9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (181+ words) Merz Apothecary co-owner Anthony Qaiyum recommends these four spots. "A chill place that just feels magical. It's a great spot to catch live music all year, but meeting friends here on the patio in summer is a reminder how lucky…...

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1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (642+ words) An Oscar Winner's Steppenwolf Return'Chicago Magazine Tarell Alvin McCraney crafts a new work of magical realism for his longtime friends at Steppenwolf. The purpose of art," James Baldwin once wrote, "is to lay bare the questions hidden by the answers....

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2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (308+ words) Modernized preppy. Elevated cargoes. Classics with a techno twist. Actor Liam Oh shows off spring's latest looks. Liam Oh has lived in Brooklyn for close to three years now, but he still carries Chicago with him. "I spent the first…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1155+ words) Found in Translation'Chicago Magazine To fully digitize its archives, the Newberry Library is tapping people who can decipher a foreign language: cursive. Reading between the lines is a handy talent, but sometimes the lines themselves require deciphering. Case in point:…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (421+ words) Five Side-by-Side Homes for Sale'chicagomag.com...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (234+ words) Why We Dig the Basement Dig at Una Mae's'Chicago Magazine Join us in the speakeasy of Chicago's thrifting universe. If you shop in Wicker Park long enough, you learn to look for the staircase. At Una Mae's (1528 N. Milwaukee Ave.), a…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (91+ words) Answers for those sick of smashburgers and those not wanting a wait. I'm tired of smashburgers. Where can I get a thick, upscale burger? What are three top spots where you can walk in without a wait? Day of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (457+ words) At Bocadillo's Spanish Suppers, You're Family'Chicago Magazine James Martin's weekend dinners at Bocadillo Market bring strangers together over a multicourse meal. It's fitting that the first course served at Bocadillo Market's Spanish supper spotlights bread, since the communal dining experience'there…...