Wicker Park

Chicago, that tippling town

2012-03-11 00:00:00

The first rule of business — any business — is this: Do what you do well. And what Chicago does well is drink. Oh, there are other things to be sure (architecture! comedy! baseball!), but in this city, booze is as much a business as it is...

Talk of latest 'Our Town' full of raves

2012-01-08 00:00:00

It's David Cromer's 'Our Town' -- we just live there

2012-01-08 16:33:09

Six degrees of Chris Holmes: Obama neighbor, Beck sideman, more

2011-11-17 16:35:23

Chicago, city of the uplifted gaze

2004-08-22 00:00:00

By 8:50 a.m., they temporarily had to close the women's restroom at the Chicago ArchiCenter. "There were so many people here already, they had to restock all the toilet paper," said Elaine Rosen, a retired biology teacher from the Streeterville area of...

Road between drivers, cyclists threatens to widen

2013-05-18 00:00:00

One morning as Rick Cunningham drove to work at the Chicago Board of Trade, he signaled to a cyclist on his right that he was going to pass the car in front of him. As Cunningham merged back into his lane, apparently close to the biker, the cyclist did...

2013-05-17 00:00:00

May 20: The Dec�and�Centro in River North May 22:�El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria�in River North May 24: Replay in Boystown� � May or June:��Three Dots and a Dash�in�River North Early June: Endgrain�in Roscoe Village,�Tre Soldi in Streeterville July:...

Some restaurants using on-site soilless gardens to grow food

2013-05-17 00:00:00

To satisfy diners who clamor for local produce, Nana takes it to a new level — the basement. That's where the restaurant, 3267 S. Halsted St., maintains a 100-square-foot hydroponic garden, which produces mustard greens, basil, broccoli and more,...

CPS documents raise questions about closings

2013-05-16 22:06:00

Making the case to close Ericson Academy on the West Side, Chicago Public Schools officials stressed that it would cost $9.6 million to fix the 51-year-old building. What they didn't point out in materials provided to parents was that they planned to...

Monday: Eat. Drink. Do.

2013-05-16 14:48:00

EAT Reopening Centro Ristorante 6 W. Hubbard St. 312-988-7775 Step back to the future as Rosebud Restaurants revives this '90s supper club featuring its signature neoclassic Italian dishes—in shareable portions—such as double-stuffed...

A newbie's guide to Chicago Craft Beer Week

2013-05-14 15:43:00

How much does Chicago love its beer? Our craft beer week is 11 days long, if that's any indication. The fourth annual Chicago Craft Beer Week (May 16-26) is busier than past years, with 21 new breweries joining the lineup of tastings, tap takeovers and $4...

What's on tap for Chicago Craft Beer Week? A lot

2013-05-16 08:45:00

It has been an ambitious�year for�craft beer in Chicago —�possibly the most ambitious ever. Virtually every one of our breweries expanded in some form. Revolution added an entire new production facility. So did 5 Rabbit. Solemn Oath established...

Nate Silver, photographed in his Wicker Park neighborhood in 2008.

2013-05-15 14:50:00

The picturesque backyard patio at Wicker Park's Enoteca Roma provides an escape from the hustle of Division Street. (2144 W. Division St.)

2013-05-14 15:11:00

Wicker Park brewpub Moonshine makes the most of its extra-wide sidewalks. (1824 W. Division St.)

2013-05-14 14:54:00