Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, chelsea handler, chelsea lately, e!, genesee theatre, NBC 5 Street Team on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Janelle Rominski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
I have to hand it to her – Chelsea Handler handles herself quite well. After checking out her book tour and show schedule on her Myspace page, I thought Chelsea would be a walking zombie when I saw her perform at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan last week. [...]
Posted in events, things to do on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Local Tourist, NBC5 Street Team
Na zdrowie! Do you know what that means? It’s “Cheers,” or literally “to your health” in Polish. Chicago has the largest number of Poles outside of Warsaw, and this Saturday is the Polish Constitution Day Parade and Poland In The Park. You can practice your new-found Polish word at any [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged doorman, orbitz on April 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Blagica Bottigliero, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
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I’ve lived and worked in buildings that typically had a ‘door person’. Whether they checked in guests, helped with packages or ensure there was proper security – they provide [...]
Posted in Chicago Events, Live Music, concerts, music, tagged Heart of the City, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, NBC 5 Street Team, United Center on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dave Leonard, NBC5 Street Team, (Video)
When you’re involved in “the industry”, sometimes you can get a little spoiled or even jaded attending concert after concert and event after event. Things kind of become “old hat” and you feel like, “Oh I’ve been here before”. This could be even more so stated for my wife and [...]
Posted in Chicago, restaurants, tagged Chicago, food, Hippo, Laura, Lodewyck, NBC 5 Street Team, nightlife, Nude, restaurant, sangria, tapas on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Laura Lodewyck, NBC5 Street Team
I’m not the big plate of pasta girl. Not that I have the super model stamina to live on nothing but olives and champagne and diet pills, no; I simply like my big plates to be filled with lots of tiny different foods. In other words, as my brother says, [...]
Posted in 24-7_chicago, Word On The Street, tagged 24/7 Chicago, Artropolis, looptopia, word_on_the_street, zed451 on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Check out the weekly “Word On the Street” segment on “24/7 Chicago: Secrets of the City,” Saturday nights at 12:05 a.m. following SNL.
ZED451
One of the most talked-about new spots in the city has to be ZED451, located at the corner of Clark and Superior in the bustling River North [...]
Posted in Chicago Events, Uncategorized, tagged Artist Manifest, Artropolis, Clifton Henri, Elizabeth McClancy, Fahamu Pecou, Gabriel Mejia, Jeremy Tubbs on April 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Liz Holland, NBC5 Street Team
If you haven’t made it to Artropolis… you have two days left. There is something for everyone with five exhibitions of antique, modern, and contemporary work of over 2,000 artists. The space is massive and almost difficult to take in all at once with the many interesting pieces. I have to admit, [...]
Posted in music, tagged Labor Pains, music, NBC 5 Street Team, R&B, Soul, Syleena Johnson on April 26, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Dave Leonard, NBC5 Street Team, (Video)
From the moment I met this soul diva back in high school, I knew she had a voice sent from heaven. Rhythm & Blues runs through her blood (literally) and you can hear it in every lyric and every note she delivers. She’s had three major album releases, which in [...]
Posted in Shopping, fashion, tagged fashion, hipster, Shopping, style, TheBestDressedList.com, tom kolovos on April 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Tom Kolovos, NBC5 Street Team
Just so the guys don’t feel left out, I thought I’d share with you what I have been buying for myself and for my male clients so we can look oh so cool as the weather (finally) warms up.
1. The off white blazer. It’s the transformational piece of [...]
Posted in Shopping, fashion, tagged fashion, hipster, Shopping, style, TheBestDressedList.com, tom kolovos on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tom Kolovos, NBC5 Street Team
Walk into any women’s fashion retailer this spring and summer, and you’ll be struck by the candy colors and bold prints. This will not be the summer of the little black dress.
If you’re overwhelmed by the choices out there and want to make sure you’re spending your money wisely in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Children, Kids, Mom, Parent, rant on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cara “Cara’s Basement” Carriveau, NBC5 Street Team
As a mother of two I’ve had plenty of time to come up with idea’s for inventions to make my life (and other mothers) easier. Like attaching a swiffer to the bottom of a diaper so my son can help me clean the floor. And I had the [...]
Posted in concerts, music, tagged grammys, john_legend, obama, The_Vic, yes_we_can on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
You ever just have one of those days? A recent Thursday started out well enough. I got up at the crack of dawn and headed to Dre’s Diesel Dome BootCamp. My intentions were good, but I pushed myself too hard and pulled a hamstring. After limping home, I hopped on [...]
Posted in Chicago, tagged macy's, marshall field's on April 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Blagica Bottigliero, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
(For more ideas, stories and my POV on life in Chicago, take a look-see here. You can also follow me on Twitter).
I’ve been proudly wearing my ‘Forever Marshall Fields‘ pin for a few months now.
I haven’t shopped at Macy’s Chicago since the switch.
I’m one of those people that called up [...]
Posted in Bands, Live Music, NBC5_podcast, concerts, music, tagged cara's basement, george, NBC 5 Street Team, NBC5 Street Team, shooting star, song, van mclain on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Cara “Cara’s Basement” Carriveau, NBC5 Street Team
“Last Chance” is one of my all-time favorite songs. It’s one of those tunes that whenever I’ve played it on the radio I instantly get a ton of phone calls…people asking, “Who is that band?” or “Where can I get that CD?”. Well, that band is Shooting Star. They have a ton [...]
Posted in Chicago Events on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Local Tourist, NBC5 Street Team
“Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.” Lincoln Steffens “The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens,” 1931
Outdoor art fair season will be here soon, but in the meantime you can find plenty inside. This weekend five art fairs will take over the Merchandise Mart with [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hungry Z, NBC5 Street Team
Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching. The question is, where are you taking Mom to eat? You have time to figure that out you say? Unless you plan on cooking for dear old mom, you better make reservations now! Mother’s Day is May 11th which means you have about two weeks until the big [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged book signing, borders, chelsea handler, e!, NBC 5 Street Team on April 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Janelle Rominski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Chelsea Handler; host of E! Entertainment’s Chelsea Lately, comedienne and author will be making a stop at the Borders book store in Oak Brook to sign copies and discuss her new book titled, “Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea“.
This comically-titled book was released on April 22nd which was [...]
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