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The Purple Pig Restaurant

Posted on March 9, 2010 by chiweekendfun

I saw the signs in the window for The Purp ple Pig opening on Michigan Avenue months ago (and their giant Time Out Chicago Ad plastered in the window staring into my building’s offices) and all I could tell from … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Local, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Gold Coast Chicago, Illinois, Michigan Avenue Chicago | Tagged 2009, 2010, address, appetizers, bacon, bar, beets, Chicago Loop, city, cured, dinner, downtown, february, goat cheese, gourmet food, gourmet restaurants, grilled cheese, heaven on 7, hours, illinois, january, late night, location, lunch restaurant, map, march, meats smoked, mia francesca, michigan avenue, new restaurants, open, opens, phone, places, restaurants on michigan avenue, the purple pig, the purple pig chicago, tourist, trendy, wine and cheese, wine bar chicago, wine bar michigan avenue, yuppie, zagat rated restaurant chicago | 1 Comment

Chicago 2009 Year in Review Predictions for 2010

Posted on December 30, 2009 by chiweekendfun

Now that we are racing towards the end of 2009 and the beginning of a new decade in 2010 it’s time to reflect upon how Chicago fared this year. Early in 2009 most of us in Chicago were just happy that … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Local, Chicago News, Illinois, This Weekend in Chicago | Tagged -20/20, 2011, 2016, 2041, 2050, 312, 60540, 630, 708, 815, 847, analysis, april, art institute of chicago, attractions, august, barack obama president, bed bath and beyond, beyond, bloggers, blue cross of Illinois, boeing, broadcasting jobs, business, businesses, buy, CareerBuilder, CDW, celebrations, changes, character, cheap, chicago 2009, chicago 2010, chicago 2020, chicago blog, chicago breaking news, chicago jobs, chicago news in 2009, Chicago Public Schools, city, city hall, city of big shoulders, City of Chicago, city of the future, COBRA, community events, Conde Nast, coventry, CTA, decade, december, Deloitte, development, downtown, E&Y, economic, economy, elected, elections, entertainment, events, executives, family, february, finance, forclosures, fun, future, futurisim, futurists, government, government oversight, health insurance, hotels, houses, identity, illinois, innovation, january, jobs, jobs in chicago, july, june, Just about every Law Firm, kpmg, layoffs, local, managed services, managers, march, may, mayor, media jobs, Motorola, naperville, new, november, october, officials, olympics, opportunities, oprah winfrey, Orbitz and many more., people, plans, political blogger, politicians, Politics, predictions, premiums, products, project management, recap, research, review, rod blagojevich, september, services, small business, society, stem cell research, strength, suppliers, tax breaks, taxes, technology, The City of Chicago, Tribune, vacations, webhosting | Comments Off

Ebay personal shoppers on Michigan Avenue by Wrigley Building

Posted on November 10, 2009 by chiweekendfun

I got an email from the nice people at Ebay last week letting me know that they would be on Michigan Avenue with a truck full of computers and a bunch of personal shoppers to help you find what you … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Local, Chicago events, Chicago Loop, Holidays & Christmas, Illinois, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, Wrigleyville | Tagged 2009 holidays, 2010 holidays, 2011 holidays, advertising, already, attractions, auctions online, best gifts 2010, chicago, chicago christmas shopping, chicago shopping, christmas, christmas 2009, christmas 2010, christmas 2011, downtown, downtown hotels, downtown shopping, ebay, ebay gifts, ebay trucks, etsy, events, free stuf, gift shopping downtown, holiday season, holidays, illinois, Illinois, local, low prices, mag mile, magnificent mile, marketing, michigan avenue, mobile marketing, photo, pictures, popup stores, programs, sidewalk, tourists, trip, trucks, unique gifts, vacation | 1 Comment

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