Fuji remakes mall sushi
Nestled in the cavernous Woodfield Mall, Fuji Grill is a treat for shoppers jonesing for something other than fast food, smoothies and pretzels the size of their heads.
Category: Lifestyles
Right to bare arms
Sleeveless outfits are a cool choice for women battling warm weather. But whether it’s a flattering fashion right for all women to bare arms is another story.
Capri reprise
Capri pants. Fashion statement, or expensive floods? Judging by their popularity, the trendy pants are definitely a fashion statement that are as popular with women (and some men) this year as they were last season.
A sizzling night for local fashion
Never mind the peekaboo gowns that displayed ample cleavage of both kinds, and the kicky patchwork outfits were so ugly they were cute. The stylish crowd of 700-plus that attended “Red Hot Chicago” Wednesday night at the House of Blues got quite an eyeful both on and off the runway.
Single life `isn’t an affliction’
Go ahead. Feel sorry for single people. View them as less than, as the smug marrieds do in Bridget Jones’s Diary. But guess what? There’s a growing contingent of folks out there who are single by choice, and loving it. “There’s no question that the pendulum is swinging in a different direction,” says Xavier Amador, co-author of Being Single in a Couples’ World (Fireside, $12). “Singles are happy being single. It’s a different world we live in these days.
Spinster…Really?!
I never knew I was a spinster until my bank told me so. It’s true I am an unmarried woman. I like to think of myself as an independent, financially secure woman who is capable of buying a home by myself. But I suppose that takes up too much space on the line next to my name. My married friends didn’t have to deal with this humiliation when they signed up for their mortgages. And my single guy friends were described as “bachelor.”
Couple danced into romance
James Casamassa fell in love with the woman who would become his wife before she even said “Hello” to him.
Ready for work
Angelique Thomas is shopping for more than a new jacket at Sears. She is in search of a streamlined look that will help her land a new job. Thomas, 30, was one of five local women participating in Sears’ Fashion Takes Action program, which kicked off Tuesday in Chicago. The program pairs women making a transition into the workplace with fashion experts. Sears provides each participant with two business-appropriate outfits, as well as cosmetics.
Look out, Martha
When Katie Brown turned 11, her parents didn’t take her to a toy store to pick out a present. They gave her a wallpaper book and some swatches of carpeting and let her redecorate her room. Small wonder, then, that she grew up to be Gen X’s answer to Martha Stewart, the hostess of the Lifetime Channel’s No. 1 show, “Next Door With Katie Brown.”
Teacher sacrifices for his kids
Once you get through reading about Elian Gonzalez, the Columbine anniversary and the effects of testosterone–available by prescription this summer as an easy-to-apply ointment–in this week’s Time, don’t forget to read the uplifting story about a Los Angeles schoolteacher who makes a difference.