How You Can Tell You're Drinking a Really Amazing Cup of Coffee
There will be plenty of good coffee at CoffeeCON tomorrow. An expert shared how to know you’ve met java nirvana.
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The Top Five Picks for Culture in Chicago This Month
The five musts from our May culture calendar include Theaster Gates, Yo-Yo Ma, Paramore and more.
Here Are the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival's Five Most Exciting Acts
The festival isn’t happening until the end of summer, but a newly announced lineup is good enough to make plans now.
Can You Come Up With a Game as Good as Cards Against Humanity?
The founders of your favorite dirty card game have a contest to design the next fun thing you’ll play at a party.
Trixie Whitley Is No Frank Sinatra Junior
The 25-year-old singer doesn’t stand in the shadow of a famous musician father. See for yourself tomorrow night.
Top 5 Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: A Rodgers and Hammerstein classic…a ’60s rock icon…a British crooner, plus the weekend plans of the SAIC fashion show’s co chair Roopa Weber
The Chicago Zoological Society’s 'Animals Around the Whirl'
April 20, 2013–The Women’s Board in partnership with the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Zoological Society hosted the 32nd annual Whirl at Brookfield Zoo on April 20. The black-tie fundraiser allowed guests the experience to get up close with a variety of charismatic animals, including a cheetah, flamingo,penguin, fennec fox, spotted genet, wallaby, tamandua, and sloth from both Brookfield Zoo and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The $600-per-person gala was chaired by Romana Malinowski, store director of A. Marek Fine Jewelry in Oak Brook. The event, which was attended by more than 625 guests, grossed approximately $1.27 million, which will support the animals at Brookfield Zoo, as well as the Chicago Zoological Society’s conservation and education programs.
Here's How You Really Write a Song About Violence in Chicago
Chicago’s problems deserve better art than Wyclef’s new “Bang Bang Bang.”
'Kinky Boots' and 'Virginia Woolf' Score Tons of Tony Award Nominations
Here are the interviews with Tracy Letts and Cyndi Lauper, two artists behind Tony-nominated shows with roots in Chicago theatres.
Take a Look at the InterContinental’s Major Renovation
This week’s destinations include Estes Park, Colorado; Carlsbad, California; and Memphis.