5 reasons why we should keep Cutler
First off, it was the Cowboys.Secondly, it was zero degrees outside, and they are the modern poster children of the warm weather sissy team. Remember the Ice Bowl in '67? They lost that game...
View ArticleWeekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATFour Beers of Christmas2 Sparrows533 W. Diversey Parkway. 773-234-2320Leave the partridges and pear trees at home and head out for a four-course dinner with seasonal pairings from four craft...
View ArticleThe man behind 'Anchorman 2'
During his time at Chicago's iO Theater in the early `90s, "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" director/co-writer Adam McKay learned the value of avoiding the first joke that comes to mind, and doing...
View ArticleHappy day: 30% off Dominick's liquor
Time to stock up?Beginning Monday, some Dominick's stores will be selling liquor for 30 percent off, ahead of planned closures of the grocery chain in the area. A call to the Dominick's at Sheffield...
View ArticleCool as Cutler
And just like that, the Bears' quarterback debate is settled.Ha, we couldn't even write that with a straight face, much less say or think it.Jay Cutler did just enough in his latest comeback from...
View ArticleReview: Nico Osteria is 'money'
Review: Nico Osteria1015 N. Rush St. 312-994-7100Rating: !!!1/2 (out of 4) Heating up She didn't like her name. Herbert Tobias, the photographer who discovered her, agreed. "Christa Paffgen" was...
View ArticleHolly, jolly TV
The fall TV season is wrapping up with finales and holiday specials. Here are a handful of viewing options for Dec. 16-Dec. 22.This schedule of premieres, finales, movies and specials includes many...
View ArticleMeet Chicago's kingpin
Marshall Kent is making a name for himself on the bowling scene. A senior at Robert Morris University, he was one of only two nonprofessional bowlers who competed in the World Series of Bowling....
View ArticleWhat Ventra deadline?
Last Sunday was supposed to be the CTA's deadline to transition fully to Ventra, but the agency still continues to work out the kinks of its new fare payment system.One of the longstanding problems is...
View ArticleChicago doesn't know how to twerk
We're still a little unclear on Twerking. "What is twerking" and "how to twerk" were the top "what is" and "who is" searches in Chicago, according to Google's annual "Zeitgeist," a breakdown of popular...
View ArticleStill classy, still ridiculous
*** (out of four)Though his glorious mustache causes him to resemble a man, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is, in reality, the ultimate giant baby -- a random collision of unchecked impulses and defiant...
View ArticlePark District offering free gym week
Been indulging in all the treats around the office and want to shed a few pounds after the holidays?The good news is it's easy to do so without an expensive gym membership. The Chicago Park District is...
View ArticleIs Kanye still Chicago?
"Never think that I'm not from Chicago for one second." In the six months since Kanye West released his sixth album, "Yeezus," he has, of course, said a lot. Yet the above affirmation, said rather...
View ArticleMen can play dating games too
When it comes to dating, women have the upper hand in the mind games department. That's not to say we're all cavemen who think only in singular emotions, like "food" or "sex" or "foodsex." We do have...
View ArticleRed Bull turns office into skate park
Many a cubicle-dweller has dreamed of turning their office into their own personal theme park, stripping away the soul-crushing beige-and-gray cubicles and replacing them with something different....
View ArticleGet Restaurant Week reservations now
It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, no, not the holidays-the start of online reservations for Chicago Restaurant Week 2014, which runs January 24 until February 6. Yes, that's actually 14...
View ArticleOne goal: Inclusion
As the Blackhawks were finishing up a recent win, some of Chicago's other hockey role models quietly practiced in a Lincolnwood industrial park on a sheet of ice roughly half the size of the one at the...
View ArticleHappy party-days
You don't have to wait until New Year's Eve for the next big party-and you don't have to stop then either. Whether you love holiday music, need to show off your most hideous sweater or didn't get...
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