Kate Stahl | March 21, 2011 8:01 amWith what might be the coolest grocery store name in the world, Real Naked Food is opening in Wicker Park (1909 W. Division St.) in just a few months. The "unpackaged, unprocessed, unmodified" food shop is small at 2,000 square feet, but it's full service, carrying local and organic produce, dairy, and local antibiotic-free meats and seafood, along with dry and canned goods, baked goods, baby items, and more.Read More
Kate Stahl | March 2, 2011 8:01 amI'm not so crazy about the "finally" in the headline, "The Second City is finally hip," but the sentiment stated in the latest Newsweek holds. We have a new, edgy mayor in Rahm Emanuel, and suddenly Chicago is looking pretty cool. "From a music scene powered by the underground footwork energy of juke to adventurous three-star restaurants, high-stepping fashion, and hot artists, Chicago is not only 'the city that works,' in Mayor Daley’s slogan, but also an exciting, excited city in which all these glittery worlds shine," says writer Raymond Solokov, and all I have to say, is "thanks for finally noticing!"Read More