Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago

The Music of Something Beginning The Regeneration of Chicago’s Drury Lane Theatre Renaissance.  It’s a term one hears a lot lately on the subject of the Drury Lane Theatre, along with Legacy and, perhaps most especially, Family.  At a time when theater in general, and regional theater in particular, faces … Read more

Performance Space Talks To: Rachel Rockwell, Director

  Complete creative control. That’s the mouth-watering carrot Chicago’s Drury Lane Theatre is dangling before its directors this season.  Each will get to choose not only the show they want to do, but the design team they need to help them realize their vision, the cast they feel can best … Read more

Mercadito, Chicago

Chicago takes its Mexican food very seriously.  Expectations are high, and justifiably so in the city that has arguably done more to put authentic Mexican cuisine on the U.S. map than just about any other. Mercadito (“little market”) definitely has the proper pedigree to play in this culinary sandbox. Chef-owner … Read more

Palmer House, Chicago

  There are those hotels that meet the needs of the typical traveler. They’re conveniently located, reasonably priced, and offer comfy rooms with cushy mattresses, flat screens and Wi-Fi. Then there are those that do that, of course, and something more. They provide a sense of elegance, of romance, of … Read more