Category: Bars
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All Restaurants and Bars CLOSED
No more dining out or drinking out in Illinois. A prudent move by Governor J.B. Pritzker. He made the call Sunday afternoon, after Chicago took some heat for St. Patrick’s Day bar crawls in Wrigleyville. There was plenty of bingeing going on the day the river is typically dyed green. River North, Wicker Park, Lincoln […]
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Chicago deals with COVID-19
On Wednesday, things started getting real. That morning, Mayor Lightfoot cancelled both St. Patrick’s Day parades. Bummer. Is that really necessary? I wondered. Dublin and Boston cancelled St. Paddy’s festivities. Maybe Chicago was only following suit as to keep up appearances? That one expert said outdoor gatherings were okay. In Chicago, we wait all winter for St. Patrick’s […]
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Two Burger Weekend
If the weekend starts on Thursday and ends on Sunday night, then I can say I got down on two pub burgers over the weekend. After a workout and a sauna on Thursday night, I met my sister Meg and our softball teammate Zotti at Floyd’s on Armitage. I was ravenous after burning some calories. […]
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SkiFest: Devil’s Head in Merrimac
My brother-in-law started a tradition many years back called SkiFest. After a hiatus, we brought it back this year to celebrate Stephen’s birthday. Basically, it’s a weekend-long party with some skiing involved. Skifest is based at Devil’s Head Resort in Merrimac, Wisconsin, where Stephen & his friends (the numbers eventually swelled as both my sisters’ […]
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Best Wings in West Town – Output Lounge
Owner Eddie Gutierrez and chef Fidel Garcia sit down with RaShanah & me to discuss the neighborhood bar that offers these incredible hot wings, Output Lounge. Listen here: https://chipod.libsyn.com/website/good-in-chicago-output-lounge-in-west-town
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Good Cold Fashioned Fun in South Bend
“The Irish never quit.” – Irish Spring deodorant soap tagline As good Irish-Americans, my family refuses to quit on Notre Dame – despite a blowout loss at Michigan on October 26th. Besides, we had a whole weekend planned for the Virginia Tech game the first weekend of November. Uncle Chris, business professor at ND, […]
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Truly on tap; BJ Armstrong; and the legendary Calzone of Iowa City
Truly on tap. I hadn’t fathomed such a thing until I arrived at the Vine with T Roth & MG in Iowa City on Friday night. The 11am game meant we got to visit our alma mater for 2 nights, which is awesome. If you’re not familiar with Truly – it’s the Pepsi to Whiteclaw’s […]
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Podcast: Are You Smarter Than a Lawyer?
Listen now on the chiPOD: https://chipod.libsyn.com/website/good-in-chicago-are-you-smarter-than-a-lawyer
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