A new restaurant at the Tribune Tower called Howells & Hood just opened on Chicago’s busy and famed Magnificent Mile. It’s the latest venture from Chicago-based Bottleneck Management, owned and operated by three former Illinois Wesleyan students, Titan football players and fraternity brothers: Chris Bisaillon ’93, Jason Akemann ’96 and Nate Hilding ’96. Howells & Hood takes its name from the the Tribune Tower’s history – paying homage to the building’s original architects, John Howells and Raymond Hood. The restaurant officially opened on March 14th, 2013.
Howells & Hood’s Executive Chef Scott Walton and Bottleneck’s Corporate Executive Chef Paul Katz have collaborated on a menu that offers globally-inspired cuisine with locally-sourced product, capitalizing on Walton’s reputation as one of Chicago’s foremost authorities on fresh and sustainable cuisine.
This marks the sixth location for Bottleneck Management, following other bars and restaurants that they’ve opened throughout the city including Trace, The Boundary Tavern, Sweetwater Tavern and Grille, South Branch Tavern and Grille, and, most recently, Old Town Pour House. For more information about Howells & Hood, visit their website at HowellsAndHood.com.
My husband and I had twins on January 22nd. Both babies were very big and healthy. Garrison was 8 pounds 3 ounces at birth, and Elliot was 8 pounds 10 ounces. Garrison is currently over 10 pounds at 6 weeks old, and Elliot is approaching 10 pounds.
I majored in Math at Wesleyan, and then about 10 years later went back for a second bachelors, a BSN/RN from Loyola University Chicago. They have an accelerated nursing program for individuals already coming in with a bachelors degree. Most recently I have blended the two degrees into developing predictive models for health care fraud, waste, and abuse.
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Heather Olt, School of Theatres Arts class of ’96 here! I am the co-producer/creator of a brand new, soon to be released comedic web-series called 2 Hopeful Spinsters along with my dear friend, Dellany Peace. The series had its Hollywood Premiere on May 1st at the world famous Arclight Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. Numerous IWU alums (including Christine Moore ’95) were in attendance along with several celebrities, including the one and only Michael Madsen, who also co-stars in the pilot!
My self-starter attitude began at Wesleyan when I co-produced a night of one-acts with a fellow SOTA student as well as a non-required senior recital. Perseverance and a strong work ethic are skills IWU definitely helped me develop and I would love to pay it forward to my fellow Titans!I’ve also attached some photos of the IWU Alums in attendance but click HERE for the Wenn link to exclusive photos shot by Brian To Photography. Additionally, you can CLICK HERE for our trailer (with 32,500+ views!) and HERE for an impromptu “interview.”
Having recently celebrated 10 years as a Foreign Service Officer, I have been living in Beijing since August 2012 studying Chinese full-time. In June I take on my next diplomatic role. I will work in the U.S. Embassy here in Beijing helping manage one of the world’s busiest visa sections. (Over one million Chinese citizens received visas last year to visit, study, and/or do business in the United States.)
