by JK Stewart | Aug 24, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
The Real Problem With City Apartments Isn’t Space. It’s Acoustics. Six hundred square feet sounds impossible for a party until you actually try to fill it with people. A one bedroom in Chicago’s Lakeview or a walk-up in Bed-Stuy can hold eight adults...
by JK Stewart | Aug 20, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Why Strangers Might Be Your Best Murder Mystery Group Yet Somebody signs up for a meetup group hoping to make a few friends, and instead they get handed a fake name tag and a motive for murder. It sounds like a strange way to break the ice. It works better than almost...
by JK Stewart | Aug 18, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Can You Actually Run a Hybrid Murder Mystery Party? Somebody in the group moved out of state. Somebody else has a toddler who doesn’t sleep past 6 a.m. and can’t make the drive. And now you’re staring at your guest list wondering if you can just...
by JK Stewart | Aug 14, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Turning 40, 50, or 60 comes with an unspoken expectation that the celebration has to match the number somehow. A dinner reservation and a round of “Happy Birthday” sung slightly off key doesn’t quite cut it once you’ve hit a milestone that took...
by JK Stewart | Aug 12, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Every murder mystery host has lived this moment. You hand out characters, and one guest opens their packet, reads the name, and gives you a look somewhere between betrayal and mild panic. Maybe they got the fussy socialite when they wanted the gruff detective. Maybe...
by JK Stewart | Aug 10, 2026 | Fun & Games, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
The good dishes are already back in the cabinet, half your relatives are still in pajamas at two in the afternoon, and somebody has been asleep on the couch since the football game started. This is the day after. The big holiday performance is over, the pressure is...
