Time Exposure

Since 1837, the city of Chicago and the art of photography have come of age together. Here, in a timeline that stretches across parts of three centuries, a look at several important local...

Geoffrey Johnson

Sudden Impact

In the 1969 Days of Rage, antiwar radical Brian Flanagan and city lawyer Richard Elrod, collided, changing their lives and creating an indelible image.

Bryan Smith

10 For the Ages

Pixel Perfect: Organize, edit, and share

Here's how to organize the thousands of images residing on your computer’s hard drive.

Jennifer Tanaka

Pixel Perfect: Learn to Shoot

What happens when you challenge a professional photographer to a point-and-shoot-off?

Jennifer Tanaka

Pixel Perfect: Buy a Camera

Digital picture taking has won the war, but you may still feel embattled when facing today's daunting selection of cameras. Here's our guide to help you buy the right one.

Jennifer Tanaka

View Finders

We asked you to send in photos. You snapped to it. Over the course of two months, Chicago received more than 1,400 photo contest entries from avid shutterbugs ages 14 to 88 across the country....

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Flavors to Burn

Three smart restaurants approach the complexities of Indian cuisine from different angles—and all get right to the heart of it

Dennis Ray Wheaton

Nixed Messages

Some photos are timeless, some are just tasteless—so what happens to those that don't make the grade? We dust off a few cutting-room rejects for closer inspection.

Jeff Ruby

Two Blocks of Bling

For more than a century, the Jewelers Row district has been a hard-hustling center of lapidary commerce. The city designated the area, along Wabash Avenue between Washington and Monroe streets, a...

Bradley Lincoln

Ka-ching in the Season

If the holidays seem to take a bigger bite out of your budget every year, it’s not your imagination. The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans will spend a grand total of $457.4...

Karin Horgan Sullivan

Sacred Chicago

With a past steeped in medieval counterfeits and grave robbing, relics have been saddled with a bad rap almost as long as saints have been canonized. But the tradition itself predates Christianity;...

Jennifer Wehunt

Should He Run?

We asked local politicos, prominent commentators, and leading Democratic strategists whether Senator Barack Obama should take a shot at the White House in 2008.

Brendan Shea

High Costa Living

As a go-anywhere, drink-anything nightlife reporter, I’ve pretty much seen it all. But when I entered the 12,000-square-foot Nuevo Latino restaurant-lounge DeLaCosta (465 E. Illinois St.), I was...

Sarah Preston

Just Add Milk

Holiday cookie swaps are jolly good fun for some—and agony for those who'd rather not bake. These six spots will help get nonbakers through the season.

Jennifer Tanaka

Style Sheet - December 2006

Raise a glass—or a few—to chic holiday entertaining.

Stacy Wallace-Albert

A Gift Guide for the Design Mind

Stumped trying to find a signature gift for the holidays? We polled some Chicagoans with style for ideas that are anything but predictable.

Brigid Sweeney

Office Face

We talk to native South Sider Leslie David Baker about his role as Stanley Hudson on NBC's hit show The Office.

Robert Buscemi

My Buddy, A Digestive Aid

Could a velvety pillow cure my pain in the gut?

Jeff Ruby

The Chemistry of Choke

Even elite athletes seem to falter when it matters most. University of Chicago psychologist Sian Beilock aims to discover why.

Emily Stone

A Not-So-Lonely Planet

Five sizzling new Latin restaurants take adventurous diners on a virtual tour through Central and South America. Bring your own Pisco; for now, all of these spots are BYOB.

Kim Conte

The Body Electric

Anke Loh lights up fashion with a collection that, literally, glows.

Heather Kenny

Checking In, Mr. Creepy

Michael Shannon’s talent for playing the maligned (and psychotic) just earned him a shot at leading man.

Cassie Walker

A Bountiful Find/ Sales Check

A roundup of this month’s sales, store openings, and shopping news

Rebecca Little

The Short List - December 2006

Exercise secrets of ex-Chicago Bears; Grey Gardens returns!; the Art Institute salutes 25 up-and-comers; and more for December

Create an Arresting Centerpiece

Chicago asked three florists to share their secrets for making a party pop.

Heather Blaha

Deal Estate - Supersize Me

Today's homeowners have demonstrated a decided penchant for enourmous residences, but these three behemoths dwarf all but the most exotic Xanadus.

Dennis Rodkin

Deal Estate Condos - Solar Flare

With an option for solar panels and other “green” amenities, these townhouses should be easy on the environment—and on owners’ wallets

Dennis Rodkin

Dining Tidbits - December 2006

Budget Beat, Adesso, New, and Comeback

Answers for Dish Quiz

Here's the answers for the dish quiz.

Chefs on the Grill with Michael Nagrant - Steve Chiappetti

This month Nagrant chats with Steve Chiappetti, who made his bones at Mango, Grapes, Rhapsody, and Café Le Coq. Now he's breathing new life into Viand (Courtyard by Marriott, 155 E. Ontario St.;...

Michael Nagrant

Recipe File - December 2006

Zodiac Restaurant's Popover