June 11th, 2008
Within walking distance of my apartment, the Andersonville neighborhood is chock-full of “contemporary” restaurants, catering to its chic residents—primarily GLBT couples and newly-30-somethings pushing strollers. Big Jones, a new restaurant in the area (just north of Anteprima), fits right in, providing a modern twist on old-fashioned coastal Southern cooking.
Patrons are greeted with lime-green walls, wrought-iron […]
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May 28th, 2008
When you go out for a cup of coffee, you want to be comfortable, right? But too many coffee places expect you to sit on an itty bitty chair at an itty bitty table with no space to relax. Fortunately, that’s not the case with Intelligentsia Coffee.
This Lakeview coffee shop (around the corner from Cupcakes) […]
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December 15th, 2007
Today’s blog post is coming to you On Location! As I type, I am currently sitting in Edgewater’s newest coffee shop, The Coffee Studio, enjoying the “clean lines” furniture, exposed brick walls, and handsome natural wood.
This cozy café was scheduled to open months ago, but unfortunately, the owners kept running into obstacles getting their […]
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October 16th, 2007
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, here’s a look back at some of the moments in which The Chicago Traveler celebrated Latin culture and tradition.
• Two to Tango: There are places throughout the city where you can learn and practice this passionate dance from Argentina.
• La Pasadita may not look like much on […]
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May 1st, 2007
Tango started in the late 1800s in lower-class districts of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The dance had several fluctuations in popularity, but at one point, the Argentinean government actually hired dancers to tour and market the tango in the United States’ major cities. This sparked interest in many Chicagoans back then, but the social dance has […]
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