Stick it or ticket
The clock starts ticking now.Car owners have 15 days starting Monday to get their city sticker or face a ticket.Technically, the 2012-2013 sticker expired June 30 but the city allows a 15-day grace...
View ArticleCheck, please! Yes, over here
My boyfriend and I were nearing the end of our dinner at a dimly lit, wood-accented, sensibly priced restaurant in downtown Chicago. After a few drinks, an appetizer and our respective entrees, we were...
View ArticleHave you seen Van Aykroyd?
If you've seen a big maroon van with a portrait of Dan Aykroyd painted on the side, the guys from Chicago band Yawn would like to hear from you.About two weeks ago, band member Daniel Perzan said he...
View ArticleCTA line to checkout line
Perhaps the nursery rhyme should have been called "The Farmer and 'L." It's farmers market season in Chicago, and some of these markets are conveniently located next to CTA stations.Last week, the city...
View ArticleDouble-decker pizza? Yes, it's true
Pizza review:Old Fifth1027 W Madison St. 312-374-1672Rating: 3 (out of four)Whiskey and pizza-why don't we see more of this dynamic duo? Old Fifth, a nearly month-old sports bar in the West Loop,...
View ArticleHyde Park, Inc.
When Trushar Patel opened Rajun Cajun in a small storefront on East 53rd Street 22 years ago, it was one of the South Side's first Indian restaurants.Since then, his neighborhood, Hyde Park-Kenwood,...
View ArticleDear Johnny Depp: Do better
*1/2 (out of four)Dear Johnny Depp,You jam with Keith Richards and have a lifetime "Play whatever quirky character you want" card signed by Tim Burton, but you, in fact, can't do everything. For...
View ArticleYelp brings the heat (map)
It's like a weather radar predicting your dining forecast.Yelp has released a heat map of 14 cities worldwide, based on popular keywords from each region reviewers on the site use to describe their...
View ArticleZombies, Ks--the Chicago baseball flick
Now that the Blackhawks season is over, it's time for baseball season in Chicago to officially start.So here's a quick recap of the 2013 season. The Cubs and White Sox have played some games. The Cubs...
View ArticleInto the mist
Adam Stein hasn't lit up a cigarette since September, but he's still puffing away regularly.The 32-year-old from Humboldt Park pitched his last pack after his wife's mother died of lung cancer, and he...
View ArticleAdvice: Can cheaters change?
The old saying goes, "once a cheater, always a cheater." I have the opportunity to date someone I'm really, really into and who is really, really into me. Trouble is, he was in a long-distance...
View ArticleMeet Stanley the pup
Like many Chicagoans, Stanley got a picture taken with the Cup.Stanley, identified initially as a male pitbull at the city's Animal Care and Control shelter, was scooped up on Monday by One Tail at a...
View Article10 WTF fireworks illegal here
When it comes to fireworks on the Fourth of July, Illinois is lame. The closest you'll get to a lightshow in Chicago is sitting on your roof watching neighbors who drove to Wisconsin or Indiana...
View ArticleGet your fests on
Let's get down to business, fest people. Summer celebrations are about two things: food and music. Maybe there's the bonus of meeting a cute, single friend-of-a-friend or getting a bit bronzed while...
View ArticleLight up your 4th
EATHQ BBQHeadquarters Beercade950 W. Wolfram St. 773-665-5660Etno Village Grill chef Chris Cason serves up vittles aplenty-including customizable veggie and grass-fed beef burgers (from the local Q7...
View ArticleCounting down
First off, some very good news.As of today, there are about 35 days until football preseason games get started.35 days! That's a walk in the park! Heck, CEOs go on vacation for 35 days!Together, you...
View Article'It's just senseless'
With the long Fourth of July weekend not even half over, the toll from violence in Chicago stood at 9 dead and at least 36 wounded today, including two little boys, 5 and 7, seriously hurt while at...
View ArticleTeen's Olympic hopes on line
Movies exist to give us an escape from reality.For tae kwon do champion Tyler Kennedy-Woolridge, they introduced him to a career path."It all started when I was watching Bruce Lee movies with my mom,"...
View ArticleReview: DryHop Brewers
Review: DryHop Brewers3155 N. Broadway 773-857-3155Rating: !!! (out of four) Off to a good startOh, DryHop, where were you when I lived in Lakeview? Now that I've moved to a 'hood further west, my...
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How to thwart bike theft
Lock on, Chicago.If you're biking the city this summer, you'll need to invest in a good lock (or four, depending on how paranoid you are). Otherwise, you're vulnerable to bike theft.Bike theft is...
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