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Nerds, meet your romantic and intellectual match this Valentine’s Day!
Find love without compromising what matters. We’ve all seen some sad, strange scenarios like: Successful old nerd hooks up with the sort of girl that would’ve made fun of him in high school Nerdastic chic settles for neighborhood bad boy that’ll just leave her with bad credit Awesome nerd doesn’t know (s)he is awesome as [...]
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Winter time is hockey time at Soldier Field
Are you ready for some serious hockey action? Scoring a first in the venue’s vibrating history, outdoor college ice hockey is coming to Soldier Field this February! The Chicago landmark will play host to the inaugural Hockey City Classic – a one-of-a-kind doubleheader featuring four of the nation’s premier men’s college ice hockey programs: Minnesota [...]
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Smart living calls for green and tech combined
Going green and technology keep emerging as two major trends having a deep impact upon the development of the modern society. If going green means better quality of life, healthier environment and reduced carbon footprint, tech can really ease our existence. And those two philosophies combined could result into an enhanced living experience for each [...]
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Explore the city’s neighborhoods by joining Chicago Restaurant Week
Chicago is a first-class dining destination; it’s not just the eternal rivalry between deep dish and thin crust that spices up the gastronomic scene. It’s all the international flavors and aromatic cuisines that invaded the city and made it shine as one of the top culinary capitals of the world. What better way to explore [...]
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Do you have one day to drastically improve your health?
Dr. Furhman’s One Day Health Immersionmay be the turnkey to a healthier you in 2013. Year after year we vow that this will be the year that we get our house in order: we will be better organized, more engaged with friends and family, and lead healthier and more active lifestyles. Each year we are [...]
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Greet the New Year in mirth with two weekends of live sketch comedy
The 12th annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival is just what you need to kick off 2013 with a bang. The Windy City’s sketch comedy community features some of the best names in the industry, with talented entertainers that sure know how to put on a show. There’s a reason why they call Chicago the sketch [...]
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Jolliest holiday fundraisers Chicago
These parties are making spirits bright on fulfilled dream at a time. Holiday for Hope has been making children’s dreams come true for 24 years. Holiday for Hope is the seasonal fundraiser hosted by Dreams for Kids, which provides life altering experiences for homeless and high-risk children. Their mission is to replace “charity with opportunity [...]
FISCH-MAS spells food trucks, fun, and beer
Warm up this holiday season with hearty stouts, rare seasonal brews, and some of the best food trucks in Chicago. Fisch-mas comes to us as a gift from the wonderful crew of Fischman Liquors and Tavern. It’s a fun, new holiday event that unites Chicago residents in the spirit of mirth, merriment, and tipsiness. Don’t [...]
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Celebrating 20 years of House of Blues
House of Blues has been entertaining the nation for 20 years now and to celebrate their amazing journey, the music venue is about to kick off a 20-month long anniversary extravaganza that will start December 4 in Los Angeles. Founded by Isaac Tigrett in 1992, the very first House of Blues occupied a small converted [...]
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Santas invade Chicago. Merriment is inevitable.
The prophets predicted this day. Now, it has finally come. SantaCon strikes the streets of Chicago on December 8, 2012. Be prepared for an invasion of Santas and Mrs. Clauses, along with a slew of reindeer, elves, and walking talking ornaments. Resistance is futile. The SantaCon takeover is inevitable…so you may as well join in. [...]
Welcome the Blackhawks back to the ice December 2nd
December 2nd kicks of the 2012-2013 regular season for the Blackhawks! Hockey fans are undoubtedly some of the most loyal on earth. Fair-weather football fans, just-for-tradition baseball fans, and I-just-like-the-shoes basketball fans have got nothing on us. We eat, sleep, and breathe the sport and know that we’re a select few in the greater American [...]
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Simple, chic DIY decorations for your Christmas tree
Keep your holiday decorations simple, chic, and fuss free with these cost-savvy ideas. The holidays are a DIYers dream! There are so many inspirations floating around the web, so many sales on popular supplies, and you might even have a few vacation days (or better, snow days) where you can sit back and enjoy yourself [...]
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French design pioneers bring exquisite art to Chicago
It’s not every day that you get to admire the fine lines of French design without a worthy trip to Paris. This fall, France is much closer than you think as the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has prepared a true feast for the senses with a memorable exhibition of French design stars Ronan and [...]
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Chicago restaurants dress up for Turkey day
We have so much to be grateful for, probably more than we care to admit. Thanksgiving is a time to stop for a second, take a break from our hectic lives and give thanks for the good and the not so good, for our health, family and friends, job, home, food or anything else you [...]
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Tempting Thanksgiving desserts with a twist
Take a step from ordinary to extraordinary with these variations on traditional favorites. There’s a reason why certain desserts become holiday traditions: they’re delicious, heartwarming, and usually quite inexpensive to make (the ingredients for apple pie won’t break the bank). While these enduring delicacies should be revered with due respect by foodies everywhere, there is [...]
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Help out in Chicago this Thanksgiving Day
Spend some of your Thanksgiving volunteering in Chicago and know that you are giving back to your community. You will feel great about spending part of this traditional day of thanks doing something to help others. Here are some great ways to assist Chicago charities in need this turkey day: The San Jose Obrero Mission [...]
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Cold weather fun in Chi-town
What do Chicago and the Kingdom of the North have in common? Most definitely the fact that „winter is coming”. And just like in the hip TV drama, “Game of Thrones” winter is a major character in the Windy City. It dictates the course of action in many instances and strongly affects our mood and [...]
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Tech pioneers send bionic man up the Willis Tower
Standing 1,450 feet and 110 stories tall at 233 S. Wacker Drive in the West Loop, Willis Tower is the tallest building in Chicago and one of the tallest buildings in the world. But most importantly the skyscraper is an important part of Chicago’s culture and an emblem of the Windy City’s greatness. On Sunday, [...]
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Rental Housing Expo in Chicago offering valuable insight on renting
Renting has become a convenient solution to time-consuming, mortgage-haunted homeownership, especially for young renters who value independence and sustainability more than anything else. But the path to a happy living is not as simple as that. Often times we are faced with problems that are not so easy to address, especially if you’re new at [...]
Tips to safeguard your Chicago home from bad weather
Sandy hit New York City Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 with a hybrid squall that flooded the city’s historic waterfront, swamped rail yards, subway tracks, tunnels and roads and caused the largest storm-related outage in our history according to several media outlets, leaving about 670,000 customers without power in the city and suburban Westchester County. Although [...]
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