Katana Will Fill the Bin 36 Space Next Summer By Penny Pollack and Matt Pollock Get ready for skewers and sake straight out of L.A. Read more
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week in Chicago By Whet Moser Bill Murray, Waukegan police, Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg, and more Read more
Watch the Trailer for Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq By Emmet Sullivan The movie, based on the Greek comedy “Lysistrata,” opens in December. Read more
The Five Hottest Bars in Chicago Right Now By Carly Boers Five places where everyone wants to raise a glass in November Read more
Drink of the Month: GreenRiver’s Gray Wolf Cocktail By Carrie Schedler Relax with a potent mix of whiskey, plum, and Chicago history. Read more
Poetry Brings These Photos of Chicago Funk to Life By Tomi Obaro A new book pairs Michael Abramson’s photos of 1970s South Side juke joints with original poetry by Patricia Smith. Read more
Who Bikes in Chicago? It's Not Just Privileged Urbanites By Whet Moser The rich and the poor are basically equal when it comes to commuting by bike in Chicago. Read more
The Mansion at Lake Bluff’s Historic Lansdowne Estate Finally Sold By Ian Spula The 12,000-square-foot house went for $3.8 million—less than half of what it was listed for in 2007. Read more
Here’s Just How Golden These CEOs' Parachutes Are Former CEO Jeff Smisek received a $26.7 million severance package when he left United Continental Holdings—$10 million less than the biggest payout this year. Read more
Andersonville Gets a Cozy Wine Bar with Appellation By Peter Ranvestel and Carrie Schedler The restaurant-slash-bar, adjacent to the fifth location of Pastoral, opened this past week. Read more