Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/4 and Beyond
Let’s kick off September with a fantastic lineup of festivals, movies, concerts, and more! The climate may be a little cooler than we’ve been used to but thats no excuse […]
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Review: Seeing Older Adults through a Literary Lens, Winter Dreams, by Barbara H. Rosenwein
Barbara H. Rosenwein’s Winter Dreams: A Historical Guide to Old Age is a deep dive into the feelings humanity has held towards older adults over the last two millennia—as seen through […]
Daisies and Del Sur Collab Pastry Forces for Our Love of Croissants
It’s hard to believe that Filipino bakery Del Sur has only been open for five months. Helmed by Chef Justin Tiu Lerias, Del Sur earned rapid, and well deserved, name […]
Dispatch: Chicago Jazz Festival 2025 Ends With Some Southside Funk, Early Jazz and a Cuban Finale
The final day of the Chicago Jazz Festival had some outstanding up-and-coming performers as well as some legends gracing the stage. This year, I managed to get to the Von […]
Ithaki Is Greektown’s Latest Odyssey
Ithaki Estiatorio, Greektown’s newest eatery, had a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 314 S. Halsted at Jackson on Wednesday, August 27, complete with local dignitaries, passed noshes and sips, and a “good […]
Dispatch: Day Three of the Chicago Jazz Festival—Jazz Classics and New Orleans in Chicago
It was another fabulous summer day in Chicago with some familiar names on the Pritzker Pavilion stage. First up was Ava Logan, who has been in at least two productions […]
Review: Strawdog Theatre’s The F*ck House Explores the Hazards and Absurdity of Being 13-Year-Old Girls
The F*ck House, now being staged by Strawdog Theatre, is a comic coming-of-age story about two 13-year old girls. The world premiere by playwright Susan H. Pak brings us a […]
Bites: What Author and Musician Eiren Caffall Eats in a Day
Eiren Caffall, a Chicago-based author (and musician), had a novel hit bookshelves this year. All the Water in the World was released on January 7, and is the story of […]
Dispatch: Day Two of the Chicago Jazz Festival Features Music from Brazil, Jamaica and Chicago Favorite Patricia Barber
The second day of the Chicago Jazz Festival veered into the unexpected for me. The Pritzker Pavilion stage featured an international roster of musicians and singers. Opener Sarah Marie Young […]
The Journey Isn’t About the Destination for Lindsay Welbers’ Chicago Transit Hikes
I own a car (don’t tell anyone). I live a very car-free life and promote a car-free existence to the point that my children at the age of two were […]
Dispatch: Chicago Jazz Festival #46 Lights Up the Last Days of Summer at Millennium Park
As the summer days begin to cool, there is still the heat from jazz bubbling in Millennium Park. The Chicago Jazz Festival is in its 46th year and is still […]
Review: Lurker Paints a Chilling, Tense Portrait of Modern Celebrity and Those Attracted To It
Marking his feature filmmaking debut, writer/director Alex Russell delivers a fine-tuned examination of ego, stardom and entitlement in Lurker, a thriller where the scariest moments are the ones that ring […]