I’ve made no secret of my love for what my East and West Coast friends call the fly-over states, but two magical days in Chicago—hosted by fashion’s favorite teen blogger and Oprah’s favorite interiors guru—just reinforced my Midwest pride. I arrived in the Windy City early on Wednesday morning and headed for Nate Berkus’ digs [...]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we all heard that Sarah Jessica Parker did her part for the democratic process on Friday, volunteering for a shift of phone-banking at an Obama outpost in Manhattan. But the next day, I joined a group of friends, including Starworks’ Lyle Maltz, seen here on North Iron Street, and drove to Bloomsburg, [...]