When a favorite bakery in Palermo, Italy, called New Paradise opened an outpost in Chicago this year, locals to the Italy location were calling their relatives and friends in Chicago to let them know it’s a local favorite. Now, New Paradise baked goods can be found fresh in Naperville at Lavazza at CityGate Centre. CityGate Centre's Lavazza café and gelato shop is a natural location to carry the unique Sicilian baked goods that have a strong following in Palermo, and that hav

Registration & scholarship application open now Back by student demand, Academy of the Arts will offer an encore session of its Impact...

Che Figata, the authentic Italian restaurant whose name is Italian for it's awesome, was bestowed its second Wine Spectator Award of...

CityGate Centre will welcome Naperville Artisan Market 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, Saturday, Aug. 6 and Sunday, Aug. 7. A second Artisan Market...

Hotel Arista and Arista Spa & Salon are the only Illinois properties outside of Chicago to achieve 2022 Forbes Star Awards Forbes Travel...

With the support of their community and their employees, CityGate Hospitality’s and Calamos Investments’ combined effort to support...

CityGate campus restaurants – CityGate Grille, Che Figata, Tap In Pub, Lavazza and Zorba Cocktail Bar – located at Rte. 59 & Ferry Rd. in...

Two CityGate Hospitality associates were named Stars of the Industry among 472 nominations submitted to the Illinois Hotel & Lodging...

Academy of the Arts, a new, non-profit educational institution, is launching its programs just in time for the holiday season with a series of performing arts masterclasses led by accomplished performing artists. Classes will serve dancers age 12+ and vocalists age 10+, and be held Dec. 28 and Dec. 30, at the CityGate Centre campus, Rte. 59 & Ferry Rd., Naperville. Chadaé Nichol Broadway performer, arts educator and Joliet native Chadaé Nichol who made her Broadway debut in M

Plus, Hotel Arista achieved AAA’s new Inspected Clean designation Hotel Arista has again received a Four Diamond rating from AAA. The...

The March issue of Naperville Magazine featured Calamos Real Estate SVP Ken Witkowski on his views of the commercial market post-Covid....

Restauranteur, James Beard nominee and television personality Chef Graham Elliot paid a visit to Naperville recently, dining at CityGate Grille. It was a busy Friday night - the last Friday before indoor dining was rolled back in DuPage County and other parts of Illinois - with the dining room near socially distanced capacity and, despite the chilly weather, with several parties dining outdoors, on CityGate Grille's covered and heated Patio. Beard described his experience in

CityGate Grille & Che Figata offering dine-in and serve-at-home holiday options. Leaves falling in the MIdwest and the holiday season is approaching. What are you plans to celebrate America's favorite holiday meal? Both CityGate Grille and Che Figata are offering prix fixe menus when you dine in Thanksgiving Day. CityGate Grille is offering a traditional holiday meal - even with seconds - and Che Figata is putting an Italian twist on its turkey & stuffing. Reservations now ar

CityGate Grille & Che Figata hosting wine dinners this fall The next few months offer wonderful opportunities for food & wine lovers at CITYGATE. CityGate Grille & Che Figata each are hosting two wine dinners - that's four all together - in the coming weeks. All are limited-seating, ticketed and socially distanced events. The two CityGate Grille events feature favorite vineyards with course pairings appointed by Executive Chef Adam Tanner. Che Figata is bringing back its popu

October is here and so is CityGate's "2020" savings offer. When you order online from our websites at CityGate Grille, Che Figata or Lavazza from Oct. 1 to Oct. 20, you can enjoy 20% savings on your order with the checkout code 2020. We think this is a perfect time of year - with school resuming at home or on site, and weather cooling - to thank our guests who've helped sustain our restaurants' new service model, and to welcome new guests to experience our offerings. So turn

Our CityGate campus at Rte. 59 & Ferry Rd. will be abuzz with activity for kids and their parents throughout September. After a sold-out...

Good Shepherd Church in Naperville's quilters received roughly 40 boxes of laundered, used sheets and duvets - more than 400 pieces of...

Planning a getaway doesn't have to involve airports, road miles and finding a trustworthy pet sitter. It's all right here!

Four themed cocktail-making classes will be held in August CityGate Grille, the USDA Prime steakhouse located on the CityGate campus in Northwest Naperville, will host a weekly series of cocktail-making virtual & on-site classes each Thursday in August. The weekly themed classes were developed and will be led by Bar Manager Pierce Lueders, who held two “Quarantine Cocktails” classes in May when restaurant dining rooms and patios were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While

Sold-out first-ever CheKids Culinary University class a success On Thursday, July 30, Che Figata hosted the first class in its three-part...

Che Figata U and Che Kids U will offer six classes July 23 to Sept. 26 Che Figata, Naperville’s Italy to Table restaurant on the CityGate...

CityGate is bursting into summer with its on-site Chefs’ Garden. Six rows of tomatoes in all shapes and sizes, three rows of heirloom...

CityGate Hospitality today announced it will reopen Hotel Arista June 1. Naperville’s only AAA Four Diamond luxury hotel is located on...

Funds seeded by the John P Calamos Foundation CityGate Grille, Che Figata and Tap In Pub, in conjunction with the John P Calamos Foundation, today launched an effort to raise funds for five local nonprofits by adding a donation option to their online menus. The John P Calamos Foundation pledged donations ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 each for the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry, Naperville Education Foundation, Indian Prairie Educational Foundation, Career & Networking Center