Our favorite Chicago boutique (okay…mine) is at it again! On Sunday, 11/30, AKIRA Women (1814 W. North Avenue) will host its Black Sunday event from 7-9p. Shoppers will be treated to a hosted bar, a live DJ, AND 10% off merchandise! Partial proceeds from Sunday’s event will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago. Whoo hoo! Head on over and get some good party dresses for the holiday season!  My friend, Shana, and I [...]

  Salon Soca is no stranger to supporting charitable causes. If you go to their website, you can see pics of other events that they’ve hosted for the community. Hope you can stop by on Saturday! To learn more about the Lincoln Park Community Shelter, please check out lpcsonline.org -kb

Are you starting your Christmas shopping early? Or are you in the market for some new home decor? Whatever your motive may be, the Associate Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is hoping that you will come out to CB2 (800 W. North Ave) to browse the selection and make some purchases (of course)! The JDRF is hosting the “Give and Get Holiday Shopping Spree” this Thursday from 7-9p.  Tickets are $50, and your [...]

For more information on Dress for Success and the event, check out my story at the Examiner.com! -kb

Now, that the seasons have officially changed, it’s time for us to reevaluate our closets and determine what items stay and what items must go! I know that I am notorious for keeping old shoes around thinking that one day I will be motivated to put them on and wear them with ONE outfit. Most of the time, that never happens. So, Hubba Hubba’s shoe drive is so very timely! If you bring in a [...]

Over the past 5 days, I’ve taken a much-needed break from life and my responsibilities. I very rarely have the chance to do absolutely nothing so I jumped at the opportunity. But, now I am back and ready to dig back into all my blogging duties. Let’s start the show…