Mangia! Inside fancy food emporium Eataly By: Lorene Yue Eataly—New York’s celebrity-sponsored food emporium that is the definition of excess—is almost ready to devour River North. But will the neighborhood’s frequent-diner residents and tourists slaver over it? Part restaurant, part gourmet grocer and all show, Eataly is set to open off North Michigan Avenue at […]

Petco, Pier 1 ink leases in South Loop By: Micah Maidenberg Petco Animal Supplies Inc. and Pier 1 Imports Inc. have agreed to open stores in the Roosevelt Road corridor, a retail strip that’s thriving in part because of a lack of nearby competition. The pet supplies retailer leased more than 10,000 square feet in […]