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A Latin American plaza springs up in Chicago
The Old Town School of Folk Music bustles daily with students carting instruments to classes and echoes of percussive flamenco stepping or drum circles piecing out African beats. But at midweek, the lobby of the main concert hall becomes a Latin American plaza, the traditional center of folk […]
La Bamba
122 W Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60602
312-338-0080
Also at 2557 North Halsted
Chicago, IL 60614
773-477-7491
La Bamba has two locations in the city, one in the Loop and one in Lincoln Park, both serving burritos as big as your head. And on Tuesdays they serve their ground beef tacos for a dollar. But if you’re like […]
We decided to visit Evanston again recently and went back to the Mount Everest Restaurant, which is supposed to be Indian and Nepalese cuisine. We went during lunch when they have a buffet. I’ve never been to a Nepali buffet before and I still never have. Not that there are a lot of Nepalese restaurants […]
All Cities Tested Had Bacteria on Their Playgrounds
So, “Good Morning America” investigated playground cleanliness across the nation by collecting 60 samples at public playgrounds. The samples were tested to determine which playground was the cleanest and which had the most germs.
“GMA” tested 12 playgrounds in four cities including: Washington, D.C., and suburban Virginia and Maryland; […]
There are supposed to be dots over the U’s like umlauts in this German superlative that has found its way into popular internet culture. Uber in this case would mean a better burger. This small, cute burger restaurant in downtown Evanston is trying to do just that and you can order your burger […]
Chicago Restaurants Duck a Foie Gras Ban
Chicago’s foie gras ban is one year old, but in spite of the law, restaurants are still serving it.
Some get around the ban by “giving it away for free” (with an $18 salad). Other restaurants don’t have it on the menu, but will serve it if you ask (a […]
New tourism campaign changing due to unintended gang sign
As state tourism officials launched their new “Live Passionately” campaign Wednesday, a spokeswoman said they hoped a hand sign used in the marketing effort would “catch on and become a part of culture, especially here in Virginia.”
It turns out that the sign already has a following - […]
Judge Orders Chicago To Halt Bensenville Home Demolitions
…a judge’s order stopped all major work in a section of Bensenville that would be affected by the O’Hare Expansion project. However, it was unclear how long Bensenville would be able to keep the city of Chicago from demolishing almost 400 vacant homes to make way for the […]
3 Chicago men charged in beating of homeless man
Authorities in Chicago have filed charges against three men accused of beating a homeless man with a heavy chain and a metal sign as they left a downtown bar. The homeless man is now stable condition after the attack around 11 p.m. Sunday night under an el […]