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The next Chicago Food Swap will take place on May 12 at The Scrumptious Pantry in Logan Square. Registration is now open. As always, to find out more about the Chicago Food Swap, check out our website or join the conversation on our Facebook page.

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Back to School Shopping with The Children’s Place

Zuzu loves this basketball-themed graphic tee from The Children’s Place because it reflects her sporty style

It has felt like late October in Chicago this week. Temperatures have dipped down into the 40′s and 50′s at night and hovered in the low 70′s during the day. Some people are not ready to let go [...]

Is Watching Football Ethical?

The following post is a departure for West of the Loop. There are no recipes or cute anecdotes about my children. With this post, I am wading into much more controversial waters than is typical for me. But the subject of this post is something that I have been thinking about and discussing with my [...]

Twelve Parties: A Kid Birthday Party

After managing to live up to my obligations for the Twelve Months of Parties for 2012 project in June and July, I missed another month in August. I was supposed to host a cocktail party in August and as much as I would have loved to do so, I was out of town for two [...]

Fun at GapKids Shine On Event

This post is sponsored by GapKids. Check out all the fun Shine On activities at your nearest Gap store. For event dates and locations, visit Gap’s Facebook page and join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #ShineOn.

Last Saturday, as promised, I took my kids to the first of the GapKids Shine On Saturday events [...]

Shine On with GapKids for Back-to-School

This post is sponsored by GapKids. Check out all the fun Shine On activities at your nearest Gap store. For event dates and locations, visit Gap’s Facebook page and join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #ShineOn.

 

I know that back-to-school shopping is supposed to be a big deal. Parents receive a daunting list [...]