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Over Lollapalooza weekend, boohoo.com brought the British Invasion to Chicago in their pink boohoo.com ice cream truck that traveled near the festival grounds. The weekend was an amazing success as the boohoo.com truck gave away over 6,000 ice cream bars as well as free fashionable festival accessories, exclusive discounts, gift cards, and a grand prize $1,000 boohoo.com shopping spree.

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Re-intoducing the Langham Hotel in Chicago as a luxury destination of choice in Chicago. One of our favorite properties in the city!

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Cantina de la Granja’s third installment of the Granja Urbana series was both held and benefitted the Gary Comer Youth Center, a nonprofit organization that provides programming for children and teens living in the inner-city. The dinner included produce grown at the GCYC's urban rooftop garden that is maintained by youths involved in programs at the center, who also assisted Chef Diana in preparing the dinner.

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Magnolia Bakery partnered with children’s store Land of Nod to participate in the Nod Tour Bus’ travelling play date. Magnolia Bakery shared cupcakes and other treats with the children and their parents during their Chicagoland visit.

Cantina de la Granja’s second installment of the Granja Urbana series was held at Bulthaup Studios benefiting Common Threads, an organization that teaches kids "living in underserved communities how to cook wholesome, healthy meals" and educates them about nutrition, according to its website. Each Granja Urbana dinner will benefit partner organizations that focus on providing local communities with food, agricultural training, and education about healthy eating.

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FLATS Studios hosted Dinner Lab, an event that connects food-lovers with undiscovered chefs for a unique dining experience. Many of the recipes and dishes prepared for the guests were expressions of the chefs’ backgrounds, heritage, or project that they had been working on, thus showcasing the skills and interests of the chefs.

ext. 54 hosted an On the Table dinner as the first installation of Cantina de la Granja’s dinner series, Granja Urbana. Guests were given a first taste at Cantina de La Granja’s menu direction while Chef Diana Davila Bolden shared her innovative approach to modernize Mexican cuisine.

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Magnolia Bakery partnered with wedding boutique, BHLDN to launch a new range of tiered wedding cakes. The new line of decorated cakes were paired with BHLDN's spring collection, paired with inspired looks in the retailer's print, email, and online campaigns. Events were hosted in Chicago, LA and NY where invitees had the opportunity to preview the new cakes, browse through new cake accessories and décor, as well as BHLDN’s new spring bridal gowns.

Take a look at the great campaign here.  

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Bitter End Yacht Club was mentioned in Town & Country’s article Colonial Revival this March!

“The main hot spot [on the British Virgin Islands] is the Bitter End Yacht Club, where guests kiteboard or rent yachts for island hopping.”

ROOF on theWit held a special edition of the ROOF Runway series to showcase wedding gowns and tuxedos from The Bridal Salon at Macy’s on State Street. The showcase included well-known designers Lazaro, Tara Keely, Watters, Demetrios and August Jones. Guests enjoyed champagne and bite sized goodies while experiencing theWit’s fantastic wedding services.

To continue Magnolia Bakery's support of the arts, the bakery partnered with The Joffrey Ballet to create The Nutcracker Cupcake. Featured for the two and a half week run of the show, the cupcake quickly became the most popular product in the bakery while available. In addition to the cupcake, the bakery also hosted the production's Sugar Plum Fairy for a meet-and-greet and held a daily in-store/social media giveaway for tickets to the show, Nutcracker merchandise, and sweet treats.

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dot429 rolled out the red carpet at PUBLIC Hotel for 150 of Chicago’s most stylish set to celebrate the launch of its new national glossy magazine, FOURTWONINE.  To keep with the inaugural issues theme of ‘friendship,’ which featured Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen on the cover, the VIP event was hosted by well-known ‘friends’ in the Chicago community;Jay Michael (Cedar Street Co.) and Alex Samoylovich (Cedar Street Co.); Alison Fyfe  (Equinox) and Nicole Banks (Gilt City)Chris LaMorte (Urban Daddy) and Mel Muoio (Element Collective); Ray Koenig Clark Hill)and Marisa Cipolla Northern Trust); Jessica Zweig (CheekyChicago) and James Goeke (ESAM).

Guest sipped on signature drinks by Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Penfold’s Wine and sampled popular items off PUBLIC’s menu. The evening’s festivities benefited Freedom To Marry, which partners with individuals and organizations across the country to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.

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On August 27, Chefs Art Smith and Rick Bayless joined 13 of Chicago's most sought -after restaurants for A Magnificent Taste, the summer's haute outdoor culinary event right along North Michigan Avenue - all part of The Magnificent Mile Shopping Festival presented by MasterCard. Guests enjoyed delicious samples of unique bites and cocktails along with a one-of-a-kind backdrop. A portion of the proceeds benefited Common Threads.

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The Magnificent Mile Shopping Festival™ presented by MasterCard® is the shopping of the event of the year, providing a full line-up of fashionable festivities around The Magnificent Mile district including fashion shows, celebrity appearances, culinary celebrations, in-store events, special offers and more! Plus, stores are filled with racks of the newest fall merchandise from apparel to shoes to accessories.

On August 22, The Magnificent Mile Shopping Festival presented by MasterCard made a spectacular grand entrance with #ShopFest: A Kickoff to Fall Fashion. Award-winning artist Jason Derulo performed live on the runway as 900 North Michigan Shops, The Shops at North Bridge and Water Tower Place showcased this season's hottest trends. Plus, Emmy-nominated actress Christina Hendricks served as the evening's special guest host. It was the kick-off to 12 days of celebration all throughout The Magnificent Mile district!

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