The momentum is steadily building for EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary/Modern Art and Design, coming to Navy Pier on September 20-23, with a preview night on the 19th. »
Tim Sarrantonio turned 30 last Friday and decided to ring in the occasion with a huge blowout fundraiser for four nonprofits on Sunday, April 29, at Goose Island Wrigleyville brewpub he’s dubbed “The Timtacular.” [ more › ] »
Architect William Pereira was born in Chicago on this date in 1909. Pereira and his brother designed the Esquire Theater on Oak Street. [ more › ] »
The summer Farm Dinner and sustainable food event calendar is already getting crowded and we are only in April! Whether you eat on the porch of a farm house, like I did at Prairie Fruit Farms in this picture, in the middle of a field, in a tent or in a... »
A year ago Chris Nugent was hidden in plain sight as the chef of the acclaimed, but forbiddingly French restaurant Les Nomades, a legendary name more admired than actually visited by Chicago's fooderati. A couple of weeks ago, a steady drumbeat of posi... »
Future fish tank, just add glass and water. A ton of water. That's what the new fish tank at L2O will be, which by our calculation, is almost Bond-villain-sized. So why does L2O need a new fish tank? ("You ask vy, Mr. Krub Street?") It's not decor: The... »
We don't usually include tours on our calendar because there are just so damn many of them, but we did one to mention two:Next Saturday, April 28th, is Obscura Day "an international celebration of unusual places" and Forgotten Chicago is offering a wal... »
Not all developments stemming from NATO are cause for protest or overly cautious security measures. According to a release, British Prime Minister David Cameron took his time in the city as an opportunity to pop on over to 1871, the new hub for entrepr... »
