New brunch bunch
As if summer in full swing-with its street fests, parades and beach bumming-isn't keeping your weekends jam-packed enough, a handful of restaurants have debuted brunch service over the past few months....
View ArticleBleepin' awesome summer
The last time fans saw the Hawks players together, Corey Crawford delivered a memorable speech where he and "biggest bunch of beauties in the league," as he called them, got the rock star treatment in...
View ArticleWedding's off!
Charlene Zomaya bought her white wedding dress, shoes, jewelry and plane tickets for her destination wedding in Lebanon. Her fiance was tasked with booking the venue and ordering the flower...
View ArticleMonday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATWing WeekCactus Bar & Grill404 S. Wells St. 312-922-3830Monday marks National Chicken Wing Day and you can take part with seven barbecue wings featuring housemade sauce, celery and dressing. The...
View ArticleYouTube is only part of the story
In 50 years, when my generation is old and gray, we won't have stories to tell the young folks. We'll have videos.I visit my grandma regularly in Humboldt Park. We sit at the kitchen table, and I spend...
View ArticleYou gotta try these clams
"Our friends in Boston laugh that we have to say 'whole belly' clams. In the Northeast, that's a given," said Jeff Mazza, who with his brother Bob, owns Lakeview's New England Seafood Company Fish...
View ArticleLolla 2013 day-by-day picks
So many bands! So many decisions! Before you panic, we're here to help.Andy DowningFridayAbsolute must-see: Father John Misty (3:15-4:15 p.m. at Lake Shore stage). The former Fleet Fox writes songs...
View ArticleHe rode how many times?
The chairman of the CTA board-which makes decisions on fare increases, station construction and service cuts, among other CTA matters-rode the CTA 18 times last year.Chairman Terry Peterson, appointed...
View ArticleTuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATDim Sum LunchLao 1818 W. Hubbard St. 312-955-8018Chef Tony Hu recently added lunch service at his new River North restaurant, which features such options as shrimp dumplings ($7) and barbecue pork...
View ArticleChicago author a step closer to TV
Katie Leimkuehler, a 28-year-old social media consultant and co-author of the book series "Shy Town Girls," might be one step closer to bringing her story of Chicago's twentysomething women to the...
View ArticleWhat's Lollapalooza taste like?
You're not the only one stoked for Lollapalooza. Pie-Eyed Pizzeria is breaking out two Lolla-inspired pies--available for pickup, delivery and in slices--from Friday to Sunday or as long as...
View ArticleVodka boycott? Really?
If you walk into a Boystown bar on any given day-especially during the summer-and ask the bartender for his most popular drink, nine times out of 10 he'll serve you a vodka soda.Vodka is to Chicago gay...
View ArticleRent race
This is one title Chicago is happy it doesn't have: the most expensive city for renters.While Chicago rents recently have seen a slight uptick, apartment prices aren't nearly as high here as they are...
View ArticleFest planner: Aug. 2-4
Hold up, hold up. It's AUGUST, dudes. Where did July go? Hopefully in the midst of cook outs, patio partying and bags tournaments, you remembered to score some Lollapalooza tickets before they sold...
View ArticleStroke of genius? Art bars face off
When attending a friend's art show or a gallery opening, I'm always first in line for the free champagne pours. I like visual art a lot, but even I have to admit that splotchy collages and moody...
View ArticleServer will open your beer with his leg
It is a Friday night just like any other in Lincoln Park, a server walks across the dimly lit bar, bringing a beer to a tourist visiting from Belgium sitting at a booth with her date. Suddenly, the...
View ArticleCouch, not crowd, surfing's up for Lolla
Your momma always warned you about stranger danger, but those rules get thrown out the window for Lollapalooza.The annual music festival that draws thousands of visitors each year attracts...
View ArticleOwn a piece of the Blackhawks ice
Bottled water from concessions is now the second most expensive container of H2O you can buy from the United Center.The Hawks announced this week that the water from the ice that literally goes down...
View ArticleAugust TV not too bad
The cable networks are launching a slew of dramas in August, but for many viewers the big TV news for the month is the return of A&E's reality hit "Duck Dynasty." The show, which follows duck-call...
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