The Chicago Traveler

Last weekend, my BFFs invited me out for a night of drinking and dancing. I was all for it. And then they told me, “It’s industrial/Goth.” Of course, all kinds of stereotypical images started coming to mind, and I began to wonder what I was going to wear for our trip to Neo.
Beneath a sign that looks like it has been hanging there since the club’s opening in 1979, Neo’s alley entrance immediately sets the mood. Arriving about 11 p.m., we each paid our $5 cover and stepped inside. If I could sum up my first impressions in one word, …read more

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I am, by no means, a morning person. I wake up very grumpy and disoriented, no matter how much sleep I may have had. I probably feel at my best in the afternoon and evening hours, and it’s not uncommon for me to stay up long past midnight. Some might even call me a creature of the night. However, there are folks out there whose fondness for the evening is on a whole different level.
For hundreds of years, vampires have scared the living daylights out of us. However, Martin Riccardo, a Chicago-area vampire folklorist, has found that they are a …read more

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Paris, Milan, New York, London, Tokyo… Chicago? The City of Big Shoulders joins the bigwigs of fashion this weekend during Fashion Focus Chicago, a six-day, citywide celebration featuring works by more than 100 local fashion designers. Exhibitions, neighborhood shopping tours, demonstrations, student designer events, and free industry seminars are all part of this third annual event. From casual to contemporary, Chicago’s setting trends through its diverse boutiques and shops. Come find your inner supermodel.
Funny story… In 1962, New York Mets shortstop Elio Chacón and center fielder Richie Ashburn would often find themselves colliding when they went after a fly ball. …read more

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