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November 2009
11/19/09Holiday Cheer, Thanksgiving's Near; Plus, Black Wednesday Bashes
Last night, on our way out of a make-your-own-purse party at a condo on North Lake Shore Drive, my friends Jenny and Melissa, and I asked the building's doorman for suggestions on nearby places to proceed with our evening. Posted at 02:59 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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11/12/09When Facebook and Real Life CollideA few months ago, I found myself enmeshed in a dispute with someone who had winked at me on match.com. When I checked out his profile and saw I was one year older than the upper limit of his preferred age range (though he and I are the exact same age), I couldn’t refrain from asking why he had bothered reaching out to a senior citizen. “Women in their 20s are just easier,” he snipped... Posted at 03:38 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (2) |
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11/05/09The Other PitchforkI’ve been craving two things since the chill set in: good bourbon (as a native Kentuckian, it takes me home) and irresistible bread pudding. When I heard a new bar in Albany Park was combining both in one seemingly made-for-me item, I wasted no time in grabbing a pair of tagalongs—my sister Liv and my friend Jenny—and heading north... Posted at 03:29 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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