'Klondike' is TV gold
Discovery Channel strikes it rich with "Klondike"(8 p.m. Jan. 20, 21 & 22; 3 stars out of 4), its first venture into scripted TV that's sure to please fans of its top-rated series "Gold...
View ArticleCity launches pothole map
Potholes Patched - Last Seven DaysPotholes Patched - Last Seven DaysHoly potholes, Chicago. One of the city's newest editions to its data portal--a central system of open information on all facets of...
View ArticleAll is fare
It's time for change, Chicago. Or rather, it's time for Ventra.Change, tokens, magnetic stripe cards, Chicago Cards-the CTA's been there, done that over the past 50 years. Now Ventra is set to...
View ArticleWho's this guy dancing in his window?
"This guy wins." That's the title of a YouTube video that popped up Monday afternoon, and it couldn't be more accurate. The YouTube user who posted it said he was at Vertigo Sky Lounge Sunday night...
View ArticleMore than the dream
It's Martin Luther King Jr. season again. With the arrival of Monday's holiday honoring the civil rights icon, schoolteachers will dust off their MLK posters and fill their bulletin boards with "I Have...
View ArticleCold weather = feces on CTA trains?
Jen Sanders of Andersonville said she boarded the Red Line at the Argyle stop in Uptown Friday morning and hurried off at the next stop, Lawrence, to change rail cars. The rail car reeked of feces, she...
View ArticleTV to watch this week
"Klondike,""Broad City,""Rake,""Black Sails" and "Walhburgers" are among the diverse new TV series premiering Jan. 20-26. Retuning shows include "Workaholics,""King of the Nerds" and "Ghost Hunters"...
View ArticleStepping out
Savion Glover's new tap dance show, "Stepz"-on tour now after its summer debut at New York City's Joyce Theater-shuffles into Chicago Friday. Not only does it star Glover-whose Tony Award-winning...
View ArticleThis is Hannibal Buress's Chicago, baby!
For so many comedians, New York City is the goal.The path? Work hard, write new material, perform as many times as you can on stage in a week, get noticed and then move to the Big Apple never looking...
View ArticleIce, ice babies
The Blackhawks are growing up.They've won the Stanley Cup twice in four seasons, they're again one of the NHL's elite teams--and a handful have become first-time dads recently.Patrick Sharp and Marian...
View ArticleNeed a new Ventra card?
After riding the No. 22 Clark bus last month, TJ Holly of Rogers Park noticed his pocket was a little lighter. Thankfully, his wallet was still there-but his Ventra card was gone.He logged onto...
View ArticleTwo coyotes caught on video
Look out, Lakeview!A video posted Monday evening shows two coyotes trouncing through fresh snow in the Lakeview neighborhood. We'll withhold judgement on the vertical video (HORIZONTAL, people,...
View ArticleGet the gyros!
Worth a trip: Gyros at The Parthenon314 S. Halsted St. 312-726-2407The Parthenon may never have been born if it weren't for some delinquent car payments. In the '50s, fresh from serving in the army...
View ArticleDelivery for...
Sure, you survived the Polar Vortex, but that doesn't make leaving the warm cocoon of your apartment any easier. Lucky for you, dozens of restaurants have launched delivery service within the last...
View ArticleDiamonds are nobody's friend
I don't expect society to see it my way about marriage anytime soon-that it's a weirdly patriarchal institution, grounded in sexism, that keeps everyone from getting their bone on-but at least hear me...
View ArticleWednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATOyster Happy HourTrellis2426 N. Racine Ave. 773-644-6441Choose from fresh-delivered East Coast and West Coast bivalves for $1.50 each (regularly $15 for six) during this new daily early-evening...
View ArticleLake Shore Drive candle is a bit off
"A windswept blend of fresh water, shoreline woods and a hint of mint."If that's what Lake Shore Drive smells like to you, see a doctor. But as our friends at Gapers Block pointed out Wednesday, Bath...
View ArticleThe dark side of comic-cons
When I think about comic-book and sci-fi conventions, I think about having fun. I think about geeky folks dressed in colorful costumes, rummaging through countless boxes filled with old back-issues and...
View ArticleGlamour shots
Though most of us were conditioned during our early drinking years to throw shots down our throats as quickly as possible--and chase them with a beer back--it's time to pause and reconsider the humble...
View Article