Category: Events, entertainment
Chicago open house: Lake View (or is it Lower Uptown?) three-bedroom condos in the $480s
Jaded with the standard granite / cherry cabinets / stainless steel combo deal? Rubloff is marketing three-bedroom units with kitchen islands complet [...]
Pilsen "Circular Mass" bicycle tour bridges cultural differences and showcases neighborhood
One of the best bicycle tours I've taken part in in Chicago was a tour of Pilsen, organized by the Chicago Cycling Club. So I was pleased to hear abou [...]
Pilsen gallery hosts exhibition of Indian films
Low rents have helped contribute to a bustling art scene in Pilsen. One of the many galleries in the neighborhood-- Polvo, located at 1458 W 18th St [...]
Christmas gets political in Pilsen
The Mexica Political Organization is hosting a "Christmas celebration with a political twist" this Thursday in Pilsen. We're not sure what the "twist" [...]
Book explores Pilsen in pictures
If you're still jonesing for quality photographs of Pilsen after checking out our photo gallery, check out Paul D'Amato's Barrio: Photographs from Ch [...]
Yo ho ho: Winter cheer in Bridgeport
There's loads of Christmas spirit on the Southwest Side. Frosty was spotted keeping watch outside a Bridgeport bungalow.
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HGTV show wants Chicago Realtors and sellers for the spotlight
Forget about putting that shaky, hand-held home video up on YouTube-- Home & Garden Television wants to shoot Chicago resale listings in high defini [...]
Yo's holiday gift guide: give the gift of Gehry
Need a gift for your favorite architecture / film buff? Yo recommends a DVD copy of the documentary Sketches of Frank Gehry, an intimate look at the [...]
Yo ho ho: Christmas in Bridgeport
The holidays are well and truly here, and residents across Chicago are representin'. We discovered Homer in the back blocks of Bridgeport. Let Yo kn [...]
Chicago open house: 565 Quincy and a free breakfast
Belgravia Group is offering $1,000 toward upgrades or closing costs on one- and two-bedroom condos at its converted loft / new-construction hybrid, 56 [...]
New film puts the spotlight on Chicago projects
It doesn't open here until Friday, December 15th (at Landmark's Century Centre), but we're looking forward to seeing The Architect, a new film set i [...]
Chicago wine auction moves north
The esteemed Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. is moving its auctions north. The Chicago based company, which sells rare wines, is changing the venue of its co [...]
Five units to be sold "regardless of price" at Huron Street Lofts
We wandered down to Huron Street Lofts yesterday to get a couple more details about the upcoming auction we told you about earlier this week. Seems [...]
Is the Loop transforming into the perfect neighborhood? A veritable Looptopia?
We've written in the past about the evolution of the Loop district into a distinct neighborhood in its own right and a vibrant one, at that. So we're [...]
Chicago open house: Yogi's picks for the weekend
When we heard about the new 24-unit Wilton Schubert condo development in Lincoln Park we intially thought Mr Schubert must have been some long-forgott [...]
Yo cruises Cityscape Condominiums launch party
Last night, Yo braved the elements to attend a launch party for Cityscape Condominiums, Westward Development Company's 86-unit condo building in Sai [...]
Ladies' Lingerie in Boystown
The heterosexual males out there who thought there would never be a good reason to venture into Boystown...well, there's a reason all of a sudden.
On [...]
Chicago open house: The Lofts at Roosevelt Collection
We thought we had headed into the real estate sleepy season, but apparently not. A few developers are opening their sales doors hoping for a little a [...]
Buyers moseying on down to Canyon Ranch Tuesday night
Yee-ha! The dudes from Canyon Ranch Living Chicago are throwing an open house of sorts for would-be buyers of condos at the new River North high-rise [...]
Learning a lot from North Lawndale: show ends soon
Yo's truly escaped the wintry weather on Saturday by diving into the Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S Michigan Ave, which is staging a small exh [...]