All butter everything
Culver's, the Wisconsin-based "Butter Burger" and custard chain with dozens of locations in the Chicago suburbs, plans to open its first restaurant in the city early next year.The store is planned for...
View ArticleNew bike lanes in the Loop?
The city's plans to bring bus rapid transit to the Loop also could ease east-west commutes for cyclists.At the recent quarterly meeting of the mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council, Chicago Department of...
View ArticleNew tavern, brewery Moxee could shine over time
Mini-review: Moxee724 W. Maxwell St. 312-243-3660Rating: 3 (out of 4) Off to a good startHas Chicago's near-obsession with every step of Lagunitas'Bedford Park brewery construction proved too...
View ArticleThe Big 3 in gaming
Games, games and even more video games. That was the overwhelming theme of last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles-the three-day megaconference headlined by tech giants Sony, Microsoft...
View ArticleWhat's a 'bikini body,' anyway?
Twitter flipped out a couple of weeks ago when Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl strode down the Miss USA pageant runway, sashaying her "normal" body. I put normal in quotes partially because that's how the...
View ArticleStill got unused fare cards?
Still have old CTA fare cards floating around?Riders can mail in their old fare cards and have the balances transferred to registered Ventra cards until Sept. 1 as the CTA wraps up its transition to...
View Article'Most boring' places in Illinois
If you grew up in Chicago's suburbs, you might want to start defending your hometown. Real estate blog Movoto released their ranking of Illinois'"most boring places" late last week, and a lot of near...
View ArticleDitch my girlfriend for someone else?
Dear Anna,I have been in love with the same girl since 2008; I went to high school with her, and she was my first love. I recently heard she asked about me through a mutual friend, and now I'm...
View ArticleClint Eastwood filmed 'Jersey Boys' like 'a rock concert'
Directing the big-screen version of "Jersey Boys," Clint Eastwood sang and danced all over the musical drama's set to demonstrate what he wanted from his actors, right?No, no he did not."For the songs,...
View ArticleLaughing Bird
Review: Laughing Bird4514 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-506-2473Rating: !!! (out of 4) Off to a good startHave you ever wished you could eat at a place called the Tina Turner Tavern? If things go well for chef...
View Article'Ultraviolence'
** (out of 4)Lana Del Rey's sophomore album "Ultraviolence" should have been released containing a Buzzfeed-style quiz called, "11 reasons you totally would have been cool in the '60s."The record is...
View ArticleChicago: One of worst cities for drivers
Chicago is one of the worst cities in the country to drive a car, according to the financial website NerdWallet.The site analyzed data on the cost of owning and maintaining a car, weather trends and...
View Article7 new Chicago BYOB restaurants
What Chicago lacks in happy hours-yep, they're technically illegal here-it makes up for in BYOB abundance. The past few months have added even more restaurants to our BYOB radar, from casual lunch...
View ArticleCig snitches
The illegal drug trade in Ald. Jason Ervin's 28th Ward isn't all about the hard stuff.The black market for cigarettes, he said, can be just as pervasive-and, in some ways, safer for dealers."It's...
View ArticleRobert Morris Univ. to offer athletic scholarships to gamers
Robert Morris University Illinois' newest athletic team will be treated like every other at the school.Athletes will be offered scholarships, uniforms, post-game meals and a facility where they can...
View ArticleBloomingdale Trail delayed
Winter's longer-than-usual grip on Chicago this year will postpone the opening of the 606, the 2.7-mile park and trail system that's being built atop an old elevated railway spur along Bloomingdale...
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Emoji don't say 'diversity'
Emojis can be a powerful thing.No, seriously! Don't believe me? OK, if a guy sends you a text featuring one of these , one of these and then one of these , then you can bet your ass Taco Thursday is...
View ArticleFest planner
This weekend's line-up is a Chex Mix of fests: a little something for everyone based on your interests. One of those boho environmental types? Head to Wicker Park Green Music Fest. Looking to shake...
View ArticleMonday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATNacho BurgerDMK Burger Bar2954 N. Sheffield Ave. 773-360-8686Chow down and give back with this one-week-only tribute to stadium food: a limited edition specialty burger made with a grass-fed beef...
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