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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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sweet treats, fashion in the City and Lollapalooza
Let’s keep it short and sweet this week. Sweet –as in Sprinkle’s Cupcakes. I was invited to this fab event at the new Sprinkle’s store on 50 E. Walton St. It’s a posh Beverly Hills-based cupcake boutique with the finest ingredients like sweet cream butter, bittersweet Callebaut chocolate, Nielsen-Massey Madagascar bourbon vanilla and sprinkles imported from [...]
Material Girl to launch at Macy’s
On Tuesday, August 3, get your fashionista self to Macy’s on State to catch a glimpse of Madonna and her daughter Lola’s new Macy’s exclusive junior line, Material Girl. The line will carry apparel, footwear, handbags and jewelry and the Fall 2010 “Material Girl” is all about prints and embellishments. A mix of hard and [...]
Ramona & Beezus inspired goodness in all!
Chicagonista along with Nancy Loo hosted the special screening of Ramona & Beezus this past weekend in behalf of Tide Acti-Lift. The night before the event, Chicago had an incredible amount of rain throughout the night and news of flooded basements were heard on radios and tv news but yet over 200 viewers came to [...]
