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Lisa Davis
I am a Chicagoan through and through. I live in the Old Town area of the city with a view of Lake Michigan and Lincoln Park Zoo (well, the zoo's petting zoo to be precise - better view anyway than the…
I am a Chicagoan through and through. I live in the Old Town area of the city with a view of Lake Michigan and Lincoln Park Zoo (well, the zoo's petting zoo to be precise - better view anyway than the main zoo because it includes a beautiful lagoon with trees and flowers). Neighbors include Second City where the great John Belushi and Chris Farley used to perform, as well as Chicago's #1 Sunday night spot Stanley’s (because of the live karaoke) where you will see Michael Jordan when he is in town. I am a Cubs season ticket holder (sorry White Sox fan), Pilates instructor, beach volleyball fanatic (Yes, Chicago's North Ave. Beach looks just as good as any beach in southern California; in the summer, of course.) and marathon runner (This year's Chicago Marathon will be my fifth.). I am also a highly respected and trusted editor and writer who has worked and written for such publications as Working Woman, Reader’s Digest, Chicago Tribune, Spa, New Haven Register, UR Chicago, About.com, and most recently as editor of Frequent Flyer magazine. I created and published a book called Mileage Pro: The Insider’s Guide to Frequent Flyer Programs, which was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ways to improve your travels in 2006. I am considered an expert in business and luxury travel (and Chicago of course) including spas, hotels, airlines, destinations, golf and frequent flyer programs. Sought after for this expertise, I have appeared on Fox News, CNBC, ABC, to name a few, and in numerous national press articles, including The Washington Post, USAToday and The New York Times. I am a correspondent for a Sirius Radio travel show and am the creator and author of a spa and hotel column called Travel Well on Justsaygo.com.
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Get Your Groove On
It is party time in Chicago with the annual Gay Pride Parade on Sunday. The show (and it really is a "show" with dancers, costumes, floats, boats, and lots of pink champagne) starts at noon. Here's the route: Starts at the corner of Halsted & Belmont, proceeding north on Halsted (to Broadway); then south on Broadway (to Diversey); then east on Diversey to Cannon Drive, in Lincoln Park. Bring your camera and rainbow flags because this parade will give you lots of interesting photo opps. and many good laughs. The parade is high energy, colorful, and all-around fun. And, I am always amazed at how many corporations have floats - guess they know how much disposable income the gay community is known to have for travel, clothes, food, etc.
There is also a Pride Fest tomorrow, June 28, on North Halsted and Waveland from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Headliners include Martha Wash (The Weather Girls, C+C Music Factory), '80s teen pop queen Tiffany, and American Idol contestants Kimberley Locke and Frenchie Davis. A $5 donation is suggested to get in to the fest.
The fest will also have two entertainment stages: Chicago's '70s disco-funk band 7DEEZ, and pop music cover band 16 Candles.
Here is the fest's complete entertainment lineup:
Bud Light Stage
1:45 p.m.
Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps
2:30 p.m.
Kimberley Locke
3:30 p.m.
Frenchie Davis
4:30 p.m.
Drag show
5:30 p.m.
Inaya Day
6:45 p.m.
Martha Wash
7:30 p.m.
Tiffany
WaMU Stage
1:00 p.m.
Windy City Choir
1:45 p.m.
Boi Toiz
2:15 p.m.
Spirit Brigade
3:45 p.m.
Cat Fight
5:45 p.m.
16 Candles
7:30 p.m.
7DEEZ
More details on the fest and the parade, go to http://www.chicagoevent.com/ or http://www.chicagopridecalendar.org/.