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Bring Mardi Gras home to your Chicago apartment
These sophisticated designs will add energy and fun to your home year round. Give your rental a boost this year by bringing the appeal of New Orlean’s biggest festival into your home. Skip the beads and flashing. We will show you two creative ways to bring the best aspects of Mardi Gras into your interior [...]
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Winter time is hockey time at Soldier Field
Are you ready for some serious hockey action? Scoring a first in the venue’s vibrating history, outdoor college ice hockey is coming to Soldier Field this February! The Chicago landmark will play host to the inaugural Hockey City Classic – a one-of-a-kind doubleheader featuring four of the nation’s premier men’s college ice hockey programs: Minnesota [...]
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5 Creative smoothie recipes that add variety to your diet
Spice up your day with a healthy snack that’s easy to make and easier to enjoy. The first few weeks of any healthy eating plan can really suck. The first days are exciting—yay for change!—but after the newness has worn off and your body is going into revolt over the sudden drop in calories, sugars, [...]
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Smart living calls for green and tech combined
Going green and technology keep emerging as two major trends having a deep impact upon the development of the modern society. If going green means better quality of life, healthier environment and reduced carbon footprint, tech can really ease our existence. And those two philosophies combined could result into an enhanced living experience for each [...]
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Explore the city’s neighborhoods by joining Chicago Restaurant Week
Chicago is a first-class dining destination; it’s not just the eternal rivalry between deep dish and thin crust that spices up the gastronomic scene. It’s all the international flavors and aromatic cuisines that invaded the city and made it shine as one of the top culinary capitals of the world. What better way to explore [...]
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Fresh, spring bedroom makeover for under $500
Stretch a small amount of cash a long way in your Chicago apartment. A full-throttle bedroom makeover can set you back thousands of dollars, especially if you plan to replace major pieces of furniture. If you don’t have that sort of dough to work with, don’t worry! It’s possible to give your bedroom an noticeable [...]
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Chicago Shovels to help you better navigate winter
Like it or not, we’ll have plenty of snow this year too. And much of our daily business will be affected by it. Considering the Windy City averages 37 inches of snow every winter, adequate preparation is not only an option but a must this time of the year. It’s very important to know what [...]
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Meet the greenest members of the South Loop community
Caring about the environment and being eco-savvy is no longer just about recycling and hybrid cars. Reducing our carbon footprint is strongly tied to the choices we make every day, where we choose to shop, what we eat, or where we go to school. Eventually environmental stewardship requires a massive and combined effort. Chicago can [...]
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Chicago’s best gathering spots for small groups
Gather your friends, coworkers, and fellow creative thinkers in cafes that inspire and facilitate teamwork. I think it’s interesting how each phase of our lives brings different opportunities for teamwork. When we’re kids, we might find ourselves sharing a room with a sibling or building a tree fort with our neighbors. As students, we welcome [...]
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End the workplace rut. 5 degrees to pursue in 2013
The New Year is an excellent time to establish career goals and pursue them as fiercely as a pit bull on a bone. But don’t waste your effort. Some new career paths are more promising than others. If you’re looking to get a degree in a field that is more likely to end in lucrative [...]
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5 Tips to re-organize your life after the holidays
Whew! The holidays are officially over, time to get back to our normal lives. As much as I love end of the year shopping on the Mag Mile, family get-togethers and non-stop partying, that’s one exhausting ride. Here are a few easy ways to get back on track, re-energized and ready to rumble. Catch up [...]
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Urban Woods includes Sandy debris in sustainable design initiative
In a collective effort to protect the environment and show a little care for our health and wellbeing, many creative minds turn their attention to sustainable design and try to incorporate as many eco-friendly materials in their works as possible. Urban Wood Goods (UWG), a Chicago-based company, envisions a different future for the tons of [...]
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Do you have one day to drastically improve your health?
Dr. Furhman’s One Day Health Immersionmay be the turnkey to a healthier you in 2013. Year after year we vow that this will be the year that we get our house in order: we will be better organized, more engaged with friends and family, and lead healthier and more active lifestyles. Each year we are [...]
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Don’t get a vacuum that sucks. Well, not figuratively anyway
Just in time for New Years resolutions on cleanliness and organization, we’ve got vaccum reviews. Horray! It’s important to note that not all vacuums are created equal. Some simply suck your money away. Vacuum cleaners serve their purpose year round, making them one of those indispensable additions to your Chicago rental. In summer and spring, [...]
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Get the best of Chicago apartment living
Chicago is a dynamic, always on-the-move city, most appreciated for its welcoming feel and cultural diversity. People from all over the world choose to call Chicago home for a plurality of reasons, including the large variety of job opportunities and housing options, abundance of entertainment and outdoor adventure possibilities as well as the nurturing environment [...]
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The greenest street in America is in Chicago
For more than 175 years, ‘City in a Garden’ has been Chicago’s motto, a suggestive phrase denoting the city’s commitment to creating a cleaner, greener, and sustainable environment. But every garden needs it alleys and the garden is now more of an asphalt jungle. In an effort to help communities reduce pollution and enhance the [...]
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Get the skinny on the benefits, drawbacks of juicing
Taking a healthier perspective on life? Learn more about what juicing can do for you (and what it can’t). Juicing is an easy way for busy people to pack in some much needed nutrients without carrying a fruit basket around on their heads. By simply setting aside about 30 minutes to prepare your ingredients, you [...]
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Second City was also second most Googled city in America
There is always something fun happening in Chicago. Whether it’s Saint Patty’s Day parade, Lollapalooza or the Taste of Chicago, Fashion Focus or Mag Mile Lights Fest, spectacular events keep the city alive and in the limelight all year long, no wonder Chi-town’s leading the pack as the second most popular city in America. In [...]
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South Side’s new pearl, Harper Court earns LEED Gold
After years of planning and debate, change is actually visible in Chicago’s South Side. Continuing on the redevelopment path, entire neighborhoods such as Hyde Park, Woodlawn and North Kenwood/Oakland are seeing major improvement in terms of both infrastructure and housing. A new prime urban destination and an important part of South Side’s revitalization plan, Harper [...]
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Fashionable, affordable Italian furniture
Who says that you have to pay thousands for luxury furniture? As a renter on a budget with expensive tastes, I’ve had to become creative when it comes to making my low-cost apartment feel luxurious. Scouring the web for discounted originals and quality knock-offs takes some time but it’s well worth it. That’s how I [...]
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