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Let's turn down the alarm over loud teens downtown
You're walking in Chicago. It's chaotic and it's loud. People swarm the sidewalks, many of them shouting. They spill into the street, many of them cursing. They jostle you, step on your toes. Traffic is a nightmare. You squeeze through the barricade...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Wrigley Field, Abusive Behavior, St. Patrick's Day, Garry McCarthy
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Howells & Hood goes upscale on a large scale
For decades Chicago journalists' post-work watering hole of choice has been the Billy Goat Tavern, with its three beers on tap ($3.50 Schlitz and Billy Goat Dark and Lager) and $3.15 cheeseburgers just a dark stairway's descent from the Magnificent Mile's...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Billy Goat Tavern, Event Planning, Tribune Tower, John Hancock Center
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Coldplay bowls at 10pin, Robin Thicke headlines Glamorama, 'Mob Doctor' films at Abruzzo's
Following their show at the United Center Thursday, Coldplay band members Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion hit 10pin Bowling Lounge for food, drinks and, of course, bowling. I'm told the band members requested anonymity...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Concerts, Mob Doctor (tv program), Entertainment Events, Festive Events
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Where to celebrate Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a little more than a week away, so if you haven't made brunch/dinner plans, it's time to get cracking. Here are a few suggestions to get you started. Allium. Mother's Day brunch seatings from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Expansive buffet with...
Tags: Ann Sather, Michigan Avenue, Vie, Foods and Beverages, Café Ba Ba Reeba
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'Cascabel': For the love of Rick Bayless and his sexy food
![THEATER REVIEW: "Cascabel" by Rick Bayless and Lookingglass Theatre ★★★½ ... There can be no question that Lookingglass, in partnership with the High Priest of Mexican cuisine, does indeed deliver a very sexy and sensual experience.](http://www.trbimg.com/img-4f735383/turbine/ct-ent-0329-bayless-review.jpg-20120328/187/16x9 "THEATER REVIEW: "Cascabel\" by Rick Bayless and Lookingglass Theatre ★★★½ ... There can be no question that Lookingglass, in partnership with the High Priest of Mexican cuisine, does indeed deliver a very sexy and sensual experience.")
Lubricated by a salty margarita purloined in the lobby, clearly besotted with the environmental theatricality of period Mexican chic, and with the taste of Rick Bayless' tuna ceviche apparently dancing cartwheels on his lips, one intensely aroused...Tags: The Tempest (movie), Rick Bayless, Arts and Culture, Water Tower
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Mumford & Sons singer and Carey Mulligan dine at Sunda, R. Kelly at Harry Caray's, Kim K. appears in Kanye music video
Mumford & Sons singer Marcus Mumford and his wife and actress Carey Mulligan ("Drive") enjoyed their meal at Sunda Wednesday so much, the couple returned to the River North restaurant again Thursday. Mumford was in town to perform at the Chicago Theatre...
Tags: Food Network (tv network), Carey Mulligan, Bobby Flay, Bars and Clubs, Michelle Williams
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Workers' uphill 'Fight for 15' in a tough economy
The protest march on North Michigan Avenue early Thursday afternoon by members of the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago was probably futile. The membership of this independent, newly formed union — drawn from retail and restaurant...
Tags: Turkey, Michigan Avenue, Chicago Sun-Times, Foods and Beverages, Soups
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On hats, and other wintertime wardrobe worries
Winter in Chicago brings head to toe misery. From hats to boot you've got questions. I've got answers. But if it's the weather that's giving you a problem, you'll need the intervention of someone higher up the chain of command than just a mere angel....Tags: Michigan Avenue, Snow Storms, Apple iPod, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rubber Products Industry
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With Rick Bayless in 'Cascabel' at Lookingglass, food really becomes theater
Rick Bayless is adding another leaf to his already formidable repertoire of celebrity chef, researcher, author, TV host and all-around culinary entrepreneur focused on the cuisine of Mexico.
Next spring, Bayless will be the live-and-in-person star of a...Tags: Restaurants, Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz, Next (restaurant), Dining and Drinking
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Onstage, as in city's inferno, confusion reigns
![THEATER REVIEW: "The Great Fire" at Lookingglass Theatre ★★½ ... As Chicago burns in the Lookingglass Theatre's "The Great Fire," John Musial's inflammatory theatrical collage about the events of Sunday Oct. 8, 1871, a little clutch of rich Chicagoans stares out at the inferno.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-10/65171064-02185205.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: "The Great Fire\" at Lookingglass Theatre ★★½ ... As Chicago burns in the Lookingglass Theatre's \"The Great Fire,\" John Musial's inflammatory theatrical collage about the events of Sunday Oct. 8, 1871, a little clutch of rich Chicagoans stares out at the inferno.")
As Chicago burns in the Lookingglass Theatre's "The Great Fire," John Musial's inflammatory theatrical collage about the events of Sunday Oct. 8, 1871, a little clutch of rich Chicagoans stares out at the inferno.
"I predict we will be rebuilding a city,...Tags: History, Water Supply, Arts and Culture, Fires, Entertainment Events
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Funds for Mag Mile median gardens not blooming
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds The tulips on Michigan Avenue are a staple of spring in Chicago, but a decline in contributions to the project's sponsoring organization may force future plantings to be scaled back. John Chikow, president of the Greater North...... -
Locks on Michigan Avenue bridge: Vandalism or harmless romanticism?
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds If you've strolled across the Michigan Avenue Bridge lately, you may have noticed several new additions. Couples have started attaching padlocks to the bridge's railings as symbols of their eternal love. About 50 locks are attached...
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