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February 2010
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02/25/10Fun Is Bowling, or, What's a Vodka Robot?
We used to drive by this one bowling alley all the time when I was growing up, and their sign said it all: Fun Is Bowling. The letters were tall and yellow against dull brown siding, with a smiley face tacked on the end for good measure. The message was simple but true: Fun is bowling. Posted at 06:24 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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02/18/10Close Encounters of the Southern Kind: The Violet Hour guys hit LouisvilleYou heard it here first: The Violet Hour cocktail whiz Mike Ryan will bartend his last shift at the Wicker Park lounge this Saturday night. Ryan has accepted a job as head bartender at Sable, an upscale gastro-lounge concept slated to open in the space adjacent to new Kimpton property Hotel Palomar (505 N. State St.) this spring... Posted at 06:03 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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02/11/10A Beady Bash: Mardi Gras tonight at Double Door, plus an anti-V-Day way to hex your exWhat better place to return a necklace borrowed from a friend than at tonight's bead-slinging Mardi Gras Ball , hosted by Thrillist at Bucktown's Double Door? Particularly when the necklace in question is strung with golden skulls whose hinged jaws... Posted at 04:14 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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02/04/10Three for Thursday: JBar, LaSalle Power Co., and The UndergroundDid I ever tell you Thursday is my favorite night out? There's always something to do, but without the fun! fun! fun! pressure of a Friday or Saturday. And yet, all that delicious weekend anticipation remains intact. If you happen to celebrate a tad too late, it's a good excuse to take a personal day and enjoy a spontaneously expanded weekend... Posted at 02:28 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (0) |
About The Chaser
The freelance life keeps writer Amalie Drury ensconced in her home office most days, but by the time cocktail hour rolls around, she’s more than ready to snap her laptop shut and hit Chicago's bar scene in search of the good, the bad, and the gossipy. A native Kentuckian, Amalie has been nursing a taste for bourbon practically since birth. Leave her tips on where to sip in the comments section below, then check back each Thursday for tales of her exploits and the latest in nightlife news.
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