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04/25/11Weekend Photos: The Ace Bar“It’s called The Ace Bar, like the bandage, because the place was broken, and I came in and fixed it,” says Brad Cousens, the owner of a new bar-slash-live-music-venue in the Lincoln Park address formerly home to Hoghead McDunna’s (1505 W. Fullerton Ave.; 312-970-1505)... Posted at 01:44 PM in Seen on the Scene | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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04/18/11Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers at Joe’s BarSixteen muscly maids put up quite a fight at the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers’ (CLLAW) ninth annual event this Friday at Joe’s Bar on the Near North Side... Posted at 03:42 PM in Seen on the Scene | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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04/11/11Weekend Photos: Bacardi at the ParkFor when proximity is close enough: Bacardi at the Park, a new sports bar managed by the guys behind Gibsons and sponsored by—yes—Bacardi, just a crosswalk away from U.S. Cellular Field. Located opposite the ballpark’s Gate 5 (320 W. 35th St; 312-674-5860), the clubhouse is open to the public on home-game days, from two and a half hours before the first pitch to two hours after the last out, no game ticket required... Posted at 11:51 AM in Seen on the Scene | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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04/04/11Weekend Photos: Final Four @ FrontierThe NCAA men’s basketball semifinals were the purported main event Saturday at the new Noble Square spot Frontier, but all eyes were on the spit-roasted whole pig trotted out from the kitchen and carved up for a party of diners by gastropub staff... Posted at 01:07 PM in Seen on the Scene | Permalink | Comments (0) |
Call it bar hopping by proxy: Each week we send our photographers into the thick of the action to capture the latest openings and the most buzzed-about events; then, on Mondays, we post the photos here, where you can view them without getting elbowed in the side or having a drink spilled down your pants. You’re welcome. And for those who do run into our photographers out and about, be sure to smile for the camera.
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