Archive for 2010
Drink Deck, 2nd Edition
“I just wanted to create a deal that people knew they were getting a great value out of” says Will Glass, founder of Drink Deck. In a nutshell, the Drink Deck looks like any normal deck of cards with a big difference. Each card also serves as a $10 gift card to a bar, restaurant [...]
90 Years of Voting…Time to get Running
90 years and one week. That is how long women in the USA have had a constitutional right to vote in elections AND have them counted. Yes, in some parts of our fair country, women were allowed to vote, but they didn’t count. And for women of color, especially African American women, the right to [...]
Let Us Take You To Discover Six Flags – Win a Family Pack!
A lot of families are scrambling to pack in the fun before all the kids go back to school and a lot are planning their last Great America visit, but did you know that this is the last weekend of Six Flag Great America’s Hurricane Harbor? Well, it is! If you miss it this weekend, [...]
40 Days until the Chicago Marathon
By the time you read this post, we will be less than 40 days away from the Chicago Marathon. It doesn’t seem that long ago when we were 100 days from the race, scheduled for October 10, 2010. Last week, marathon banners appeared on the race course throughout the Loop. Several tweets including ones from Whitney [...]
Finding Mom through the ReVamp Project
The kids are back in school, and so MOMS can get herself back! Chicagonista partnered with Mom Renewal on an upcoming ReVamp Project and we’re inviting other Chicago Mom Bloggers to join us and secure a spot. We are gathering 10 mom bloggers and we only have a couple spaces left. This 2 month long [...]
Value Family Packs To (re) Discover Six Flags
It’s crunch time for a lot of parents with kids heading back to school but how about one last family hurrah before the kids hit their books and pencils? In case you haven’t heard yet, Discover Card and Six Flags teamed up to bring us exclusive Discover perks and values for all card members. We recently [...]
You don’t have to go far to getaway!
I never thought to stay in a downtown Chicago hotel. After-all, I live 5 minutes away – why would I need to do that? Then my son became of the teen age where friends began having “Birthday Slumber Parties” downtown. The idea became really attractive. Having an affordable suite close to all of the summer fun [...]
Back to School…Hold the taxes
It’s August people. Let’s get real. It’s Back to School time. This Back to School season is a little bit different than the ones in the past though. First off, I’m also going back to school. I’m starting a PhD program at UIC. I’m doing it part-time, very part-time to start in fact. So as [...]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Expo
A few days after traveling back from the San Francisco Half Marathon, I attended the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Health and Fitness Expo. The expo was a two-day event that was open to the public at no cost for admission. I didn’t run the Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon but was planning to meet with [...]
Chicagonistas in New York for an Afternoon Tea @ The Plaza by Dyson
On Wednesday, August 4th, our Chicagonista writers along with sister site NYmetropolista writers gathered together on an Afternoon Tea @ The Plaza sponsored by Dyson. We were also joined by friends and supporters of our sites such us America’s Fitness Expert, Andrea Metcalf , BlissdomPartners Alli Worthington and Barbara Jones, and of course Duong Sheahan [...]
