Author: michael austin
River wild: resurrected waterway spurs building on diverse Northwest Side
As you follow the Chicago River northwest, past Lake View, the factories and skyscrapers that line its banks to the south give way to foliage so thi [...]
More casual Lincoln Park restaurants
Lincoln Park is not short on casual restaurants, places where freshly-minted college graduates can show up in shorts and sandals and not be asked to l [...]
Upscale casual dining in Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park is home to two of the highest high-brow restaurants in Chicago (Charlie Trotter’s and Alinea), and stumbling upon a burrito joint or ho [...]
Trotter's and Alinea put Chicago and Lincoln Park on the worldwide dining map
In sheer numbers it probably comes up short of River North, but Lincoln Park, the neighborhood many people associate with young families, singles ba [...]
What would West Loop dining be without Greektown?
Nobody is claiming that Greek cuisine is the end-all be-all (politics and philosophy and those cool fisherman hats were more their thing), but a few [...]
Home to some of city's toniest towers, River North comes of age
Every morning in his office reception area, Albert Friedman passes a set of wooden display cases, the kind most people use to show off fine china or [...]
West Loop home to some of finest restaurants in city – and country
The West Loop is known for its casual, accessible eateries along Randolph Street, but it is also home to some of the best restaurants in the city.
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West Loop is home to Restaurant Row
West Randolph Street is not the only place you can get a nice meal in the West Loop, but it is the place where it all began back in the early '90s, [...]
Putting the "old" in the Old Town Art Fair
The 58th annual Old Town Art Fair, which sets up camp among the tree-line streets and brick-paved sidewalks of the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, is [...]
Three in the Triangle – Old Town's best restaurants
There are a few good restaurants south of North Avenue on Wells Street, and of course, those several blocks make up the main drag of Old Town. But a [...]
More River North dining suggestions – plates optional
Let's wrap up our week of River North dining with a mix of great restaurants--from casual to elegant to one that doesn't even have plates.
Heaven on [...]
River North week – refined dining in the neighborhood
When your pockets are full and your belly is empty, River North is a good place to be. Some of the city's finest (and most expensive) restaurants call [...]
River North restaurants do not always have to break the bank, especially on Hubbard Street
For all of the high-end choices River North offers, the neighborhood is also home to some casual dining destinations well worth visiting.
The newest [...]
An eating tour of River North – Chicago's most restaurant-heavy neighborhood
Easily the most restaurant-heavy neighborhood in the city, River North is a natural dining destination for tourists and suburbanites, not only for its [...]
Old Town hotel/restaurant update
That project at the corner of Wells, Lincoln and Clark that was reported on many weeks ago right here on the Yo is starting to take shape.
The entire [...]
The death of Irish music in Lincoln Square
The short-lived Irish traditional music session on Sundays at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, 5062 N. Lincoln Ave. (773-506-7090), has been shelved for the [...]
Work begins on former Louie on the Park space at key Old Town Triangle location
Construction began Saturday on the former Louie on the Park bar and restaurant at the corner of Clark, Wells and Lincoln. A wooden super-structure (if [...]
Folk rock in Beverly tonight
Anyone looking for something to do tonight on the South Side should consider catching a concert by Chicago folk rocker Michael McDermott at the Beverl [...]
Irish tunes in Lincoln Square
Not this Sunday, and not the Sunday after that, but every other Sunday after those in 2007, there will be Irish traditional tunes being played live an [...]
Whose language is it anyway?
Last week, riding home on the Blue Line L from O'Hare, somewhere between the Cumberland and Harlem stops (it was late, I was tired), an inebriated His [...]