Step off the Red Line at Granville and you’re greeted by a feeling of spaciousness that’s surprising considering the high rises on the horizon. Here in the northern reaches of Edgewater, lake gusts rush in unimpeded by Lake Shore Drive and propel the scent of Ethiopian cooking up and down Broadway. In the Roaring Twenties, this massive thoroughfare was lined with flashy automobile showrooms, but today the businesses tend toward the small and offbeat. You won’t find the designer boutiques of Lincoln Square or Andersonville, but the neighborhood holds plenty of interesting adornments and one-of-a-kind gifts. You’ll just have to do a bit of digging—and that’s half the fun.
Edgewater Antique Mall | 6314 N. Broadway
If you visit in the chilly season, the spectacular and ever-changing window displays might let you peep at a lady lounging on a giant candy cane, a family of 1970s ski bunnies, or a taxidermied cat curled up in front of a fake fire. The mannequins here are always immaculately dressed. That’s because, in addition to decor from 45 different dealers, this store contains enough clothing to fill several full-sized vintage shops. It’s easy to find gorgeous dresses, slips, and sweaters dating back to the 1950s—some still bearing their original tags—and guys will have good luck nabbing skinny 1960s ties and sturdy plaid wool shirts.
Broadway Antique Market | 6130 N. Broadway
This is an even larger leviathan of North Side antiquing, housed in an art deco building that began life as a furniture showroom. Today it functions primarily as a mecca for fans of midcentury-modern design, but it also has substantial apparel and jewelry collections. Much of the stock appears to have come from the hostesses of fabulous 1970s parties, as Bakelite bangles and shimmery cocktail gowns abound.
Sifu Design Studio | 6054 N. Broadway
What you’ll first notice here is oodles of yarn, catering to a clientele of ambitious knitters. But those who prefer to have someone else do the hard work will find already completed crafts tucked into just about every corner, including leather bracelets, playful ceramics, and necklaces made of fine yarn and gemstones.
Sophie’s Closet | 6124 N. Broadway
This boutique nudges shoppers back into the modern world with women’s clothes, bags, and shoes on consignment; many of them are especially good for building or revamping a work wardrobe. The owner also stocks new items designed by local artisans or imported from around the world, such as knit gloves, infinity scarves, and bath products.
Euphoria Resale Boutique | 6237-6241 N. Clark St.
This boutique is part of a trio of storefronts that also includes an antique shop and an art gallery. The clothes are mostly modern, often from designer brands, and very much on trend. Owner Marzena has an eye for bold prints and silhouettes and enjoys helping her customers put them together. Also noteworthy: sizes run from XS to 3X.
Blue Buddha Boutique | 1127 W. Granville Ave.
This shop, nestled practically underneath the L platform, claims to be the only brick-and-mortar chain-mail store in the world. The look isn’t just for Ren Faire fans—Blue Buddha carries the little metal loops in a spectrum of colors and hosts classes in which shoppers learn how to weave them into intricate pendants and earrings.
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1505 Lake Cook Road
Highland Park,
IL
US
To truly understand what makes Lori's Shoes so special, it helps to take a walk in founder Lori Andre's shoes. That exchange of footwear would send you across the globe?from the biggest fashion houses of New York City to a small boot manufacturer in Florence. Every year, Andre travels to markets in America's biggest cities before she hops a plane to Europe and spends two to three weeks searching the storefronts of France, Italy, and the exclusive, secret VIP country located between France and Italy.
Andre's obsession with fashion has taken Lori's Shoes from a small Lincoln Park storefront in 1983 to a modern empire that includes three stores in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Each one contains an impressive bounty totaling thousands of women's shoes, boots, bags, and garments. The items' tags read like a who's who of the design world?Jeffrey Campbell, Frye, and Sam Edelman are just a few choice picks from the 200-plus names that fill the stores' shelves and tables. Sales staff keep a handle on it all: "its staffers are well-versed in current trends," noted Racked in placing Lori's on its list of The 38 Essential Chicago Shopping Experiences.
