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 | CoutURe: "One-of-a-Kind" Jewelry Line Debuts On December 7th Chicago sculpture artist Rebecca Zemans launched her debut jewelry line at the One-of-a-Kind Show and Sale held at the Merchandise Mart. read more... |
 | CoutURe: Candace's Candid Cocktail Party Fashion mogul and dedicated philanthropist Candace Jordan toasted the town on Dec. 4 in a private celebration for the success of her much talked about lifestyle and fashion blog, www.candidcandace.typepad.com. read more... |
.jpg) | CoutURe: Roscoe Village Boutiques Share A Not-So-Common Agenda Neighborhood boutiques Glam-to-Go, Denim Lounge, and Cinnamon along with other small local businesses rallied to fight hunger in Chicago on November 20th in support of Common Pantry Chicago’s oldest food pantry. read more... |
 | URban Legend: Break-Up Side Effects We live in a city that takes sides. In sports, you’re either a Cubs or Sox fan. In neighborhoods, you like living by the lake or you enjoy that other side of the interstate (ahem, Wicker Park). read more... |
 | CoutURe: SERPICO Boutique Launched in 2006 by Melissa Serpico Kamhout, the SERPICO line has received positive press as well as expanded its clientele over the years.... read more... |
 | URban Economics: Thoughts on a Potential Bailout of the "Big 3" Automakers In general, any government bailout is a bad idea, although we might make exceptions if the bailout has both (1) a compelling justification and (2) a plan for fixing whatever got the company into trouble in the first place. . . read more... |
| URban Legend: Seasonally Single It kicks in during that first snap of cold weather. Like an animal’s instinct to hibernate, it surfaces from a hidden part of us. “It” is that need for closeness, someone to stay warm with. . . read more... |
 | CoutURe: New Contributors! The Couture family is growing! Check out the bios of two of our newest Couture contributors. Keep an eye out for these two fashionistas as they report back to you on everything progressive and hip on Chicago's fashion scene. read more... |
 | FEATURE: Sam Roberts Band Spreads The Love As a young Montréaler Sam Roberts followed the religion of The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Stone Roses. Shoegazing feedback and white-noised rock created a Britpop movement without meaning to, one that mesmerized... read more... |
| URban LEGEND: The Cynic and the Touchstone Introducing a new coulumn about relationships, An URban Legend! read more... |
 | CoutURe: Halo's Private Party Halo spa owner Robert Patrizi held an intimate, invite only Balvenie scotch tasting at his hip and cool Gold Coast location, 21 East Elm Street. read more... |
 | CoutURe: SuccezZ South Loop gymshoe salon SuccezZ lures in celebrity athletes and steps up the area's gymshoe game. l read more... |
 | FEATURE: UR Chicago Election Day Checklist Election Day is tomorrow! Here's a handy checklist of to-dos for the big day. l read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Sitting Pretty with Pretty Good Dance Moves UR Chicago talks with Pretty Good Dance Moves about their unconventional approach to techno-pop. read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: The New Year More piano, less restraint pays off for The New Year read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: No Amateurs Here Well past the Scotland Yard days, Kerstein and Co. choose exploration over pop hooks. read more... |
  | FEATURE: DIY Obama This campaign season, dugshop isn't the only DIY vendor getting creative with election paraphernalia. Search "Obama for President" on the handmade marketplace Etsy.com and more than 300 entries pop up. read more... |
 | CoutURe: Chat Daddy Talks Style Local media influencer, Chat Daddy spills on his sense of style, his initiatives to make Chicago a better city and why certain women just need to stay away from the tube tops. read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Calexico + UR Chicago Very few American acts make any sense on the bill of a World Music Festival. Then again, very few acts sound like a world music festival within a single album. Calexico is in this rare company. read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: volcano!: Active Once Again Lying dormant for nearly three years, experimental rock trio volcano! (note the lowercase "v") has recently released their second LP, Paperwork. read more... |
 | BOOKS: David Foster Wallace and "Too Much" Man, I'm bummed. I'm bummed about the news of David Foster Wallace's suicide. read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Psych (Rock) Out Darker My Love creates a unique brand of rock inspired by their local weather read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: In the Now Ratatat demonstrate that sometimes words aren't the best form of description read more... |
 | LIFESTYLE: Old is New again New vintage store Haystack sells pieces with history read more... |
 | WORK IT OUT: Making the Leap Not sure how to get involved in the field you want after graduation? We talk with several local businesspeople for employment advice. read more... |
 | BABIES: Care at the Crosswalks Annual Walk for Maya renews a plea for pedestrian safety read more... |
 | DOGS: Kids, Animals and Kindness Safe Humane Chicago reaches out to kids about pet safety read more... |
 | LIFESTYLE: You Can Always Go Home Our North Side transplant reminisces over her old South Side haunts read more... |
 | FEATURE: Moving Art For one night this weekend, the CTA is getting a creative makeover read more... |
 | CoutURe: Funkshion Lifestyle boutique Funkshion combines fashion, music and nightlife for the perfect shopping adventure read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Control Freaks The Faint go 100 percent DIY for new record read more... |
 | ART: Not Just a Phaiz Wicker Park boutique's latest installation features graffiti artist Jersey Joe read more... |
 | CoutURe: Studio-808 We catch up with Erin Creaney to talk about her online boutique read more... |
 | FEATURE: Bike to It The Bicycle Film Festival celebrates bike culture through film, art and riding read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Lollapalooza preview: Dr. Dog Singer Scott McNicken talks to UR Chicago about Lou Reed, fate and his dream gig line up read more... |
 | EAT!: Small Bite: The Pony read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Q&A with the Black Ghosts U.K. DJ duo the Black Ghosts turn their accidental first album into a slew of unexpectedly popular touring gigs read more... |
