Category: Bars, nightlife
Old Town hole, vacant lot
There is a hole at the corner of Lincoln, Lincoln Park West, and Wisconsin in Old Town. Stay tuned for what goes up there, but what came down in the l [...]
Cafe society: Southport Avenue chapter
They say that there are only two seasons in Chicago: Winter and Road Construction. But really, a better gauge of the change in seasons is the sudden [...]
A boozy neighborhood scavenger hunt
We're all for exploring neighborhoods while completely sober but when Centerstage posted a list of 13 new bars in different neighborhoods in Chicago, [...]
Lucky Ralph live in Wrigleyville
The Lucky Ralph Show is billed as a concert experience with a variety show edge. Organizers are urging potential audience members to picture "vintage [...]
Fat Tire fills Chicago neighborhoods
A few years ago there were only a few bars in Chicago that sold Fat Tire, the amber ale microbrew from Fort Collins, Colo. Today the beer is widely av [...]
Renting above Chicago bars: unit open at The Vu
For hardcore club-goers in the rental market, an apartment is available above Deja Vu in Lincoln Park. It's an attractive Victorian building, with t [...]
Keeping an open mind about opening day, Wrigley renovations
It's the day before opening day here in Wrigleyville, and the YoChicago staff is all aflutter. The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, the hot [...]
Tax Day dinner deals in the city
Here's a tasty tax season deal perhaps a little closer to home than Tinley Park or Oakbrook Terrace.
From April 15 to 18, Carnivale (702 W. Fulton Ma [...]
Tax Day dinner deals in the suburbs
It's a little out of the way for city folks, but on April 17 and 18, Tin Fish restaurant is offering "Tax Day" dining deals, consisting of the "1099" [...]
Biograph Theater nearing completion
The historic Biograph movie house, at 2433 N Lincoln Ave in Chicago, the spot where the Lady in Red duped Public Enemy No. 1 John Dillinger, is in i [...]
"Sex" star in Cradle of Man
Come on, admit it -- you loved "Sex and the City." Now, instead of going to a Lincoln Park bar to sip Comsos and paint your nails during re-runs, you [...]
Urinetown continues to run
The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit "Urinetown the Musical" runs through June at the Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport (773-325-1700) in the Lakeview [...]
The shady side of Beverly
For anyone who happened to sojourn south (or north or east or west) yesterday for the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Beverly neighbo [...]
The Irish are coming
If you're one who likes the Irish traditional music, here are three great concerts over the next month at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. L [...]
Lez review the show, shall we?
My sense, first off about the Lez Zeppelin concert at the Cubby Bear on Saturday, is that the Lezzies are not lezzies. Not that there's anything wrong [...]
It's hip to be Square on Lincoln Ave
The Cold Stone Creamery pictured on the left just opened on the 4700 block of N Lincoln Ave, in Lincoln Square, and Potbelly Sandwich Works, as the [...]
Mamet's creative secret
As David Mamet Festival begins this weekend at the Goodman Theatre I am reminded of the wise words of Mamet as related to a friend of a friend of a fr [...]
Heavy Metal Lesbians
Friends, look no further for something to do this Saturday -- date night.
The all-girl band Lez Zeppelin pays tribute to heavy metal-Celtic-druid-roc [...]
Irish ways
Over the weekend at R.J. Grunts (2056 N. Lincoln Park West, 773-929-5363), the Lincoln Park restaurant that started it all for the Lettuce Entertain Y [...]