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Pastrami Party

Author: Kate Rockwood

We've taste-tested our way across Chicagoland in pursuit of the best pastrami joints around. It was a messy endeavor, but who said (pastrami) love was easy?READ »

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BARS + CLUBS

Friday After Work
Author: Dana Kavan

Dana finds a Friday-night deal that makes the real world seem not so cruel after all. READ »

FOOD

Talkin' Taquerias
Author: K. Tighe

We haven't been to every taqueria in the city, but we've downed enough tacos to find a few favorites. READ »

MUSIC

Heavy-Metal Hangouts
Author: Keidra Chaney

Chicago's hard-rock scene is one of the nation's strongest. Here's where to go to get in on the headbanging action. READ »

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THEATER

Funny Ladies
Author: Alicia Eler

These young, up-and-coming female comedians are shaping Chicago's underground scene. READ »

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Chicago Theater Shows

ARTS & WORDS

Must-See Art Exhibits
Author: Justin Sondak

Find out what Black is and what it ain't during a racially charged show at the Renaissance Society. READ »

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Chicago Arts Listings

FITNESS

So You Wanna Play in the Sand?
Author: Danielle Braff

Get a full-body workout while reminiscing about days spent in the sandbox at Equinox's Sandblast class. READ »

LIFESTYLE

TGIT... If You're on Madison
Author: Erin Brereton

Bargain beer, affordable appetizers and ample seating make the west part of Madison a great end-of-the-week street. READ »

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Gotta Get to Garfield Park!
Author: Benjamin Andrew Moore

Gnat bites, palm trees and desert delights add up to one thrilling adventure on the West Side. READ »

Friday's
Drink Deal$
S M T W Th F S
  • Corcoran's Grill & Pub: $3 pints of Fat Tire and Blue Moon
  • Grape Street and Vine: $16 buckets of Bud Lite
  • Red Kiva: Half-price bottles of select wine
  • Kroll's South Loop: $3 Captain Morgan cocktails and bottles of Heineken, Heineken Light and Amstel Light, $5 Red Captains (Red Bull and Captain Morgan), half-off bottles of wine, $5 select glasses of wine
  • Hunters: $3.50 Smirnoff martinis, $2 Well cocktails, $1 Draft Beer, $4.50 pitchers of draft beer
  • Morseland: $2 bottles of Old Style
  • Dubliner: $1.75 Bud products
  • Moretti's (Schaumburg): Half-price appetizers from 4-7 p.m. in bar with beverage purcase
  • Maeve: $3 bottles of Bud and Bud Light
  • Garv Inn: $2.75 Mike's Hard Lemonade, Berryweiss beer, and Twisted Teas
  • The Rail: $3 drafts of Harp, Smithwick's and Guinness, $3.50 Jager shots
  • Duke's Bar: $2 house shots
  • Big City Tap: $1 Apple Pucker and jello shots
  • Halligan Bar: $3 Blue Moon, Guinness, Three Olives Cherry cocktails, and shots of Jameson
  • End Zone Tap: $3 Harp, $3.50 Guinness
Columns: Our resident experts deliver fresh takes on city life.
  • Bar Tab Tales: Dana Kavan scours the city for creative concoctions and delicious drink deals.
  • Cheap Thrills:
    Erin Brereton is on a never-ending search for life on the cheap.
  • Green Thumb: Sharon Hoyer reports on her endeavors to make “greening” a practicable way of life.
  • Best When Drunk: Zinny Fandel shares her tales of living the (mostly) BYOB life at some of the city’s best liquor-free restaurants.
  • Raving Dish:
    Misty Tosh explores back-alley eateries and seedy ethnic joints in search of Chicago’s culinary treasures.
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Russian Circles
Monday May 5, 2008
The melodic instrumental trio grows into a more focused sound on its sophomore album.READ »
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Perplexing Pals: A Friend with Benefits and Your Horny Ex
Author: Anna Pulley

What to do when you're falling for a friend and how to get your ex to stop hitting on your posse. READ »