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Street Singer
Tricia Despres | April 2, 2013

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Jewel was only 16 years old and attending school in Michigan when she found herself boarding a train toward San Diego. Her plan was to hitchhike from there to Mexico, carrying virtually nothing but a bag of mismatched clothes and her...

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Oldies & Goodies
Selena Fragassi | Photo: Neil Burger | April 2, 2013

Evanston dining has long scaled the great divide—cater to the large student body of Northwestern looking for a place to lounge or whet the palate of a more refined crowd in search of a nearby night out. Thankfully Evanston...

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The Forever Home
Lauren Viera | April 2, 2013

Rare is the interior designer who wants to live in his or her current home forever, foregoing the fantasy of buying an empty lot and designing one from scratch. But a forever home is the dream of designer Shelley Johnstone Paschke of Shelley Johnstone Design and...

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Ingénue Rising
Elaine Doremus | April 2, 2013

If her last few roles are any indication, it’s clear that this up-and-coming actress possesses a range that defies typecasting. Take one part innocence juxtaposed with a maturity that defies her age. Throw in the ability to play an evil witch in ...

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Hospitality by Design
Stephanie Davis Smith and Beth Weitzman | April 2, 2013

Missoni Possible
White-glove service has its charms, but sometimes a luxe hotel calls for something a little less formal—like an entire staff decked in hip knits from Missoni. The Hotel Missoni...

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Deal Maker
Peter Gianopulos | April 2, 2013

Brad Wilson doesn’t believe in paying retail. Pick a product. A cellphone. Designer clothes. A European vacation. You name it. The way Wilson sees it, if he’s paying full price for something, he’s paying too much.

And so are you.

After...

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Got Stuff? Spring Cleaning 101
Elaine Doremus & Markie Jackson | April 2, 2013

Drop and Shop!
Designer consignment, local and nationwide pickup, personal shopping—Corri McFadden, founder of eDrop-Off (...

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Garden Party
Elaine Doremus | April 2, 2013

Sotheby executive, former press secretary to President and Mrs. Ronald Regan, philanthropist and devoted wife and mother. Busch grants us a rare interview to talk about her ardent support of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s annual gala and Antiques & Garden...

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Click!
Elaine Doremus | April 2, 2013

WHEN
9:30am
2.14.13

WHERE
Chicago Botanic Garden’s Sensory Garden

He’d become a self-taught photographer during his wife’s illness while taking pictures of her and their 12-year-old son. “I...

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Ahh....Antigua
Jessica Strul | January 3, 2013

Imagine a balcony with a chaise lounge, where sprawled out, you soak in surreal views of blue-green sea stretching out to the horizon. Add to this long, sun-drenched days—capped off with island fare and libations delivered right to your chair on the beach...

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