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Bar Tab Tales

Author: Dana Kavan

Tank Sushi's Red Octopus cocktail may just be a cosmo in disguise...but it ain't half bad. READ»

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BARS + CLUBS

Getting Tanked
Author: Dana Kavan

Tank Sushi's Red Octopus cocktail may just be a cosmo in disguise...but it ain't half bad. READ »

FOOD

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Author: K. Tighe

Chicago's no-smoking law doesn't apply to smoked food, thankfully. Here's where to get the good stuff. READ »

MUSIC

Wax Poetic
Author: Keidra Chaney

Break out the turntable in honor of these vinyl-centric record stores. READ »

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THEATER

Next August
Author: Zev Valancy

A year after its Steppenwolf premiere, how is "August: Osage County" doing in New York? READ »

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Chicago Theater Shows

ARTS & WORDS

Saluting Sergei
Author: Beatrice Smigasiewicz

This month, the Gene Siskel Film Center presents the work of a renowned Russian director. READ »

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Chicago Arts Listings

FITNESS

Train Like An Olympian
Author: Mike Clark

It may be too late to make the summer Olympics this year, but you can still work out like the athletes representing our country. READ »

LIFESTYLE

Don’t Mimosa If I Do
Author: Erin Brereton

Land some cheap morning cocktails midday at The Kerryman. READ »

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S M T W Th F S
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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Triple Your Pleasure
Author: Anna Pulley

Three can be a magic number for all-female couples, too; but how can you find that willing woman? READ »