Sometimes my 20-month-old and I go to breakfast, just the two of us, for a little early morning date. He insists on leaving the tip. But I never let him.
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Meet the 12 parents living, working and raising kids in Chicago.
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There's something different about raising city kids, from squeezing strollers into high-rise elevators, staring down the CPS scramble and snagging the last brunch table from that pack of twentysomethings. Follow along as city parents report in with news and notes from across Chicago's neighborhoods.
A breakfast date with my little guy at Cafe Gaudi in West Town
Posted Mar 31, 2011 11:02 AM by Lindsay Cohen
Date Night in Chicago: 7 ideas to get you started
Posted Mar 31, 2011 10:59 AM by Amy Bizzarri
The experts say date night with your spouse is all about novelty. How about glass-blowing?
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"The chicken rice place" and other reflections on dining monotony
Posted Mar 30, 2011 10:33 AM by Ryan Salzwedel
Every Friday, the same thing. It's like my life is going to pass me by while I am filtering the cream cheese out of my crab rangoon.
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Making sense of CPS: Chicago schools admission season in full swing
Posted Mar 30, 2011 10:20 AM by Wendy Widom
No matter how much you tell yourself it doesn't matter, when anything but an acceptance letter arrives, your first desperate thought is: What now?
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How trash bins suddenly seem important
Posted Mar 29, 2011 9:50 AM by Tricia Perez
It's funny how you never give something a second thought - until you do. Enter my son, and a conversation about trash cans.
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Go (north)west, young man: The best spots on Chicago's northwest side for kids and families
Posted Mar 29, 2011 9:37 AM by Selena Kohng
Chicago's northwest side is the wallflower of the urban parent world: unassuming and not necessarily dressed to impress, but totally cool in its own right.
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What is ChiTown Parent?
Posted Mar 22, 2011 2:04 PM by
Follow along as 12 city parents report in with news and notes from across Chicago's neighborhoods.
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Meet the Bloggers: Lindsay
Posted Mar 21, 2011 4:07 PM by Lindsay Cohen
Get to know Lindsay, a Ukie-Villager, former nerd and "momming worker" (what's that you say?)
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Meeting the Bloggers: Amy
Posted Mar 21, 2011 9:56 AM by Amy Bizzarri
Meet Amy, a Logan Square/Bucktowner, CPS world languages teacher, and mom to two kids nine years apart.
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Meet the Bloggers: Heather
Posted Mar 21, 2011 9:50 AM by Heather Earnhart
Get to know Heather, an Uptown mom with two kids, a rented apartment and a global philosophy.
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