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West Town is a Chicago neighborhood between River North and Garfield Park. It's also a broader community area that includes all or part of the Chicago neighborhoods Bucktown, Clybourn Corridor, Fulton River District, Goose Island, Humb...
West Town is a Chicago neighborhood between River North and Garfield Park. It's also a broader community area that includes all or part of the Chicago neighborhoods Bucktown, Clybourn Corridor, Fulton River District, Goose Island, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Noble Square, River West, Ukrainian Village and Wicker Park .
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Cruise lines cook up some tasty excursions
Special to the Chicago TribuneTempting the tummy still lures us to the sea, and several lines are baiting their hooks with noted chefs and outstanding wines. Holland America, for instance, will lard its galleys for the third year in a row with 70 celebrated guest chefs from all...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Silversea Cruises
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Garden digest
Pair like piet Have you ever been swept away by the river of salvia in Millennium Park's Lurie Garden or watched bee balm sparkle against its swaying grasses and wished to take that home? Now you can. Some of the Lurie's most loved perennial...
Tags: Jennifer Hudson, Millennium Park, Bottega Veneta, Salvia, Barney's New York Incorporated
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Locally roasted coffee by the numbers
For RedEyeChicagoans take their coffee seriously, and not just when they're drinking it. "For a long time in Chicago, coffee shops were split into two camps," said Zaida Dedolph of HalfWit Coffee Roasters. "Ones that served Intelligentsia, and ones that served...Tags: Beverage Industry, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chicago Loop, Arts
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Bikers are perfect foils for the Bard in 'Richard III'
"Richard III" "Sons of Anarchy" fans should hie themselves hence to the basement venue of the Underground Wonder Bar, where Wayward Productions is offering up a nitty-gritty biker version of "Richard III" under Carlo Lorenzo Garcia's direction. It has...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Mahmoud Abbas, Immigration, Elizabeth II, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The Berkshire Room to open at Acme Hotel
APRIL 29 UPDATE: Benjamin Schiller is leaving Boka Restaurant Group to become beverage director for The Fifty/50 Group, taking responsibility for the cocktail menus at seasonal rooftop venue Homestead (reopening in late May, pictured) and in-the-works...
Tags: Wicker Park, Bars and Clubs, Boka, River North, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Living the high life
Penthouses are increasingly defining the Chicago skyline as developers tap into a niche market for luxury residential properties and savvy buyers and renters see an opportunity to elevate their lifestyles. Buyers pay a premium for those lofty perches,...
Tags: Chicago Skyline, Millennium Park, Personal Service, Services and Shopping, Navy Pier
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Cops warn of Near West Side robberies
Tribune reporterPolice issued a community alert this afternoon warning of a pair of robbers who have targeted cell phone stores on the Near West Side. The robbers entered the stores brandishing a handgun before demanding money, police said. One of the robberies...Tags: Criminals, Theft, Near West Side
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Upton's Naturals to open vegan cafe this summer
For RedEyeChicago-based seitan manufacturer Upton's Naturals is planning to open a vegan cafe and event space when it moves to larger digs in West Town this summer. “We’d been looking to expand our production space for a little while, and ultimately...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Foods and Beverages, Sandwiches, Lifestyle and Leisure, Vegan Diet
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Problem Solver updates: Garden or weeds?
The fight over Kathy Cummings' front yard is not over yet. The West Town neighborhood resident, once awarded by former Mayor Richard Daley for her natural garden, was featured in the Dec. 30 column after the city fined her $640 for violating Chicago's...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, Rogers Park
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Problem Solver: Award-winning garden ticketed for 'weeds'
On the wall outside her front door, Kathy Cummings proudly displays the plaque she received in 2004 for her natural garden. Accompanied by a picture of her front yard, the plaque, presented by the city of Chicago, congratulates Cummings for winning...Tags: Jon Yates, Plant Openings, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Proco Joe Moreno
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Police: City worker accused of threatening public officials
Tribune reporterA man who works for the city's Independent Police Review Authority remains in custody this morning after being charged with threatening to "go postal" and kill himself and three co-workers, police said. A judge Thursday set bail at $100,000 for Brian T....Tags: Politics, Prosecution, Public Officials, Government
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Four new model homes open for viewing
The roll-out of new model homes continues in the Chicago area as confidence rises among builders and developers in their prospects for sales in 2013. Here's a look at three developments with newly decorated model homes on display: Wicker West 1555 A...
Tags: Politics, Condos, Lobbying, Building Material
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