (yes, YOU, crazy naked couple in the window across the street.) Bet you haven’t tried the Afro-Brazilian martial art combining dance, fighting, gymnastics and live instruments. No, I’m not making this [...]

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Sonata Powers Up The Metro

Maureen Vana, NBC5 Street Team
A loyal hoard of fans gathered at the Metro for a night of dueling guitar solos, 8 minute long songs, and enough headbanging to start a tidal wave. Power metal was the theme and powerful they were as Sonata Arctica hosted Friday night’s concert with support from The Agonist and [...]

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A Weekend of Random Sightings From Alice Cooper to Tony Peraica

Blagica Stefanovski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
I love Chicago, but of course, y’all know that. I also love the type of weekend I just had, where random people cross my path while I shop on Michigan Avenue or attend a Cubs Rooftop fund raiser.
On Friday night, Michael and I hit Shaw’s Crab House for dinner. Make [...]

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Into the Wild

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team (video)
I had the fortunate opportunity to see an exclusive screening of the new Sean Penn directed move, Into The Wild (which opened up yesterday), a week ago at the San Rafael theater in northern California. The San Rafael Theater is an eight million dollar refurbished theater that was originally [...]

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Erykah Badu… The lady of a Million Faces

Chasity Johnson, NBC5 Street Team, Video
I am so not a lesbian, but I’m totally head over heels in love with a couple of women, one of them being Ms. Erykah Badu. I love Badu because she is one of the few female performers that remains true to themselves in the midst of the consumer driven [...]

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New Le Passage To Debut In November

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
It’s getting a little difficult to keep up with all the new club openings in the city. Every weekend there seems to be something new.
Well, another new club — with a familiar feel and name — will soon be in the mix. The plans have finally been released for [...]

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Entertainment Report: 09/20/07

Laura Lodewyck, NBC5 Street Team

I’m Laura in the NUDE HIPPO Newsroom with these top stories!
I WANNA DANCE! Admit it: you too secretly daydream about being discovered to shake it in a JLo music video, like in a real-world Will & Grace fantasy come true. Well, now’s your chance – at least, if can [...]

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GFP Fashion Event – This Thursday at Victor Hotel!

Shreyas Shah, NBC5 Street Team
Party Peoples, I got a fabulous fashion show going on Thursday at Victor Hotel. Be there, I highly recommend it
Golden Brown & DeliciousA Fashion Exhibition
A fashion show featuring strictly golden brown models. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Legendary international DJs playing the best of pan-tropical music. Effen drink specials all night. And all [...]

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Badu and Briggs Birthday Ball.

Amanda Hunt, NBC5 Street Team
September 13th was my twenty—- birthday (you didn’t think I was tellin’… did you). This year, I decided to make it a long weekend celebration, starting with the Thursday night Heineken Red Star Soul Concert. This event had a strong lady line up: the beautiful Deemi and sexy Teedra Moses opened [...]

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Rooftop Cubs Party with Alderman Fioretti This Sunday, Want to Come?

Blagica Stefanovski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)(caveat: yes, I adore the White Sox, but am all about rooting for the Cubs break that curse…

Would you like to spend a Sunday on a Rooftop watching the Cubs?
Would you like to hang out with some of most interesting folks in Chicago?
Would you like to meet 2nd Ward Alderman [...]

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Can I get my money back….Please?!?

Rikki Greenberg, NBC5 Street Team
I can not tell you how much money I have spent on books over the years.
Every time I return my books,I prepare myself for the $2.00 I’ll get back.
Depending on how many classes your taking and what school you go to, books can run you anywhere from $400-$600, if not [...]

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The Best Dressed List: 2007 Emmy Awards

Tom Kolovos, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
THE WOMEN1. Eva Langoria2. Heidi Klum3. Felicity Huffman4. Venessa Williams5. Ali Lardner
THE MEN1. Seal2. Patrick Dempsey3. Steven Colbert
BEST DRESSED COUPLESeal and Heidi Klum
BEST COLOR FOR A DRESSCrayola bright! White was so last season and black looked shockingly wrong and draining.BEST HAIR AND MAKEUPKatherine HeiglMarcia Cross
NOTE TO KATHERINE AND MARCIAKatherine, if [...]

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iVillage’s Revamped ‘In the Loop’ Premiers Today on NBC5

Blagica Stefanovski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)A new show premiers in Chicago today – ‘In the Loop’. Transplanted from Orlando to Chicago, iVillage.com (NBC bought iVillage) is hoping the Chicago backdrop, coupled with three new hosts will bring new viewers to the show.
I head over to the NBC Studios today for the live taping and [...]

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5 Wonder Woman Powers Lynda Carter Wishes She Still Had

LeeAnn Trotter, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
If you’re over the age of 30, you know who Lynda Carter is, and probably spent many a night watching Wonder Woman. Heck, even if you’re under the age of 30, you have to know who Wonder Woman is. Before the term “Girl Power” was even coined, Wonder Woman was [...]

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Oprah Goes to NYC for Opener Watching 30 Minutes of Odd Banter with Dave

Blagica Stefanovski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
(9/12 Update: I learned Oprah opened her season in NYC in honor of the 9/11 victims…she’s covering that today)
I’m an Oprah fan. So I stayed up last night and watched the 11:05 pm airing of The Oprah Show.
I didn’t really mind that she opened her season in New [...]

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Getting The Boot For Fall

Tom Kolovos, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
MEN’S BOOTSGiven that men’s pants are getting leaner and shorterwith no break, the boot is the most important shoe ofthe season. The oxford lace up version is the most upto date style. Cole Haan puts Nike Air technology init’s “Jackson ” boot, so it feels like you’re wearinga sneaker.
*Lambertson Truex [...]

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EVENT: Butter Buns 2: This Thursday, Sept. 13th

Shreyas Shah, NBC5 Street Team

Party Peoples, if you really, really love classic dance music from the 70’s, 80’s, and on, check out my event this Thursday.
Good for Party presents:
Buttered Buns 2: Electric Boogaloo
In the world of rare vinyl, DJ’s Mike Cole and Mark Grusane own the store….literally. Everyone else is just shopping in it.
Their record [...]

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LANZ: Remember The Name

Dave Leonard, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
“What if there were no double standards and a woman were given the same respect as a man is???”…This question is profoundly posed on the song “What If” by an 18 year-old female newcomer in the rap game who’s out to get her respect in the male-dominated music industry with [...]

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