The owner of Water Tower Place is launching a more than $170 million redevelopment of the property, ushering in a new era for the Magnificent Mile’s oldest vertical mall. Landlord MetLife Investment Management has unveiled plans for a massive overhaul that will open up the property’s lower floors with high ceilings and an atrium. The […]
Award-winning Mirra team bringing new ‘global coastal’ restaurant to the Loop
A new seafood-heavy chic restaurant, spearheaded by the culinary brains behind the popular Mirra in Bucktown, is about five weeks away from opening in the Loop. Set to open on May 6, the upcoming restaurant — dubbed Mariela — is something of a sequel to Mirra, a Mexican-Indian fusion spot that opened not even two […]