Chicago commuters not seeing red
The CTA has retained about 90 percent of its South Side Red Line riders during the shutdown of the southern section of the Red Line, which began in mid May.These riders have opted to use free shuttle...
View ArticleOpen mouth, insert fest
This weekend's summer fashion must-have? Elastic. Waist. Pants. Three major food festivals-Taste of Chicago, newcomer Windy City Smokeout and Roscoe Village Burger Fest-pile on the barbecue, burgers...
View ArticleBike-share? Yes. Sidewalk-share? No
They don't call it "bike share" because you have to share the sidewalk with them.Three weeks since the city debuted its bike sharing program, Divvy, city officials say they are reminding the program's...
View ArticleCall him Chicago's professional ninja
Evan Dollard has two jobs. One as a brand ambassador for Quest Nutrition. The other as a ninja. Dollard, a Fox River Grove native, has been a competitor on the TV series "American Ninja Warrior" for...
View ArticleHoops phenom's long road home
In the 1994-95 season, the best basketball duo in Chicago was a bald dunk-machine wearing No. 23 and a do-it-all forward. And remember: Michael Jordan was playing baseball until March.No, the duo was...
View ArticleRock the lime
Do you really need an excuse to drink a margarita during the summer? Didn't think so. Tailor-made to banish heat and humidity, this simple cocktail-at its most basic, a margarita is just tequila,...
View ArticleHoly cow! Cubs win crucial vote
The Chicago Cubs have won a key endorsement to put up a giant video board and oversize advertising sign that would rise above the outfield walls of Wrigley Field, two key revenue generators for the...
View ArticleWe like big bots
It's not that "Pacific Rim" star Charlie Hunnam hasn't had a chance at a breakout movie role. The English actor was nearly cast as Thor and turned down Russell Brand's part in "Forgetting Sarah...
View ArticleCTA art attack
In what the CTA is billing the largest public artwork program in its history, the agency has tapped Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates to create artwork for the 95th Street Red Line station, which...
View ArticleShedd: No, 'Sharknado'
If a tornado carrying multiple varieties of sharks actually did find its way to L.A., the sharks wouldn't be angry. They would be incredibly confused."To be up in a tornado, I don't think they would...
View ArticleA plea to the CTA
The family of a man who died last month from electrocution after he accidentally touched the third rail at a North Side CTA station has started an online petition asking the CTA to put up protection...
View ArticleDid someone say doughnuts?
What happens when an accomplished artisan bread maker teams up with a doughnut-making legend? Thanks to Stan's Donuts opening in Wicker Park by mid-October, Chicago will soon find out. But artisan...
View ArticleWeekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATThe Nosh at Wicker ParkA.N. Pritzker School 2009 W. Schiller St.Get a taste of-well, just about everything-from more than 20 vendors including Mixteco Grill, Da Lobsta, Carnal Swine, Pecking Order...
View ArticleZimmerman, cleared in Trayvon Martin death, faces outrage
SANFORD, Florida -- Cleared by a Florida jury, George Zimmerman walked free from criminal charges in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin but was still under fire from civil...
View ArticleAfter the verdict
Saturday night, the Rev. Otis Moss III's 12-year-old son asked him a question that he said pierced his heart and soul."Daddy, am I next?"A day after George Zimmerman was cleared of murder charges in...
View ArticleLessons from Trayvon Martin
I went to Nelly's show Saturday at North Avenue Beach. He played the hits, the weather was great, and I couldn't stop smiling. Afterward, folks came over to my place and we whipped up some dinner.While...
View ArticleJammin' with the voice of the Cubs
Cubs TV play-by-play man Len Kasper loves his job, but the music aficionado says it comes with one major drawback."I'm gonna miss a lot of great shows this summer, including The Replacements reunion in...
View ArticleCanine dining
You've heard of BYOB. What about BYOD? Outdoor dining and drinking season in full force, and more than 60 restaurants have declared their outdoor seating areas dog-friendly with the City of Chicago....
View ArticleArt in the open: CTA edition
Pretty soon the CTA may have to be spelled M-C-A-the acronym for the Museum of Contemporary Art near Water Tower Place.The CTA is adding to its collection of more than 50 pieces of artwork at 40-plus...
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