Theater Editor & Writer, Chicago Sun-Times’ CenterstageChicago.com

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Centerstage is Chicago’s original city guide. Launched before Yelp and a plethora of mobile apps became the way for people to navigate Chicago, CenterstageChicago.com was the most Google-able site for reliable information on local venues. I worked with Centerstage from September 2007–March 2009. I began working with CenterstageChicago.com as a venue writer and freelance theater [...]

Turks Know Yogurt

Berry Moon

Turkey is the birthplace of yogurt, and Turks are the yogurt experts, especially at Berry Moon, a Lincoln Park fro-yo joint. Turkish owners and yogurt fanatics Tayfur Arsu, Akif Keskin and Aziz Kork know delicious low-fat, high-quality yogurt. Click here to read my CenterstageChicago.com review of Berry Moon.

Where to buy cheap, quality art in Chicago this summer

Bucktown Art Fair

Summer is here. Short shorts are back, the beach is a cooler- and beach ball-filled playground, and neighborhood art fairs pop up like the summertime ice cream truck – you know, the one that plays the same 20-second keyboard tune as it circles a six-block radius. Looking for an abstract painting with drips that match [...]

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As a writer for CenterstageChicago.com, I covered food, entertainment (art and theater) and any quirky round-up you can think of. I was also the Theater Editor from September 2008-March 2009, and an all-around Centerstage fanatic. Sometimes my articles ran in the Chicago Sun-Times, but mostly they lived online. To read the clips, just go here: http://www.centerstagechicago.com/writers/details.cfm?ID=251

Art Season Kick-Off: West Loop Gallery Hop

Cayetano Ferrer at ThreeWalls

Hitting up galleries on the “season kick-off” night, September 7, was like going to the Cubs home opener—jam-packed with enthusiastic fans who couldn’t wait to get a glimpse of what’s in store. Art students showed up in decorative outfits; wealthy collectors breezed through their favorite galleries, looking for their next purchase; and art critics came [...]