 | CoutURe: Dapper London Gent in the City UR Chicago sits down with the Underground's Benjamin Newby to talk style and attitude read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Icy Demons @ Pitchfork Chicago avant garde vets Icy Demons descend upon Union Park Saturday read more... |
 | FEATURE: Small Films, Big Laughs The Chicago Short Comedy Video and Film Festival brings together local filmmakers for its 11th year read more... |
 | CoutURe: Kham'ryn B Shoes & Accessories For those of you who wouldn’t dare venture farther South past Hyde Park, now you have a reason read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Pitchfork Preview Q&A with British noise geniuses, Fuck Buttons read more... |
  | ART: "echo" @ M5 Actress and writer Amy Sedaris hosts the opening night reception of the86collective's "echo" at M5 read more... |
 | FOOD: Roy's Does Brunch Breakfast and lunch are made redundant read more... |
 | EPHEMERA: Charity: Water How we can all make a difference read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Lollapalooza preview: DeVotchKa Q&A with a former burlesque backing band read more... |
 | CARS: Green Giants Tool around town in an SUV and feel good about it read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: The Other Side Bloc Party adjust to their new place in indie rock without any rose-colored glasses read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Lollapalooza Preview: Tiny Masters of Today Q&A with the teeny rockers read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: G. Love & Special Sauce @ Lollapalooza The harmonica-carrying surfer from Philly and front man of G. Love & Special Sauce talks politics, Rio and how he’s preparing for his performance at Lollapalooza this weekend read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Mates of State @ Lollapalooza In the head of one half of indie-pop's warmest band read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos @ Lollapalooza Picking the brain of the Nuclear Mastermind read more... |
 | FESTIVAL: Preview: Wicker Park Fest Good music, great food and superb people watching read more... |
 | FEATURE: Part of a Movement Musicians band together for a live show benefiting the Alliance to End Homelessness read more... |
 | EAT!: Chicago Chefs Get Fresh Chicago's top chefs (literally) converge for a good old-fashioned barbeque at the Green City Market read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Interview: Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip The Abstract Poetic and a reunited Tribe Called Quest headline Rock the Bells Saturday read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: King Khan & The Shrines '60s throwback rockers set to storm Pitchfork Sunday read more... |
| CoutURe: Kham'ryn B Shoes & Accessories For those of you who wouldn’t dare venture farther South past Hyde Park, now you have a reason read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Q&A with the Dodos First up in our exclusive online preview of Pitchfork, check out our interview with Meric Long of the Dodos. read more... |
 | CoutURe: The Gypsy Goddess Chicago writer and trendsetter Susanna Homan discusses her breezy, original style and divulges some of her favorite shopping destinations read more... |
 | CoutURe: Introduction UR Chicago debuts an online-exclusive fashion column read more... |
 | PHILANTHROPY: Run With It Danskin Women’s Triathalon Series brings together thousands of Chicagoland women for a common cause read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Alkaline Trio @ House of Blues Wednesday Questions and answers with Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba read more... |
  | EPHEMERA: Retail Therapy After being disappointed by the current state of fashion, Josh Scholl started his own company that also gives back to the community read more... |
| EPHEMERA: Charity: Water How we can all make a difference read more... |
 | ART: Fulton Market Art Walkin' Two new West Loop art exhibits contribute to Fulton Market's rising bohemian aesthetic read more... |
 | UNCORKED: Rum Festivities Sugar cane never drank so good read more... |
 | SPORTS: The Buoys are Back in Town The 2008 Etchells World Sailing Championship comes to Chicago read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Stevie Wonder @ the Taste of Chicago The legendary R&B singer talks Obama, touring and being back in Chicago read more... |
 | FEATURE: Poetry Come to Life Local writer Gregg Shapiro caps off a series of June readings just in time for Pride Fest read more... |
 | EPHEMERA: How Does Your Garden Grow? Tips for how to make your tiny patch of grass (or concrete balcony) greener read more... |
 | FEATURE: The Charitable Side of Music After two decades, Rock for Kids is still helping children in need with music read more... |
 | COMEDY: "No Country for Old Men" @ Second City Second City's 95th revue, "No Country for Old White Men," tackles Big Issues like global warming, the Bible and... unicorns" read more... |
 | FEATURE: Air Guitar Championship @ Metro "Musicians" get major air at the Metro read more... |
 | EPHEMERA: Angels & Kings sneak preview party New rock bar's owner is a star read more... |
 | FEATURE: Headbangers Welcome UR Chicago welcomes the 2008 Cuervo Black Air Guitar Championships, presented by TouchTunes read more... |
 | PHILANTHROPHY: Shout It Out Loud! (For Schools) Local students, politicians and musicians band together at Soldier Field to raise awareness against violence read more... |
 | ART: "Natural Media" @ The David Weinberg Gallery For four artists, organic inspiration results in vastly different creations read more... |
 | INTERVIEW UR Chicago + Cut Copy = Good Times UR Chicago's editor in chief Ari Bendersky spends the afternoon hanging with Australian dance/rock group Cut Copy read more... |
 | INTERVIEW: Paper Arrows @ Metro Interview with Paper Arrows' Joe Goodkin read more... |
 | FEATURE: Laughing it Off Local comics come home as authors of a new humor book aiming to prove irony isn’t dead read more... |
 | FEATURE: Make Your Voice Heard The AFL-CIO’s "Turn Around America" Video Competition urges contestants to speak up read more... |
 | COMEDY: Flight of the Conchords @ Chicago Theatre Everyone's favorite Kiwis charmed their way through a set of silly musical comedy read more... |
 | FEATURE: On the Edge The Chicago comedy show celebrates seven years on the scene with three nights of stand-up performances. read more... |
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