Rode to Walgreens to pick up some vital supplies and thought I'd try my hand at the Flip.
We are Wicker Park Bucktown is an special service area1 with the following mission: to sustain and promote the prosperity and unique qualities of life of the Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood and commercial district, whilst preserving its diverse character for the benefit of its residents, visitors, and businesses through the wise and discerning investment of resources to enhance our public ways. They recently held a master planning open house and invited locals to give their suggestions for the area in a really fun photo format. They've uploaded the photos to Flick for anyone to browse through: WBP Open House #1 Suggestion ...
Me and Jacqui went to Dark Room (Yelp] last night in Ukranian Village to meet up with a new friend of ours. Nilay Patel is a writer for Engadget and lives in Chicago. He invited us to Dark Room last night to watch Matt Roan lay down some awesome music. View Larger Map It was one of those nights out when you're supremely happy even though you're cold and trying to grab a taxi. We attempted to um... convince the guys at the 24 hour McDonald's to sell us some double cheeseburgers, but they weren't having it because it's drive-thru ...
Had an excellent time out with Jacqui last night. Ran into her coming out of Cooking Fools with two big chunks of tasty looking cheese in hand. We walked to Bin Wine Cafe where we each had a wine flight, shared a cheese plate, and devoured a large order of their tempura green beans. Once complete, we walked practically next door to Pint. We drank $4.00 Blue Moon pints for a couple of hours while laughing, talking, and generally having a good time. Oh, I think we also ate some potato skins in there somewhere! We started at 6pm and ...
Earlier in the week, while walking past Cooking Fools (Yelp page), I noticed they were having a sale on Fat Tire and Delirium Tremens, two of my favorite beers. I didn't have any money on me at the time (walking home from the gym), but I vowed to stop in. The fact is that I had meant to stop by Cooking Fools for quite a while. They cook up a large number of extremely delicious looking meals, roast whole chickens, and baguettes fresh each day. They also sell a wide variety of tasty wines and beers, and even their own ...