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West Town’s Funkenhausen ain’t your opa’s German beer hall

Mark Steuer's new German restaurant isn't named for his teenage all-accordion Krautrock cover band—though I wouldn't be surprised if he could pull something like that off. It is, however, a long-awaited return to the main stage by a chef who's veered all over the culinary map since his first days in Chicago, handling the savory side of things at Hot Chocolate, and then moving on...

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Philosophy, Writing, and the Character of Thought

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“This is one of the best books I have read in a while. Powerful and original, it is about writing and not knowing how to write. It is about displacement, and being uprooted, and disorientation. About stuttering, about not knowing one’s way in an argument or how to say it, so that it is to the height of what it is being expressed. It is about how philosophy is homeless, and how just as it has no mother tongue, it also has no distinct or owned, sovereign, genre. This is a book about ho... Read Full Post »

Tea Pot Brew Bakery Officially Opens at 1802 S. Wabash

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In case you missed it last week, it looks like Tea Pot Brew Bakery has officially opened (according to a post by Alderman Pat Dowell on Facebook):

At the grand opening of the Tea Pot Brew Bakery at 1802 South Wabash. The line is out the door!! People (lots of young people) enjoying delicious ice cream, hot teas and coffees, cookies, cakes and pies. Owners Veranda and Yomi are Chicagoans bringing new energy to the South Loop.

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One Central Development Faces Questions & Resistance from Local Politicians and Residents

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Live rent-free on the River North / Gold Coast border at Chestnut Place

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Chestnut Place belongs on your must-visit list if you’re looking for an apartment with ...

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The Long View On Chicago’s Artistic History, A Book Review of “Art in Chicago: A History from the Fire to Now”

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Cubs, Dodgers open 3-game series

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Suburban actuary who calculated pension contributions (often too low) suspended for 2 years

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A suburban actuary whose recent consulting work included public pension funds in Elgin has been suspended for two years.

Timothy W. Sharpe of Geneva was disciplined by the American Academy of Actuaries "for materially failing to comply with precepts ... of the code of professional conduct in connection with valuations he performed for several municipa...

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Baseball history unpacked, January 4

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A wildly popular Cubs-centric look at baseball’s past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along as we review select scenes from the rich tapestry of Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball history. The embedded links often point to arti...

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