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BY Frances Bridges
 April 22nd, 2011
The Royal Wedding, Proof Night Club, The Drake Hotel, Wonka Ball 2011: A Royal Wedding, Jack’s Bar and Grill,Kit Kat Club, Lobby Lounge [...]
BY Bridgett Blough
 April 21st, 2011
The Ruby Room, located in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood, opened its doors in 2002 with their Healing Sanctuary. In 2005, they added the Salon and Spa and in 2009 came the Inn. Their home is a partially rehabilitated historic brownstone on the heart of Division, one of Wicker Park’s main veins. Recent awards include [...]
BY Emily Meier
 April 20th, 2011
Photo courtesy Lincoln Park Zoo.
The weather is breaking in Chicago, spring is in the air, and the animals are over their winter napping! It’s time to put away winter coats, pop your last few Vitamin D pills, and get ready to celebrate by attending one of the premier events of the season: [...]
BY Patrice Perkins
 April 19th, 2011
Photo courtesy BomBon Cake Gallery.
Take a peek at one of Chicago’s hottest new gallery spaces, ARTRevolution, while you indulge in sweets and sounds at the first annual “Sweets, Sounds & Sorbet.” ARTRevolution is a fresh addition to the Pilsen neighborhood and a beautiful venue for weddings and other special occasions. This Friday, [...]
BY Emily Meier
 April 15th, 2011
If you can’t make it to Churchill Downs this year don’t fret. That fun spring dress or Derby worthy hat need not go to waste! Head over to Zella and watch the horses run for the roses in support of Chicago Children’s Charities.
A delicious lunch buffet and open bar are just some of [...]
BY Bridgett Blough
 April 14th, 2011
Photo Courtesy of Eastern Integrative Health
Mitch Harris, L.Ac, Dipl. OM, and Professor of Asian Medicine at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago owns and operates Eastern Integrative Health here in Chicago. Eastern Integrative Health promotes health and wellness with the traditional Eastern medical options of acupuncture, acupressure, herbal medicine, [...]
BY Frances Bridges
 April 13th, 2011
Stills from films in the Chicago International Movies & Music Fesitval. Image courtesy CIMM.
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Every artist was first an amateur,” and behind every successful artist is an arts festival or festivals that put them on the map. The Chicago International Movies and Music (CIMM) Festival, April 14-17th, will showcase [...]
BY Patrice Perkins
 April 12th, 2011
Calling all vintage lovers and fashionistas! Grab your social calendar and save the date for Modern Vintage Chicago: Spring Fashion & Jewels Explosion, taking place April 16th and 17th. Recognized as one of the top three vintage shows in the country, Modern Vintage is the perfect place to score, one-of-a-kind, fashion finds.
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BY Lauren Mitchell
 April 11th, 2011
I always wanted to visit Paris, and a few years ago I was fortunate enough to actually take the trip. Unfortunately, I foolishly devoted little time to planning what I would do when I finally got there. Exhausted on the plane ride over, it didn’t seem like the time to feverishly flip through Frommer’s [...]
BY Frances Bridges
 April 4th, 2011
For the rest of the world Spring began on March 20th, but in Chicago Spring begins April 1st with Opening Day at Wrigley Field. Opening Day is a big day in any baseball city, but in Chicago it’s practically a holiday.
The center of Chicago’s baseball universe is Wrigleyville, the Chicago neighborhood which houses [...]
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