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Author: Benjamin Andrew Moore

Refrigerate your summer sex life with these chilled thrills. READ »

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BARS + CLUBS

How Sweet It Is
Author: Dana Kavan

Dana sips an unusual concoction on Avenue M's secluded outdoor patio. READ »

FOOD

Berries in Bloom
Author: Stacy Warden

Sleep in and skip the berry pickin', these restaurants have done all the work for you. READ »

MUSIC

Michael Teach
Author: Keidra Chaney

The co-founder of Chicago Acoustic Underground talks about his free-music mission. READ »

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THEATER

Your Town
Author: Alicia Eler

Need a reminder of why you love where you live? These Chicago-centric plays will show you the way. READ »

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Chicago Theater Shows

ARTS & WORDS

Must-See Art Exhibits
Author: Justin Sondak

Barack Obama and the Beach Boys take center stage at a new group show. READ »

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FITNESS

So You Wanna Makko-ho?
Author: Sharon Hoyer

With this Japanese exercise form, you can improve your flexibility without breaking a sweat. READ »

LIFESTYLE

Leaving Home, Logging On
Author: Erin Brereton

Erin embarks on another hunt for a decent wi-fi hotspot. READ »

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Take Me Out ...
Author: Mike Clark

Spare the expense and trouble of our big league teams and take a trip to one of these nearby minor league ballparks. READ »

Thursday's
Drink Deal$
S M T W Th F S
  • 404 Wine Bar: $4 Bloody Marys and mimosas
  • Lincoln Tap Room: $4.50 Three Olives cocktails, $3 Sierra Nevada drafts
  • Corcoran's Grill & Pub: $2.75 pints of Miller Lite, $14 buckets of Coors Light
  • Ravenswood Pub: $14 buckets of MGD, High Life, Miller Lite, $3.50 bottles of Heineken, Becks, and Stella Artois, $3.50 pints of Sierra Nevada and Fat Tire, $4.50 42 Below vodka and lemonade
  • Fiesta Cantina: $2 Bud Light
  • Bella Lounge: $2 beers, $4 mixed cocktails, $5 martinis, $12 pitchers of vodka lemonade 8 p.m.- midnight
  • Dubliner: $1.75 Bud products
  • Map Room: 50-cents off select drafts
  • Mickey's: $4 bottles of Bud Light Lime, Corona Light and Red Stripe, $6 traditional mojitos, $7 specialty mojitos
  • Eclipse: $1 Svedka shots, $2 domestic beer, $3 well drinks
Columns: Our resident experts deliver fresh takes on city life.
  • Bar Tab Tales: Dana Kavan scours the city for creative concoctions and delicious drink deals.
  • Cheap Thrills:
    Erin Brereton is on a never-ending search for life on the cheap.
  • Green Thumb: Sharon Hoyer reports on her endeavors to make “greening” a practicable way of life.
  • Best When Drunk: Zinny Fandel shares her tales of living the (mostly) BYOB life at some of the city’s best liquor-free restaurants.
  • Raving Dish:
    Misty Tosh explores back-alley eateries and seedy ethnic joints in search of Chicago’s culinary treasures.
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Show and Tell
Author: Anna Pulley

Filling out a dating-site profile? Follow these rules. READ »