Now You C It

Tuesday night I had the chance to check out C-View, the 29th-floor lounge in the Affinia Chicago. The bar is the counterpart to C-House, the hotel's new eatery from the James Beard–recognized chef Marcus Samuelsson, but don't expect his full seafood menu in the lounge—at least, not yet. A staffer told me they're still trying to figure out how to buss the food from the lobby-level restaurant to the 29th-floor bar. At Tuesday's media party, just about the only things served were...

Patriot Games

Yankee Doodle Daughter
Hillary Clinton won’t be the next female president, via this election cycle anyway, but the new documentary What’s Your Point, Honey? aims to figure out who might bring a little ...

Breaking the Rules of Engagement

One thing I've learned since I started writing this blog back in December 2006: I've got to have a thick skin when it comes to readers' comments. Among the most ominous posted last week: "I think you are rushing into everything," and, my personal favorite, "Your marriage is going to fail." Some of these declarations even made The Fiancé flinch. "Why would someone say that?" he asked me the other day.

The naysaying isn't about to break up my engagement, but it did give me pause. It got me thinking...

Holding Out for a Hero

Take that, Dark Knight. Chicago Tap Theatre presents a superheroine with sass and mad tap-dance skills in The Hourglass and the Poisoned Pen. Co-created by CTT artistic director Mark Yonally and comic book artist Andrew Pepoy, whose work includes inking the likes of Batman and X-Men, the show blends opera and...

The It List: This Week’s Nightlife Buzz

Like the Web itself, Last Girl Standing has evolved. I used to mix nightlife news with stories from the singles scene; now I pair nightlife coverage with reports from the road to the altar—and you can always read my monthly column, Nightspotting, in Chicago magazine. But since there's some confusion as to the LGS schedule, here's the scoop: On Mondays, I'll be writing about my engagement; on Thursdays, tune in for dispatches from the nightlife front. I'm off for my wedding in September, but the party's not over: In October, it'll be all nightlife all the time. And if you're looking for more info...