A feed from Seen on the Scene 2009-11-17T03:18:32-06:00 tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-11-17:490 Copyright (c) 2009, Chicago Magazine Chicago Magazine Rivista tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-11-17:64072009-11-17T02:42:00-06:002009-11-17T03:18:32-06:00

Double A (108 W. Kinzie St., lower level; 312-329-2444), the exclusive 65-seat lounge that launched downstairs from Mercadito last Thursday. Mixology takes centerstage at this sleek spot, where bartenders whip together elaborate drinks—dreamed up by the cocktail consultancy known as the Tippling Bros...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-11-09:63582009-11-09T05:00:00-06:002009-11-09T06:59:08-06:00

6 Corners Sports Bar (1950 W. North Ave.; 773-235-5700), a revamped spot in the former D'Vine space, just east of the intersection of Milwaukee, North, and Damen Avenues in Wicker Park. We sent our photographer over on Saturday to check out the state of play; she spotted folks with eyes trained on the 13 flatscreens and giant projection TV. Come next week, there will be even more reason to watch, owners say...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-11-02:63132009-11-02T01:43:57-06:002009-11-02T01:43:57-06:00

The Fifty/50, where Halloween tomfoolery included costume and pumpkin-carving contests, plus drink specials in mildly disturbing, only-on-Halloween shades. To the creatively costumed: We salute you. To the pumpkin artists, a word of advice: Next year, maybe wait to dip into the Witches' Brew until after the carving contest is over...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-10-26:62892009-10-26T03:43:00-06:002009-10-26T03:48:22-06:00

Sweetwater, now New Line Tavern (201 N. Clinton St.; 312-212-5463): Happy-hour options for downtown drinkers have been popping up practically every payday. On Friday we sent our photographer over to New Line, a new tap from the minds behind Seven Ten Lanes and Daily Bar & Grill in the old Powerhouse Building...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-10-19:62522009-10-19T05:28:10-06:002009-10-19T05:28:10-06:00

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-10-12:62202009-10-12T01:28:00-06:002009-10-12T07:47:26-06:00

Scarlet. Seven months after a February fire in the apartments overhead caused this Boystown standby to go dark, the bar reopened September 30th with a fresh dedication to cocktailing and a handsome turn-of-the-century-inspired interior. We sent our photographer over on Friday for the relaunch of the spot's...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-10-05:62012009-10-05T05:01:00-06:002009-10-05T05:14:09-06:00

Sweetwater, a new afterwork spot from the folks behind The Boundary that opened last Monday on Michigan Avenue. We gave it a few days, then sent our photographer down to scope things out. She found a Thursday-night crowd rosy with...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-09-28:61722009-09-28T04:22:00-06:002009-09-28T05:07:51-06:00

The Hills—the MTV reality show launching its sixth season Tuesday, September 29th at 9 p.m.—some things change (L. C. is out; Kristin Cavallari is in), and some things stay the same: Justin Bobby is hot. The show's bad boy was in town Friday night for a season premiere party at Lumen, where he sipped Absolut and Fuze cocktails until close. Our photographer was on the scene, along with oodles of adoring fans. We're not sure what prompted Justin's oh-so-casual over-the-shoulder tie look, but the ladies didn't seem to mind...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-09-21:61482009-09-21T03:32:00-06:002009-09-21T04:16:46-06:00

Wilde Bar & Restaurant; now Samuel Beckett earns a similar tip of the cap with Beckett's Public House (3210 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-880-9620), a new Irish pub in West Lake View from the Wilde team of Paul Sheahan ("He says it 'SHEE-han,'" explains general manager Rob Potter) and Martin Cournane ("He says it 'COR-nan': They're...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-09-14:61112009-09-14T02:41:54-06:002009-09-14T02:41:54-06:00

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-09-08:61102009-09-08T01:21:00-06:002009-09-14T02:20:40-06:00

Hub 51’s White Shoes Party largely white shoe–free. Oh, well. At least this way folks weren't crying over spilt wine on their sparkling Choos...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-08-31:60462009-08-31T05:17:00-06:002009-08-31T05:18:25-06:00

Rockwood Place, a neo-dive of the sort increasingly seen around town, where cheap beer takes precedence over...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-08-24:60062009-08-24T03:39:55-06:002009-08-24T03:39:55-06:00

got word of The Rocking Horse (2535 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-486-0011), a Logan Square hang from the minds behind the Ukrainian Village's High Dive, last winter. While the bar didn't quite make its targeted early-spring opening, we spotted neighborhood types looking awfully jolly as they...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-08-17:59732009-08-17T03:21:00-06:002009-08-17T03:41:44-06:00

(2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-276-5802), a new low-key Logan Square dive just down the block from both, where mostly neighborhood types congregate over mostly...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-08-10:59452009-08-10T04:44:00-06:002009-08-10T07:47:10-06:00

