Sell Your Soul
You’d rather spend your paycheck on a hot stone massage than a heating bill.
Does that mean your priorities are out of whack?
Not when you can have both (gasp!) at Body & Soul Spa, a new Bucktown spot offering ...
The Weekend Guide
Work week, talk to the hand.
SHOP
Andersonville on Sale
What: Score up to 75 percent off at the best neighborhood restaurants and shops.
Why: Seasonal depression, be gone!
When: Fri., 7-11 p.m.
Where: Clark St., from ...
Plating Calls
If life were like the movies, you’d get messages in bottles and scratch your initials onto tree trunks.
For a reality check with a romantic edge, check out Jessica Rust’s Rabbit Toes personalized dishes. The designs are contemporary, clean, and ...
Come On, Baby, Light My Fire
On your scale of authenticity, space heaters are right up there with blow-up dolls.
You prefer pleasure of the more genuine variety.
So for something that really lights your fire, check out steel artist John Beck’s fire pit. Sleekly designed ...
The Weekend Guide
weekend n. Two consecutive days that allow for sleeping in, dining out, and temporarily forgetting that you have a job.
HEAR
Eighth Blackbird’s Imaginary Remix
What: Grammy-nominated, progressive classical group mixes things up with DJ Dennis DeSantis.
Why: ...
Sugar and Spice
You’re known amongst your pals as The One Who Gives Cards on Notebook Paper, Receipts, and Paper Bags (Lazy, for short).
If only there were a recipe for perfect greeting cards.
What sweet timing: Patisserie Cards just released a charming ...
The Weekend Guide
Caution: Too much hibernation will cause drowsiness and irritability. Boredom may occur.
PEDAL
Winter Bike to Work Day
What: Wheel it to work on the coldest recorded day in Chicago’s history.
Why: You spoke too soon.
When: ...
Map Quest
Your sense of direction is a lost cause.
But just because Never Eat Soggy Waffles never quite stuck doesn’t mean maps are moot.
Just ask cool cartographer and graphic artist Ryan Maconochie, whose Star RM maps function as works of ...
