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Home » nightclubs

Tag: nightclubs

Posted inBlogs

More rockin’ scenes from the Taste, the oldest black-owned club in the city

by Vince Cerasani May 8, 2018August 18, 2021

Photos from a “Freeyomind Friday” at the Taste Entertainment Center in Englewood, for many a required stop on the south-side nightlife scene.

Posted inBlogs

Police union president is ‘certain’ Trump will help reduce gun violence in Chicago, and other news

by Kate Shepherd March 29, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia suggests that Mayor Rahm Emanuel is using the sanctuary city issue to win Latino votes.

Posted inBlogs

Red-light traffic camera firm will pay the city $20 million to settle bribery lawsuit, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the Double Door was evicted from its iconic Wicker Park location Monday.

At the Chicago Scene Boat Party, the largest “raft up” of the year at the Playpen, vessels are packed to capacity with booze and skin-baring party monsters.
Posted inCity Life

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago’s floating daytime clubland

by Jake Malooley August 6, 2014August 18, 2021

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago’s floating daytime clubland

Posted inArts & Culture

The migration of the hipster

by Aimee Levitt October 2, 2013August 19, 2021

The migration of the hipster: A Chicago history, 1898-present

Chicken torta (with bread that's less hamburger bun than baguette—crisp and chewy and fantastic), Gomez shrimp (a dish not as intriguing as it sounds), and Billy's Beerita (perfectly inoffensive).
Posted inFood & Drink

¡Ay Chiwowa!? Oy vey.

by Sam Worley April 1, 2013August 19, 2021

A visit to ¡Ay Chiwowa!, Billy Dec’s Mexican-themed nightclub, is a deflating experience.

Posted inMusic

Who is Dancin’ Man?

by Jake Austen November 10, 2011January 11, 2022

Meet Dancin’ Man, who’s shared stages with James Brown and the Jackson Five

Posted inBlogs

Mother never warned me about the lasers

by Miles Raymer July 15, 2008August 19, 2021

When light shows attack

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