585 Central Ave.
Highland Park,
IL
US
From its humble beginnings in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1938, Dairy Queen has grown from a delicious experiment in soft-serve ice cream to a household name with more than 5,900 restaurants around the world. The shop's signature frozen delights are built upon a frosty foundation of creamy chocolate or vanilla soft serve, which swirls idyllically into cones, cups, overturned top hats, sundaes, Peanut Buster parfaits, and the chain's iconic Blizzard treats, blended with crumbled candy and other mix-ins. Ice-cream cakes cleverly conceal a surprise filling of fudge and chocolate crunch between layers of vanilla and chocolate ice cream, providing sweet, sliceable sustenance for birthday parties and other special occasions.
Fruit rules the roost on the other side of the slushy emporium, where Orange Julius blends its signature frothy drinks crafted from fruit juice, ice, and a "magic? powdered sweetener that explains why they disappear from most customers? cups minutes after the first delicious sip. Real fruit pur?e forms the basis for the shop's smoothies, which also come in diet-friendly light versions that boast 150 calories or fewer.
600 Central Ave.
Highland Park,
IL
US
In 1904, workers transformed a grassy field northwest of Chicago into a landscaped, tree-sheltered concert venue. That venue endured, becoming one of Chicago's favorite summer concert spots. The Pavilion's picturesque garden and stage serve as the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as well the stage for jazz luminaries, classical icons, and pop stars from around the world. Families can occupy a cluster of the Pavilion's 3,400 seats, or conduct picnics on the well-manicured lawn, catching every sound through the park's stunning sound system. Located within walking distance of the The Pavilion, The Martin Theatre, a restored recital hall from 1904, and Bennett Gordon Hall, a facility that showcases rising stars, also promulgate music appreciation. Beyond performance, Ravinia also conducts educational outreach programs to foster an interest in music. They take a three-step approach, named "Reach, Teach, Play," to mint new musicians. After welcoming young folks to performances, teachers elucidate the origins of that music and musical theory, and, ultimately, encourage students to pick up an instrument and learn to play.
200 Ravinia Park Road
Highland Park,
IL
US
Upon a marbled wall, a Japanese triptych mural tells the story of a gargantuan fish licked by cerulean waves and a tiny boat tossed about in its wake. Even though this vibrant piece reflects a chaotic scene, the sushi bar where the owner and head chef crafts creative rolls and maki is anything but—he’s a seasoned artist with more than 15 years' experience slicing, dicing, and coiling. He carefully furls Alaskan king crab, shrimp tempura, and sweet chili sauce and creates tantalizing nigiri and sashimi with freshly carved squid and freshwater eel. Bartenders, meanwhile, pour wines and sakes to complement the chef's mouthwatering Japanese cuisine.
Sunlight pours through ground-to-ceiling windows, streaming across hardwood floors and dark wooden tables that friendly servers speckle with dishes of aromatic steak teriyaki and tempura udon soup. Diners can enjoy these exotic feasts amid the contemporary yet casual dining room’s traditional folding screens and bamboo accents or, when the extraterrestrial overlords who control the weather permit it, outside on the patio.
600 Central Ave
Highland Park,
IL
US
While conventional medical practices can nullify the physical symptoms of a variety of ailments, they oftentimes overlook the interconnectivity of one's physical, mental, and spiritual states. With this in mind, North Suburban Wellness's staff takes an integrative approach to medicine—creating personalized treatments that aim to achieve optimal vitality and wellness by incorporating a number of health methodologies. With chiropractic and nutritional medicine, the doctor boosts metabolism levels and addresses discomfort caused by conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome as the massage therapist relaxes muscles tense from hours of trying to keep one's skeleton from running away. For mental relaxation, the yoga instructor, who has been practicing for nearly 30 years, helps patients tend to worries with calming, methodical movements. Clinical psychology and biofeedback, kinesiotherapy, and Chinese-medicine specialists also lend their talents to the medical team to truly care for patients both inside and out.
1732 1st St
Highland Park,
IL
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