ELECTRIC AVENUE: Once a stark thoroughfare, West Chicago Avenue is transforming into a stellar destination for BYOs, bars, and more Read more
Chicago's senior editor Nora O'Donnell attended the Lyric Opera's announcement yesterday. Here, we bring together her tweets from the event with some great links to more information. Read more
It was a big weekend for floor-length sparkly gowns and penguin suits—some accessorized with swooping capes, torn from the racks of Phantoms ‘R’ Us. On Friday, the Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its season with Verdi’s Macbeth, and on Saturday, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra honored its first official year with Maestro Riccardo Muti at the helm with a one-night only performance and ball." Read more
A SCIENTIFIC QUEST: A summer devoted to all things science is like opening a portal into another world: awesome. Into the wormhole you go. Read more