Nightlife Photos: Local Tap Takeover at the Village Tap

Mike Green, owner of Roscoe Village’s venerable Village Tap, staged a Chicago beer coup on Thursday night, turning all 26 of the tavern’s drafts over to local brews, including such rarities as Half Acre’s Galactic Double Daisy Cutter and Three Floyds’ Thick White Freeks... Read more

Your Drinking Digest: Village Tap’s Local Tap Takeover; Patio Updates at Fountainhead, Quenchers, Deuce’s; A New Late Nighter in Logan Square

By Amalie Drury

All right, readers. Take a deep breath. There’s a lot to talk about this week. First up, heaven for the beer geeks: Mike Green, owner of the Village Tap in Roscoe Village, recently found himself marveling that there are now enough locally brewed beers from Chicago and the burbs to fill all of the bar’s 26 taps... Read more

Find the Bike Path Less Traveled

By Robin Linn

The owners of Roscoe Village Bikes recommend trails where you’re infinitely less likely to hear “On your left!” Read more

Bordeaux Lounge Is a Relaxed Dinner-and-Drinks Hideaway

By Peter Ranvestel and Hannah Edgar

The Roscoe Village wine bar opened earlier this spring next door to Turquoise Cafe. Read more

After a Million Dollar Renovation, Miller's Pub is Open for Business

By Anthony Todd

Plus: Kite String Cantina brings taquitos and bubbly cocktails to Roscoe Village and the Trib rounds up Chicago's best fried food. Read more

Graphic Designer Nancy McCabe Shares Her Favorite Things

By Heiji Choy Black

The 31-year-old owner of No Ocean shows off the wares at her Roscoe Village apartment. Read more

Here Are This Week’s Top Local Sales and Shopping Events

By Tori Telfer

A holiday shop-hop, an ugly Christmas sweater contest, and the Roscoe Village Winterfest make for a spirited week of shopping. Read more

Commonwealth Tavern: Not Flashy, and That's the Point

By Carrie Schedler and Peter Ranvestel

Everyone in Roscoe Village, it seemed, turned up at this new farm-to-table neighborhood bar. Read more

The Love, Loss, and Very Bad Decisions in Gina Frangello's A Life in Men

By Jonathan Messinger

The Roscoe Village author’s Slut Lullabies set the stage, and her new novel will attract the spotlight. Read more

13 Questions for Tanya Saracho

By Matt Pollock

The Chicago playwright on her journey from Roscoe Village to HBO. Read more

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