Remember that little reader survey I asked for your help with at the beginning of the year? Well, the results were magical - as a strategist I'm a total data nerd and the insights from your answers have helped inspire new ideas and refine things as I set out to tackle big things in 2014. So thank you,…
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// photo via BearKillers Have you ever wondered what -40 degrees feels like? I'm not sure I've ever pondered such cold but thanks to the current conditions in ChiBeria, I can now fill you in. When I first moved out to Chicago I had no worries about the winters - growing up on the east coast I had…
Meet my new favorite thing, the staycation. Spending the night in a hotel in my own city is something I had never done before but it was truly the perfect midweek escape. I was lucky enough to spend a night recently at one of the city's newest hotels, the Thompson Chicago - right off of Oak Street it's in the…
The Frye Company has arrived in Chicago, and just in time for the prime of boots season. The brand hosted a killer party to celebrate the new store opening and the brand's 150th birthday at their new store on Rush Street with cocktails, a band and amazing boots - what more could you want? Photos by Francis Son…
// via Snoopoz On Saturday the city of Chicago and I celebrated our anniversary. Two years ago I made the 800 mile move to a new city I barely knew in search of a new beginning, something that deep down I knew I needed. Our two years together have been one adventure after another - I've lived in…