QponChicago.com, Chicago's gay daily deals site, marks its six-month anniversary in November. The website has featured more than 100 deals for a wide range of businesses during its launch period. These included restaurants, theaters, travel, AIDS and LGBT non-profit benefits, services, gyms, and many more.
QponChicago.com will have special holiday-themed deals in the coming weeks, with restaurants, spas, entertainment, health-related and more special deals. Some of the top deals so far have come from About Face Theatre, the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Miss Asia restaurant, William Strauss Truffles, Illinois Nut & Candy Co., Music Box Theatre, AIDS Walk & Run, Chicago Archery Center, the Chicago Sky, Thousand Waves Martial Arts, and Radiant Smiles for You.QponChicago.com is a website focused on deals by and for the LGBT and allied community of the Chicago region. The project is in marketing partnership with Windy City Times, Chicago's award-winning LGBT newspaper.In December, an affiliated program will launch, where Chicago businesses, chambers of commerce and non-profits can receive a percentage of sales generated through their websites.Suzanne Arnold and Tracy Baim, the founders of QponChicago.com, have a long history of involvement in Chicago's LGBT community, including through media and sports programs. They both served as leaders of the Gay Games VII board in 2006. Arnold has been a leader in numerous sports leagues, and Baim is co-founder and publisher of Windy City Times.Videos