Stephanie Martinez Shakes Up the Joffrey By Lauren Warnecke The South Loop–based choreographer's new work “Bliss!” examines Stravinsky through the prism of hip-hop. Read more
Avondale Bowl is a Cool, Retro-Inspired Hangout By Peter Ranvestel With vintage lanes and twists on classic cocktails, the bar is a fun throwback. Read more
How to Spend $1,300 at Pink Shirtmaker By Heidi Mitchell The reinvented haberdashery brings a touch of London to Walton Street. Read more
Alex Temple Makes Music out of Dream Logic By Hannah Edgar The composer of “Behind the Wallpaper” on David Lynch, her love affair with the surreal, and suburbia's shadowy underbelly Read more
Hide Out From the Winter Westerlies at Queen Mary Tavern By DS Shin Sail on to 2125 West Division Street to sample a very nautically inspired menu. Read more
Chicago and the Oscars: a Long, Loveless Marriage By Edward McClelland The only Best Picture winner filmed here, Ordinary People, is barely remembered by Chicagoans—and it came out the same year as two cult favorites. Read more
At RPM Seafood, the Cocktail Menu Shines By Anthony Todd Clear palomas? Nonalcoholic Pimm’s Cups? RPM Seafood is serving up innovative elixirs in an unexpected setting. Read more
Nico Osteria's New Happy Hour Spotlights $7 Spritzes By Anthony Todd That and other morsels in dining news. Read more
10 Stories to Read Right Now By Edward McClelland Fact-checking Pritzker's unemployment claims, another housing debate near the Obama Center, and three days eavesdropping in the Loop. Read more
