I have a tendency to jump to conclusions; often negative conclusions and often the wrong conclusions. I didn’t think much before signing up for the “Love Bites” pre-Valentine’s Day brunch hosted by the Smart Dating Academy at Nellcote on West Randolph. With a promise of quality mingling time and viewing of a Valentine’s themed movie, […]

I exited the Brown Line at the Merchandise Mart, walked through the turnstiles into the massive building and suddenly remembered how confused it always makes me feel – after all, with 4 million square feet, it was once the largest building in the world. This Tuesday evening, I was on a mission to find the

Remember how I wrote a couple weeks ago about launching my new life in Chicago? How I wanted to expand my social circle? How I wanted to play tourist in my own backyard? And how I wanted to force myself to fly solo when I never had the guts to do so before? Well, shortly

I made it to Chicago in record time. Just six and a half hours, door to door, from my parents’ house in Shoreview, Minnesota to my new, albeit temporary, apartment in Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood. It is a drive that took me nearly eight hours going the other direction back in August 2011, just days before