(1112-1114 N. State St.) and its 24-ounce sunny-yellow take-home cups, both of which debuted this weekend in the Gold Coast from the combined minds of the guys behind Manor and The Fifty/50 and the combined patios of the long-dormant but...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-08-03:59252009-08-03T03:20:27-06:002009-08-03T03:20:27-06:00

Luxbar launched its new second-floor, Saturday-nights-only hangout, Luxlounge, touted for an all-female staff of servers and DJs. Our photographer—also, we note, a woman—was on the scene...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-07-27:58962009-07-27T05:25:25-06:002009-07-27T05:25:25-06:00

Division Ale House (1942 W. Division St.; 773-384-6886), the new Irish-ish pub from the owner of Wicker Park’s People Lounge, we’re most curious about the “portable tabletop beer tower,” a device that sounds either frighteningly frat house or...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-07-20:58532009-07-20T01:47:25-06:002009-07-20T01:47:25-06:00

The Red Canary, a new “gastro-lounge” in the old Avenue M address, at a preview party late last week. Gone is the previous tenant’s airy interior; the look is now...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-07-13:58052009-07-13T10:47:00-06:002009-07-13T10:48:49-06:00

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-07-06:57782009-07-06T03:01:42-06:002009-07-06T03:01:42-06:00

Terrace at Trump to snap folks sipping drinks in the shadow of the Navy Pier fireworks. Suddenly our back porch doesn’t look so chic.]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-06-29:57612009-06-29T01:20:51-06:002009-06-29T01:20:51-06:00

Subterranean’s contribution to a jam-packed Pride Weekend lineup. This year’s theme, Under the Sea, was straight out of the high-school yearbook but came with a musical headliner—the bluesy art rocker Miss Derringer—way cooler than anything we slow danced to as gawky teens.]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-06-22:57212009-06-22T04:15:00-06:002009-06-22T04:22:49-06:00

Debonair Social Club from the nearby Evil Olive—was elbow-to-gyrating-elbow for last week's turntable lineup, aptly dubbed "I Can’t Stop Dancing!" Get your groove on tonight when J2K of Flosstradamus (one of Chicago mag’s 2008 singles...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-06-15:56882009-06-15T03:07:25-06:002009-06-15T03:07:25-06:00

The Shrine, Russo’s new 8,000-square-foot dance club in the South Loop, featuring a musical lineup of DJs and live acts (e.g., Julie Dexter last Friday), plus a more...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-06-08:56492009-06-08T02:24:00-06:002009-06-08T05:53:29-06:00

Cattle Call, Andersonville’s new country-themed LGBT dance bar, where our photographer headed Friday to snap the boot-stomping revelry.]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-06-01:56272009-06-01T01:50:10-06:002009-06-01T01:50:10-06:00

The Long Room, Ravenswood Pub, and the Leadway (5233 N. Damen Ave.), among other local watering holes—points out the preponderance of platinum, from Anna Nicole to Di to Marilyn...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-06-01:56262009-06-01T01:47:00-06:002009-06-02T05:34:40-06:00

Roof, the new indoor/outdoor bar on the 27th floor of The Wit Hotel with spectacular views of the Loop. Come happy hour, the place was all smiles—at least as long as the glasses were half full. Our photographer snapped the afterwork crowd living the high life...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-05-26:56132009-05-26T03:13:00-06:002009-05-26T03:50:32-06:00

Theatro Ultra Lounge—originally slated to be called Veil, then just Theatro before owners settled on the current name—opened last Friday in the space formerly known as Reserve. Confused? We were, a little. Early adopters, however, seemed more intrigued than befuddled by the Eyes Wide Shut vibe, not to mention the scantily clad hostesses or the spot’s key feature, a “performance box” that hosted dancers, a contortionist, and a ballerina, among other...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-05-18:55762009-05-18T02:42:27-06:002009-05-18T02:42:28-06:00

The Rockhouse, which opened Friday in the old Déjà Vu space, was the staff’s multitude of piercings and tattoos—so many, in fact, “visitors would never know they were in Lincoln Park.” As for us, we’ve seen more small-of-back tats in greater LP than we care to count—not to mention neighborhood rock bars, including the also-newbies Amp and Faith & Whiskey—but we’ll let you be the judge...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-05-11:55502009-05-11T02:07:47-06:002009-05-11T02:07:48-06:00

Loft Six Ten (1332 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-772-5017)—from the folks behind such hangouts as Cortland’s Garage, Goodbar, and newbie The Stretch—has opened its doors. Our photographer snapped the bar’s grand opening bash on Friday, when curious revelers roamed the two-level space with cocktails in hand...]]>

tag:www.chicagomag.com,2009-05-04:55052009-05-04T04:01:00-06:002009-05-04T04:04:29-06:00

District Bar, the River North sports lounge that opened Saturday night with one not-so-well-kept secret: Head toward the bar’s library; locate a blue book by a classic American author; give it a tug; and—abracadabra—the bookshelf gives way to a hidden room just...]]>