Weekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATAndersonville Dessert CrawlSwedish American Museum5211 N. Clark St. 773-728-8111Try tasting-sized treats from a dozen restaurants including butterscotch panna cotta with shortbread at Vincent and...
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RedEye Rundown: A sarcastic week in review
Welcome to Friday. Everyone's temperature normal?Of course it is, because you don't have Ebola. But if you've been watching any sort of news lately, you probably think the guy sneezing next to you on...
View ArticleCTA: No 2015 fare hikes, more service
CTA riders will not have to pay more in fares next year, but they will see an increase in rail service during rush hour, according to the transit agency's proposed 2015 budget released early Monday.The...
View ArticleMonday: Things to do tonight
EATNoodle NightArami1829 W. Chicago Ave. 312-243-1535Try noodle-focused specials such as tonkotsu ramen, mushroom ramen and yaki udon (all $14) at the West Town restaurant's new monthly series. You'll...
View ArticleThe Bears really need this bye week
For as popular as it might be to make fun of Brandon Marshall's "unacceptable" outburst, it's not as if he was wrong. With the bye week on the horizon, the Bears had a chance to revive their season by...
View ArticleBears' problems start with their heart
"We got outplayed and outcoached in all three phases of the game."Yes, Marc Trestman, I agree. You were outcoached, and the players were outplayed. I'm a proud Bearsfan, but some days it's embarrassing...
View ArticleCTA quietly tested sensor technology
The CTA last month quietly tested controversial geolocation technology, currently used by stores and restaurants to alert passersby-via smartphones-about deals at the businesses. The transit agency is...
View ArticleSwift's '1989' is generic, annoying
** (out of four)Taylor Swift has sold millions upon millions of albums, but it's not because of her just-OK voice. What makes her work special is the heart and sincerity she puts into it. Seriously:...
View ArticleLove in the time of Tinder: Matchmaking reignites
The Internet has upended innumerable traditional business models. Travel agents. Retail stores. Newspapers (sigh).Yet online dating, which has ballooned into a $2.1 billion industry used by almost 40...
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Whistle while you wait: 'The Pink Print'
Life is hard, you guys.Earlier this week, reps from Cash Money/Young Money revealed that Nicki Minaj's third album, "The Pinkprint" will be pushed back from Nov. 24 to Dec. 15. That's 21 extra days!...
View ArticleOpinion: Google panders to Latinos
As a Latino, I'm used to being pandered to. Now that America's 55 million Latinos represent $1.2 trillion of its spending power, according to Forbes, corporations are dumping tons of resources into...
View ArticleMarina City says no yelling at Wallenda
Some residents of Marina City-those iconic corncob towers north of the Loop-may have a front-row seat to Nik Wallenda's high-wire act Sunday, but building management there is setting some ground...
View ArticleCTA introduces electric buses into fleet
The CTA unveiled Wednesday morning one of two new electric-powered buses--which will be on Chicago streets later in the day--that the agency promises will provide a cleaner, quieter ride that reduces...
View ArticleRugby's best team comes to Chicago
The last professional home team to win a game at Soldier Field? The Blackhawks in March. Yes, that's right.But that could change Saturday, when the stadium hosts an international rugby match between...
View ArticleScariest credit cards: 2014 edition
This will put a scare in you: credit cards with a 36 percent interest rate. BOO!Just in time for Halloween, personal finance website cardhub.com released its annual list of the year's worst credit...
View ArticleApple CEO 'proud to be gay'
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Thursday became the most prominent American corporate leader to come out as gay, saying he was trading his closely guarded privacy for the chance to help move civil rights...
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DIY football bar crawls
The Chicago Bears have been mediocre this season, elating us with high highs and bumming us out with low lows. Maybe midway through the season, it's time to find a new football-watching routine. But...
View ArticleChristmas in October?
Oh, you're just cracking open your Southern Tier Pumking? Brace yourself. Great Lakes Christmas ale, a seasonally released beer brewed with honey, ginger and cinnamon, already has hit Chicago. Big...
View Article'Project Runway'-style Halloween
The unconventional challenge-a "Project Runway" signature in which designers construct outfits using random finds at dollar stores, candy shops or hardware emporiums-is no sweat for Justin LeBlanc. In...
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