New bike lines to keep bicyclists out of motorists' way
A new style of bike lane proposed for Clybourn Avenue could accomplish what local motorists and cyclists alike have struggled with: keeping cars and bicycles out of each other's way.Transportation...
View ArticleSharp NASCAR turns: Kevin Harvick
Sharing information with your rival's brother. Getting booed. Working with MMA fighters.Sounds dangerous, but all are parts of NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick's life. While the driver of the No. 4 Jimmy...
View Article#GetFested
August already? This weekend's fests-Ginza Festival, Northalsted Market Days, Bud Billiken Parade and more-signify the height of fest season for me. The weather's warm and humid, Lollapalooza is in the...
View ArticleHow do I compliment a woman I've just met?
Dear Anna,I'm a single man in my mid-20s and am wondering if there's a way to tell a woman she's attractive without coming off as a creep or offending her. I've told women they were beautiful and been...
View Article'Undercover Congressman'
You could say that Congressman Mike Quigley is trying to tap into what makes small businesses work-especially in Chicago, which has a dismal reputation on that front.On Wednesday, the Chicago Democrat...
View ArticleHow realistic are natural disaster movies?
Sharks, stones, cows, trucks and a girl from Kansas.Twisters have sucked up their fair share of animate and inanimate objects alike, and audiences have chased them since the time of Dorothy and...
View ArticleReview: The Promontory
The Promontory5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West 312-801-2100Rating: 3.5 (out of four) Heating upStarbucks, Five Guys Burgers, LA Fitness, Chipotle-there's no question that the Harper Court redevelopment has...
View ArticleNIU campus tragedies inspire mobile panic button
Two tragedies - a mass campus shooting and a murder - near Northern Illinois University inspired an NIU alum-turned-Chicago inventor to create a mobile panic button. Emergency alert stations, where...
View ArticleLocal look: Truckshop Mobile Boutique
In her monthly column, Local look, RedEye special contributor Lauren Krause visits a local boutique and assembles a head-to-toe outfit. Local look: Truckshop Mobile Boutiqueshopthetruck.comFrom pizza...
View Article'Into the Storm' with Matt Walsh
Matt Walsh isn't an obvious choice to star in the action-drama "Into the Storm" as a tornado-chasing documentary filmmaker. So to audition his dramatic abilities, the suburban Darien native-best known...
View ArticleF**CK IT: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
* (out of four)Stop. Enough. Really. Characters from our childhood don't need to be propped up and punched in the face. They're not automatically magical for new audiences when executed with obnoxious,...
View Article'Chigeria'
With songs like "Calling Cards," the GTW's style recalls bass-heavy, mid-'90s R&B with influences of house--generating a heavy yet melodic sound both familiar and unique. The 24-year-old native of...
View ArticleIndie artist, not starving artist
The following is a true story:Within one week of starring in a national Kmart commercial as a rapping lunch lady, I found myself on stage behind Outkast's Andre 3000 at Lollapalooza, dancing to "Hey...
View ArticleBYOB Chicago
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 ArticleA NASCAR tragedy
A race car driver died too young Saturday.Kevin Ward Jr. was killed on a sprint car track in New York after he was hit by a passing sprint car driven by NASCAR's Tony Stewart. Speculation and confusion...
View ArticleWhat is 'wage theft'?
Recent high-profile protests across Chicago have brought attention to low-wage workers' agitation for higher pay, and introduced a phrase that may not be familiar to the average Joe: "wage theft."It's...
View ArticleRevamping your Blue Line commute
Some Blue Line riders may have to change their commute temporarily after Labor Day. The Damen and California Blue Line stops both will close for several weeks at different times in the fall for...
View ArticleCasting call: 'Chicago P.D.'
"Chicago P.D." is looking for more police. But you have to be an actual current or retired officer to be an extra in the NBC series.Tail Sticks Casting will conduct an open casting call for extras from...
View ArticleI can't handle the '90s look
Yesterday, it finally happened. When I least expected it, it was right there in front of my face. Just casually hanging out in my Instagram feed.Culottes.I haven't heard that word since I was a...
View Article'Better Call Saul': Your first look!
What's up, Walter White fans? Have we got a treat for you today-AMC's first look at the Saul of yesteryear on "Better Call Saul"--or James "Jimmy" McGill, as he was known way back when. The "Breaking...
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