CHI Guide | Open Books

PLACES / / SPACES / / CULTURE / / TRAVEL / / LIFESTYLE / ABOUT / CONTACT // CHICAGO // WEST LOOP, PILSEN //  open books come for the books, stay for the cause Open Books is at its heart, a literacy nonprofit, it just so happens to be powered by a bookstore. With store […]

CHI Guide | Frontera Grill + Xoco

PLACES / / SPACES / / CULTURE / / TRAVEL / / LIFESTYLE / ABOUT / CONTACT // CHICAGO // RIVER NORTH //  frontera grill & xoco as Chicago as Mexican food gets One cannot talk about Chicago’s food scene without acknowledging the influence of one Rick Bayless. Bayless started his career as a host […]

an appreciation post for contemporary art museums

PLACES / / SPACES / / CULTURE / / TRAVEL / / LIFESTYLE / ABOUT / CONTACT an appreciation post for contemporary art museums from a lover of…not contemporary art Don’t get me wrong, my favorite art in the scope of art history is still Baroque (particularly architecture) and Neoclassicism (particularly paintings), but there is […]

CHI Guide | Museum of Contemporary Art

PLACES / / SPACES / / CULTURE / / TRAVEL / / LIFESTYLE / ABOUT / CONTACT // CHICAGO // STREETERVILLE //  museum of contemporary art a museum celebrating the present in a city that loves its history Every modern metropolis worth its salt has a palace for contemporary art. Chicago is a city that […]

CHI Guide | Cindy’s Rooftop

PLACES / / SPACES / / CULTURE / / TRAVEL / / LIFESTYLE / ABOUT / CONTACT // CHICAGO // LOOP //  cindy’s rooftop come for the drinks, stay for the views As a city that loves its skyscrapers almost as much as it loves its alcohol, Chicago has no shortage of rooftop bars. Cindy’s […]