Alan Carter's blog

Bistro 1 West a welcome addition to St. Charles dining scene

Submitted by Alan Carter on January 26, 2011 - 11:59pm

Bistro 1 West has been open since mid-December, but had it's grand opening kick off a couple of days ago. It's located at 1 West Illinois St., St.

SOFA 2010, the premiere fine craft exhibition of the year

Submitted by Alan Carter on November 9, 2010 - 2:20am

This year's edition of SOFA (Sculpture, Object, and Functional Art) was a bit smaller than last year

Art Chicago, 2010- You have to go.

Submitted by Alan Carter on May 1, 2010 - 12:24am

Whew!!! Oh, man. Wha??

Chicago Boat, RV, and Outdoor show

Submitted by Alan Carter on January 19, 2010 - 1:48am

My wife, the lovely and usually level-headed Penny, has proposed that it would be the bee's knees to have an RV to putter around the country in when we put ourselves out to pasture in a few years.

Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival- a blue chip feast

Submitted by Alan Carter on December 14, 2009 - 2:03am

I WENT TO THE CHICAGO BLUEGRASS AND BLUES FESTIVAL SATURDAY AND DUDE IT WAS AWWWSSSOOOMMMEE!!!

City Gate Grille- a little sizzle in the 'burbs

Submitted by Alan Carter on November 18, 2009 - 12:21am

City Gate Grille is the latest dining option to open in the western fringes of Naperville. The restaurant is located in CityGate Center, a mixed use development just north of the IL.