Ruth Page Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn) offers its Fall Showcase 2022, the debut performance of the current Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company, tonight and tomorrow at 7 PM. The program includes Steady Going, a new piece by South Chicago Dance Theatre founder and artistic director Kia Smith; Dreaming With Ruth Page: […]
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Will lightning strike Podlasie Club twice?
By all accounts, the debut of Podlasie Club’s namesake party, Podlasie Pleasure Club, was insane. It was a muggy night in July 2021, and organizers were expecting a turnout of maybe 50. Podlasie hadn’t hosted an event in almost a decade, and it was only zoned to accommodate 104. So when the club got so […]
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Six Chicago coworking spaces to inspire your best work
Working from home is great, but not all the time. While most correspondence makes sense virtually, there’s a certain magic of meeting with your team in person—safely, of course, and when inspiration strikes. With the pandemic accelerating what was already a trend toward flexible work arrangements, it’s quickly becoming the norm. Employees report higher levels […]
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Moonwalker Cafe is the scratch kitchen every neighborhood deserves
When Arlene Luna moved back to Chicago in December 2020 she discovered that all of her old classmates from the now-defunct Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago had left the life. “Everyone that I knew from back then is no longer in the business,” she says. “I came back and started looking up a few […]
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Escalating violence and lack of police response put the city’s homeless even more at risk
A string of fires and stabbings have many advocates worried, and challenges in reporting and investigating these crimes leave little hope for justice.
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Bokuchan’s ghost curry holds up in transit
It’s Shin Thompson’s pivot to Japanese soul food, from a virtual kitchen.
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Old Habits is bar food reborn
The kitchen at Avondale’s Ludlow Liquors is so good it gets its own name.
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Rahm’s Chicago Stories podcast takes you inside the mind of the mayor
We listened to all 18 hours of it so you don’t have to.
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Is Matthias Merges and Graham Elliot’s Gideon Sweet the second coming of Yusho?
The Randolph Street restaurant is a reunion of sorts for the celebrity chefs, but it’s in some ways also a rebirth.
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Metropolitan Brewing’s long-awaited Avondale taproom pairs beer with river views
The taproom is a little tricky to get to at the moment, but coffee-infused lager awaits those who make the journey.
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Prepaid bus boarding debuts on Belmont, but why doesn’t Loop Link have it yet?
Off-board fare collection would shorten travel times on the downtown bus corridor.
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At least 14 CPS schools test positive for lead in the water supply, and other Chicago news
And, set your calendars: Hamilton tickets go on sale June 21.
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Hit-and-run crashes are all too common in Chicago
Tragically, the type of collision that killed Chris Sanchez is not unusual.
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Thou shalt not kill?
When police use deadly force or experience trauma, Chicago Police Chaplains Ministry director Father Dan Brandt helps officers cope.
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Crown Tap and Best Intentions are dive bars no more
Marble gets a name change and Crown Tap gets (another) facelift.