All Entries in the "Who In Chicago" Category
Grow, Baby, Grow!
This Spring, my husband and I decided to make our large balcony into a container veggie garden instead of buying $100 worth of annuals as we’ve always done before. I asked him first what he thought about growing some vegetables out ther and his response was, “Why not do all vegetables?”. Yes! Why not? [...]
A Day Of Beauty & Inspiration – Video
A Day of Beauty – Mother’s Day 2009 from Chicagonista on Vimeo.
This past weekend was simply inspiring. It started out with an early schedule to meet at State Street’s Salon at ULTA with the 3 winners of the ULTAmate Mom contest. As each one of them walked in through ULTA’s main entrance along with their [...]
RIBILICIOUS at the Gale Street Inn
By Jenny Villanueva
With their award-winning cuisine and soft, mellow jazz music by the inviting bar, Gale Street Inn has been an icon in Jefferson Park for over 30 years.
This is one “rib joint” where you don’t need a knife – the ribs fall perfectly, right off the bone. They may not have invented that catch phrase, [...]
The Chicagoan Bachelorette Jen Schefft
By MJ Tam
M&M’s is launching a new personalized shimmer collection and teamed up with Bachelorette Jen Schefft who is using them to customize her upcoming wedding and I had a chance to speak with her one on one.
Yes, I did say wedding! Chicagoan Jen Schefft, who is well known as a star of the Bachelor [...]
One Smile Bring Families Together
By Jennifer Khatchatrian
When Lori Holton Nash, best known as Miss Lori, walks in a room her magnetic smile touches people, lifts them and they start grinning back. I watched it happen when she arrived at Joy Yee in Chinatown for our interview. Patrons, servers, passers by, young and old- they all started smiling.
Ever since she [...]
Sunday Dinner Inspires – An Interview With Melissa Graham
By Jen Khatchatrian
What is more important than creating a healthy lifestyle for your family? Still it’s so easy to forget that you need a reminder once and a while. Thankfully I attended an Eco Mom Alliance meeting last summer at A Cooler Planet where the guest speaker was Melissa Graham, owner of Monogramme Events and Founder and President of Purple [...]
Keeping Your Resolutions With A Life Coach
By Jen Khatchatrian
Lately I have been intrigued with the concept of a life coach. Every time I am reading my beloved Conscious Choice I stumble upon several enticing articles and advertisements to maximize my potential and, of course, I am game. However, being the skeptic that I am I need to research this so I [...]
Faith & Healing: Tatisa Joiner Inspires Breast Cancer Survivors
By Jen Khatchatrian
Last year Chicagonista hosted a booth at the Chicago Toy & Game Fairand I had the good fortune meeting Tatisa Joiner, breast cancer survivor and champion, motivational speaker and Chairwoman of the Charles and Tatisa Joiner Foundation. Some would say that our meeting was by chance and credit being in the right place at the right time, but I tend [...]
One Smile Bring Families Together
By Jennifer Khatchatrian
December 6, 2008 – When Lori Holton Nash, best known as Miss Lori, walks in a room her magnetic smile touches people, lifts them and they start grinning back. I watched it happen when she arrived at Joy Yee in Chinatown for our interview. Patrons, servers, passers by, young and old- they all [...]
