Magazine archive: Seen on the Scene

Weekend Photos: Oktoberfest at Haymarket Pub & Brewery

Weekend Photos: Oktoberfest at Haymarket Pub & Brewery

‘Tis the season for steins of frothy beer, dirndl, and lederhosen, and we found all of these (plus oompah music!) at Haymarket Pub & Brewery’s Oktoberfest on Saturday...

Weekend Photos: Final Farewell at Bonny’s

Weekend Photos: Final Farewell at Bonny’s

It seems like just yesterday that we took in the scene at the newly opened, delightfully divey Bonny’s...

Nightlife Photos: Bears/Packers Game at Frontier

Nightlife Photos: Bears/Packers Game at Frontier

You likely spent the weekend trying to forget about Thursday’s Bears/Packers showdown, but our photos from Frontier are worthy of a brief revisit. It was a festive, packed house of Bears’...

Weekend Photos: Darkroom’s Last Call

Weekend Photos: Darkroom’s Last Call

Sunday night marked the end of Darkroom’s eleven-year run. One of the first residents of the now-bumping Chicago Avenue, the Ukie Village club...

Weekend Photos: Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Bangers & Lace

Weekend Photos: Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Bangers & Lace

We could think of no better way to send off summer than by stuffing our faces (or, rather, photographing contestants as they stuffed their faces) with frankfurters...

Weekend Photos: Dîner en Blanc

Weekend Photos: Dîner en Blanc

One thousand picnickers donned their chicest summer whites and descended on the Art Institute of Chicago’s South Lawn Friday night for Dîner en Blanc, a flash mob-style BYO picnic...

Weekend Photos: City Winery

Weekend Photos: City Winery

City Winery, the West Loop spinoff of the NYC restaurant/bar/operational winery/music venue, made its debut last week, and we couldn’t wait to pop in on Friday night...

Weekend Photos: RM Champagne Salon

Weekend Photos: RM Champagne Salon

After months of delays, RM Champagne Salon, home to what’s arguably the city’s premier selection of Champagne and sparkling wine, popped its first cork earlier this month...

Weekend Photos: The J. Parker

Weekend Photos: The J. Parker

As soon as the skies cleared on Friday night, the city’s finest arrived in droves, eager to take in the sweeping views—and craft cocktails—at Hotel Lincoln’s swanky new addition...

Weekend Photos: Trenchermen

Weekend Photos: Trenchermen

We were starting to feel like the only scenesters in town who hadn’t visited Trenchermen yet, so we resolved to remedy that on Friday night...