Much to my mother’s chagrin, I am a sometime passenger on the back of The Creative Director’s motorcycle, so I was heartened last night to find a row of hogs parked outside my destination: The Garage, a brand new bar in the Gladstone/Jefferson Park area, just a few blocks south of Superdawg. “These are my people,” I thought, having barely recovered from a numb posterior brought on by last weekend’s cruise to summer camp in Elkhorn, Wisconsin... Read more
This Week’s Five: Cheap seats for the Chicago Landmark Project … festival season begins … five big freebies … plus, what Teatro Vista’s Eddie Torres is doing this weekend Read more
1) Barra Ñ This sultry Argentina-by-way-of-Avondale nook features barely there lighting, strong mojitos, and DJ-spun beats that pull dancers out of their seats. 2977 N. Elston Ave.; 773-866-9898... Read more
Five picks for this week: A top Irish export hits Chicago Shakes … You can’t look; you can’t look away: Body Worlds returns to the MSI … Zombies, vampires, and Rick Bayless take over C2E2 … Plus, five don’t-miss freebies Read more
Inspired Interiors, which has been designing kitchens and baths in the suburbs for the past 10 years, has reopened in a new city showroom and rebranded itself as a full-service décor source... Read more
Let the energy flow—contemplative gardens draw inspiration from sources far and near Read more
As an ensemble member with American Blues Theater and the current star of a one-man show about Hank Williams Sr. at Milwaukee Repertory Theater (through March 13th), Matthew Brumlow says he can’t yet choose a crowning moment in his career... Read more