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Le Bal Magique Du Maroc

To support a 115 year old organization’s role in educating and expanding French culture and language with Chicagoans of all ages: this is the mission statementof the Alliance Francaise De Chicago Woman’s Board Biennial Gala and was put into action for all to see at the Grand Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel on May... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
Friday at 6:13 pm
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Cocktails in the Coast

Friends and neighbors gathered recently on a chilly spring evening on E. Bellevue Pl. for a significant annual fundraiser: “Cocktails in the Coast” featured gourmet food, superior drinks, and refreshing music accompanied by dancing. This traditional fundraiser was started by GCN (Gold Coast Neighbors), an organization whose purpose is to beautify and improve the community’s... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
Friday at 6:09 pm
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Stella Foster receives the 41st Annual Dante Award

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Chicago Sun-Times columnist, Stella Fosterwas honored this month for her excellence injournalism. Over 500 friends, family, and peers gatheredto celebrate Stella at The Galleria Marchetti Banquet facilities. The award was bestowed upon Stella by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.Foster was born in Chicago and raised in the Englewood community. Always popularand witty, Stella... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
Friday at 6:03 pm
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Diet Pepsi + Mother's Day - This Weekend in Chicago #CelebrateMom!

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In celebration of Mother’s Day, Diet Pepsi will be surprising and refreshing their biggest fans on-the-go – moms! So while you’re out and about, make sure mom has a Diet Pepsi in hand because this Mother’s Day weekend, street teams will be stationed in CHICAGO and 15 cities nationwide, scouting out moms and rewarding them with refreshing... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
May 11, 2012 at 7:09 pm
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Guess Jeans: Hip-Hugging for 30 Sexy Years

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That great American institution known as denim jeans was celebrated in a loud and proud fashion event on Tues. night (April 24th) at the Michigan Ave. Guess jeans store . Lines and designs of stylish, curvy, form-fitting jeans were created by the Marciano bros. almost 30 years ago and slowly developed into a sort of... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
April 29, 2012 at 10:32 pm
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Fashion Fete

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Again Inese and Richard H. Driehaus rolled out the purple carpet for the “Eleventh Annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence.” Hardworking students got a chance to showcase their designs and compete for the “Driehaus Award for Fashion Excellence.” Among the young designers was Caroline Driehaus who also strutted the runway with two of her friends... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
April 29, 2012 at 10:03 pm
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Gotye comes to Chicago

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It was so cool the other night watching Gotye and his band perform with songstress Kimbra, (a 22 year old beauty) at the sold out show Aragon Ballroom in Chicago.   What a following!   His hit “Somebody That I Used to Know” went viral, and over 140 million hits later he’s here in Chicago performing... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
April 4, 2012 at 10:15 pm
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Aspen Fashions in the Mountains

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As dozens of on-lookers shaded their eyes and looked to the skies, a courageous daredevil leaped from a helicopter high above majestic Aspen Mountain and floated down softly, landing on the street corner in front of Wagner Park, thus marking the beginning of Fashion Week in Aspen. Within seconds of his landing, a shiny black... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
March 17, 2012 at 4:09 pm
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Windy City West : 25 Years of Celebrating Chicagoans in Entertainment in L.A.

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The Melman Family It was a very special party in Santa Monica, California on March 5th seeing so many great Chicagoans at the new Melman restaurant M Street Kitchen and Stella Rossa Pizza Bar. The Melman boys are on fire. The foodies went hog wild on the favorite restaurants from Chicago. Harry Caray’s, Elis Cheesecake... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
March 16, 2012 at 3:38 pm
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Matt Lamb: He created peace with a paintbrush

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“Art is the universal language, and it can change the world”.  This belief statement is the foundation of Matt Lamb’s state of mind, whereby spirituality enabled him to accomplish his artwork and influence the hopes and dreams of others …. Following in the footsteps of his father, Matt Lamb prospered as an undertaker; yet he did... Read more »
By Irene Michaels,
February 22, 2012 at 3:05 am
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