Facebook gets even creepier
Just when you thought Facebook had been taken over by the coupled up, hitched and with child folks of the world, Facebook ups the ante by updating a largely unused feature for those in...
View ArticleYou're addicted to...Cheetos?
On a recent sunny fall afternoon, students from Lake View High School streamed out of a nearby convenience store munching after-school snacks. Some bought cookies and snack cakes. Others got soft...
View ArticlePickles, chocolate, beer
EATIn a PickleChicago Q 1160 N. Dearborn St. 312-642-1160Legend has it that Cleopatra attributed her beauty to a diet of pickles, which is reason enough to celebrate National Pickle Day. Observe the...
View ArticleTrans victims of violence honored
Several Chicago universities will honor Transgender Day of Remembrance this year by hosting vigils and other events for Transgender Awareness Week, which kicked off Monday.The day of remembrance was...
View ArticleBear Grylls' show casting in Chicago
Bear Grylls can survive in the wild. Can you?The famed adventurer and NBC are looking for teams who feel they can survive in remote locations around the world. And they're coming to Chicago to find...
View ArticleJet's Pizza touches down in Chicago
A new deep dish is coming to town ... and it's kind of a square.Jet's Pizza, the beloved Michigan brand best known for its square pizza, will open its first Chicago location at the beginning of...
View ArticleMissing giraffes, goat returning?
Residents of Elaine Place in Boystown received notice Tuesday from Chicago Apartment Finders regarding the removal of the iconic giraffes and goat sculptures on their street earlier this week. Here is...
View ArticleAbbey-in-Boystown rumors just that
Rumblings that The Abbey, a standout gay bar from West Hollywood, might be opening a second location in Chicago haven't gotten past the "rumor" stage, as it turns out."We're always on the lookout for a...
View ArticleIt's a Chicago food fight
Three operators of the Schnitzel King and Cupcakes for Courage food trucks filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court against the city, challenging two food truck ordinance provisions.At...
View ArticlePhilanthropic gamer
Wearing just a T-shirt layered over his long-sleeved shirt, Kevin Fair sits outside the FYE store on the corner of Randolph and Wabash. He's been spending his days there since Monday morning, and he's...
View ArticleRoamin' holiday
John Pham spent last Thanksgiving half a world away from his family, opting to share a makeshift American feast with a group of Australians in Sydney instead of with his parents in the northwest...
View ArticleReady for 'Twilight' madness to end?
Now that Bella (Kristen Stewart) has delivered vampire baby Renesmee, Dr. Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) is officially a grandfather."It's weird being a grandfather at such a young age. I didn't...
View ArticleMovember on campus
Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a world where stubbly soul patches and questionable goatees were banned from men's faces all year?Don't get too attached to the idea - it will never...
View ArticleWeekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATCHEAP DATERed Violet121 W. Hubbard St. 312-828-0222Kick back with a dim sum brunch featuring salad, an appetizer of taro fries and pork dumplings and a dim sum platter with two each of bites such as...
View ArticleThe end of Twinkies?
Someday, you might be explaining what a Twinkie was to your grandkids.Hostess, maker of the iconic crème filled golden cake, has threatened to liquidate the bankrupt company by the end of the day...
View ArticleDrinking after 25
Recently, a friend's little brother turned 21. Like most people, he overdid it on the booze and while recovering from his epic hangover, he asked my friend if people rage hard when they get older....
View Article'Twilight': A final shrug
** (out of four) Perhaps on some level people fixate on the Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson offscreen drama because nothing in "The Twilight Saga" burns as strongly or clearly as infidelity. Yes,...
View ArticleTranslating texts from the other sex
Ever get one of those text messages from the guy or girl you're crushing on, and it drives you crazy trying to figure it out? Of course you have. ; ) (Sorry, couldn't resist the cryptic emoticon.)In...
View ArticleEnergy drinks zapped?
No Red Bull for you. Or Monster. Or 5-hour Energy shots.That is, if you're under 21 years old, under a proposal by two Chicago aldermen to ban energy drinks.Ald. George Cardenas (12th) and William...
View ArticleExpress to the holidays
Hark! The CTA has announced the dates for the return of the holiday train, its yearly decked-out transport of Christmas spirit. The train will operate from 1 to 8 p.m. on weekends, and 3 to 7 p.m. on...
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