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A Bang-up Spot: The Chaser’s First Impressions of Bangers & Lace
Yesterday at work, my eyes were aching. I was interviewing someone on the phone when I realized I couldn’t type because I was actually draped across my keyboard, doing my best to assume the napping position while still holding a coherent conversation…
The Glory Days: The ’85 Bears Relive Their Moment at Bull & Bear on Sunday
It’s been a quarter-century since the 1985 Chicago Bears enjoyed what’s been called the greatest season in NFL team history. The Super Bowl Shufflers still spark the imaginations of sports fans everywhere, and this Sunday, you can meet some of the players—Steve McMichael, Shaun Gayle, Dennis McKinnon, and Otis Wilson—at the River North bar Bull & Bear, where they’ll be signing autographs starting at 7 p.m….
Mastro’s Gives Penny the Razzle Dazzle
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Mastro’s Steakhouse (520 N. Dearborn St.; 312-521-5100) is a glamour puss—all sparkle and glitz (thank goodness I wore black, although I was sans any bangles or beads). The piano bar feels like a Cole Porter party…
Weekend Photos: Zombie Prom at Manor Chicago
Turns out Manor’s Saturday-night theme, Zombie Prom, couldn’t hold a candle to Halloween’s most reliable costume mainstay, Sexy [Fill in the Blank]. We sent a photographer to the club on night two of its Halloween doubleheader in the hopes of capturing some awesome fake gore…
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Kicking Off Halloween Weekend with a Beer and a Knife
There’s pumpkin goo on my purse, my shoe, and who knows where else (oh, wait: definitely on my notebook). That’s because last night, true to my word, I gathered The Creative Director and my friend Jenny (The Berg) and headed over to Sheffield’s for the bar’s 25th Annual Pumpkin Carving…
Pick Your Poison: If the Booze Fits this Halloween, Drink It
So, what are you going as this Halloween? The Situation? Lady Gaga? Antoine Dodson? A BP exec? A Chilean miner? A healthcare bill? Tiger Woods? Wow. It’s been a long year…