How the Public Can Access the Private Floor of the Arts Club of Chicago By Jason Foumberg Artist Josiah McElheny gives visitors a behind-the-scenes peek of the Arts Club of Chicago Read more
What to Eat and Drink in Chicago This Week By Carrie Schedler There's going to be a lot of cheese. Read more
How Max's Wine Dive Got Started The Texas-based place—a wine bar with comfort food—starts pouring in Wicker Park this winter. Read more
Buy This Classic Mid-Century Modern House for $240,000 By Dennis Rodkin The 1950s three-bedroom is in Graymoor, a center of stylish, low-slung homes like this one by architect Jack Swing. Get in there and finish its renovation. Read more
Chef Paul Kahan's Home Kitchen Makes Perfect Sense By Gina Bazer Posted on Houzz, this recent remodel is a little bit Blackbird, a little bit Avec, with dash of Julia Child thrown in. Read more
Why You Should Root for the Cardinals in the World Series By Whet Moser The Cardinals represent what a team is in the 21st century: Not so much a group of people, but numbers and a concept. Read more
Spot Whales and Stomp Grapes in Monterey's Secret Summer By Nina Kokotas Hahn Also this week: Three new Chicagoland hotels, 10 great apps for air travel, and motorcycle rentals in Vegas. Read more
Trevor Finds the Humor in a Chimp Ripping a Woman's Face Off A play by Nick Jones mixes comedy, tragedy, and humans' odd relationships with animals in its premiere at A Red Orchid. Read more
Shucking and Slurping at Oyster Fest By Carly Boers A crowd gathered in River North on Friday night to dine on bivalves, hear Buddy Guy, and, of course, drink a few beers. Read more
Will Bill de Blasio Steal Rahm's Star-Mayor Spotlight? The likely new NYC mayor is a diehard liberal with a fascinating biography. Read more
