When the moon passes between the earth and the sun on October 14, creating a partial eclipse, Tom Skilling will be watching closely. “There’s just something about it that makes you realize what an amazing universe we live in, and what a tiny part of it we are, when you see this take place before … Read more
Two experiential Halloween happenings turn the typical haunted house on its severed head. But which is the spookiest?
“There’s something to be said about staying in an old cheese factory in southern Wisconsin that’s on the National Register of Historic Places,” says Nic Mink, a proprietor of Seven Acre Dairy Company in tiny Paoli, Wisconsin, just south of Madison. That something is an eight-room boutique hotel combining classic Dairyland vibes with decidedly modern amenities, … Read more
When local filmmaker Eric D. Seals set out to chronicle his father Donnie’s transformation into a biking enthusiast late in life, he thought he was going to tell a simple inspirational tale. But the Wheaton native soon found himself capturing more than his father getting in better shape. His documentary Bike Vessel plumbs themes such … Read more
Riot Fest, one of the city’s leading alternative music events, has a history of getting on its neighbors’ nerves.
The most exotic places you can visit along (or in) our favorite freshwater bodies.
Kokandy Productions has made a Wicker Park basement a destination for inventive musical theater.
