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Branching Out
By Sarah Preston
After teaming up with Pete Wentz and Co. to open Angels & Kings last year, Howard Natinsky is set to open Branch 27 in January. Read more
Recipe File
By Sarah Preston
City dwellers who aren't prepared to cab it to Downers Grove's newly reopened Stardust can mix this holiday party-pleaser at home. Read more
Open House
By Sarah Preston
Will Sully's House Tap Room & Grill stick it out in the shadow of glitzier clubs like Crobar, or will it go the way of many of the area's recently constructed condos: unoccupied? Read more
Weekend Photos: Bar DeVille & Wild Pug
By Sarah Preston

This week we give thanks for two new watering holes: Bar DeVille (701 N. Damen Ave.), the new Ukrainian Village tap from Matt Eisler (Angels & Kings, Empire Liquors, Victory Liquors) and Kevin Heisner, with drinks by master mixologist Bradley Bolt, formerly of The Violet Hour; and Wild Pug, Uptown’s long-delayed ode to pups and Oscar Wilde (we don’t quite get it either) from the same folks as the neighboring Crew Bar + Grill. We also give thanks for a day off: Nightspotting 2.0 is on holiday this Thursday; check back next Monday for shots from the biggest party night of the year, Black Wednesday.

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Black Wednesday Bashes
By Sarah Preston
Black Wednesday—a.k.a. Thanksgiving Eve, when all good nightlifers go on the prowl for one last hurrah before buckling down to a long weekend with the family—is upon us. But with the economy in a tailspin, will the so-called biggest party night of the year be more doom and gloom than gin and tonic? Not for those with plastic at the ready and a taste for cocktails. We rounded up the top crop of parties slated for November 26th. Read more
That’s the Ticket: Election-Night Parties and Specials
By Sarah Preston
Move over, Black Wednesday. By our estimation, Tuesday, November 4th is shaping up to be the biggest party night of the year. Even if you didn't score a ticket to the official Obama rally in Grant Park, there are plenty of places to party with the politicos, no matter whom you vote for. Whether you end up celebrating a win or licking your wounds, you’ll want company. Get it, along with a multitude of drink specials, at these local bars—and keep reading for a quick Halloween heads-up. . . Read more