Jamenda McCoy

Chicago-based maternity mogul Jamenda McCoy doesn’t have the typical résumé of a boutique owner. Instead, the former lawyer (and state trooper) prides herself as a master in the art of multitasking: Continue reading →

Jessie Short’s Raleigh Home

When we first saw Jessie Epley Short‘s merry-inducing Raleigh home, we were overcome with a certain girlish joy. This blogger’s Southern abode is chock-full of gilded mirrors and bubblegum pink Continue reading →

Stacy Adimando

For Stacy Adimando, working with TV’s reigning queen of the 30-minute-meal was in the stars. Now the Food Editor for Everyday with Rachael Ray, she is probably the only editor Continue reading →

Facebook Woes

Your friend has an embarrassing photo of you from the bar last night. That old competition from high school lands a job at a magazine in Manhattan. Your ex gets engaged. Continue reading →

Comedian Ever Mainard

BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD When Ever Mainard, co-host of the Shit Show, a comedy showcase seen every last Friday of the month at The Shambles in Wicker Park, talks about her Continue reading →

La Fournette in Old Town

BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD La Fournette looks and feels like a French bakery more suited to the Gold Coast (a large soup is priced at $7), but it is instead nestled Continue reading →

Chicago Ideas Week

BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD 2012 marks year two for Chicago Ideas, a sweeping, week long junket of the latest and greatest, well, ideas. As a then-new resident of the Windy City Continue reading →

FatPour Tap Works

featured on My Daily Find Chicago BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD A two-story sports bar is the last kind of outpost one would expect to find while wandering down Division Street in Continue reading →

The Trenchermen

BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD What happens when a shored-up cruise liner takes residence in an old Turkish bath house in Wicker Park with two former Wiley Dufrense hands on board? As Continue reading →

Coffee Talk: What’s your networking style?

When you’re just starting out as a career gal, making connections is paramount. Some are more sheepish about this working girl reality than others, never speaking up unless approached first, Continue reading →

Everybody Hates Betty

Betty Draper is an enigma. She’s beautiful. She’s childish. She loves a good shot of whipped cream straight to the jugular. And people hate her. They really, really hate her. Continue reading →

Film and Photo in New York

While most Art Institute go-er’s will head straight to the Steve McQueen film exhibit this month in the American wing, we suggest you part ways with the crowd and head Continue reading →

Designer Kathryn Ivey

The Ivey home, a divinely fetching space with the feel of a country cottage, has Southern roots. Kathryn Ivey received her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Continue reading →

Use Fancy Words

Fancy word Everygirls should know: supercilious Why we chose this fancy word: Occasionally, Everygirls are exposed to those of the unsavory genus—the snobby co-worker, the holier-than-thou roommate, and the conceited Continue reading →

Use Fancy Words

Fancy word Everygirls should know: opine Why we chose this fancy word: Ah, the elusive and uncelebrated opine. This fancy word definitely conjures up the memory of one of those Continue reading →

Coffee Talk

Coffee Talk: What You Love About Where You Live During our 20s and 30s, the place where we live has a great impact on our lives. These are the cities Continue reading →

This Is Our Jam

Blog: This Is Our Jam Team: Krista, Kristen, and Stacey Occupations: Krista is a Consultant, Kristen is a Contracts Coordinator at a non-profit, and Stacey is an Editor (we’re very Continue reading →

Sarah Cunningham

featured on The Everygirl Running your own art gallery is no doubt an admirable undertaking. Running your own gallery inherited from your mentor while raising two young children and making Continue reading →

Bunches (A Flower Shop)

Bunches, the unintimidating florist on Lincoln Avenue, is one of the most intimate flower shops in the city. This boutique is so cozy that it’s hard to imagine its staff Continue reading →

Krystal Harrell

Entrepreneur. Political Organizer. Managing Partner. In more ways than one, Krystal Harrell is far from the average 24-year-old. This Southern businesswoman has the industrious attitude most employers for in junior Continue reading →