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Don't miss a special KIDS DAY at The Lincoln Park Farmers Market this Saturday (10/1). Shop the market PLUS stop by the Kid’s Corner for loads of FUN + FREE activities for the kiddos! With awesome organizations like The Kids' Table, Bubbles Academy, Buddha Belly Yoga, Altitude Trampoline, Park West ...
I have 4 tickets to the game tomorrow (Thursday). 1:20 start. Section 215. Covered. Free. You can take all 4 or just a couple or just one. I just want a fan to use them. ...
House is sick. Any suggestions for where to order soup from in larger containers? (not individual servings of soup) In Lincoln Park. ...
I think my kids would be old enough to play poker as a family game at home. We have no idea how to do it. Do you know anyone who would be willing to give us poker lessons? (City) And do I just buy a Poker kit online? Thanks! ...
I know this is a very general question so I do not mind a variation in answers. I feel like a lot of investment is going to happen in Chicago. The area near Chinatown is being bought up and used for business, more schools will have IB programs. But I saw on the news J.B. Pritzker is going to do some...
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During a week in July, my husband and I hosted his family for vacation. Spread between three houses (including ours), were 19 family members, ages 6–70 years old. With a small backyard and a basement only a teenager would love, we had to get out and about in the city. To help inspire anyone who...
Water, sunlight, soil. It’s what all plants need, and one of the first science facts that kids learn. So gardening is the perfect way to harness an interest in the environment and to cultivate future scientists. These steps offer suggestions that can be scaled to fit any size patch, from large outdo...
I moved to Andersonville shortly before my oldest child was born. My husband and I were previously living in a one-bedroom condo in Bucktown, and we knew we wanted to start a family. Andersonville was appealing because of the easy access to the lake and parks, quiet streets with lots of trees, histo...
When I bought my first home in Logan Square back in 2005, the neighborhood was more edgy than hip. I found an old fixer-upper I could afford, crowdsourced a roommate on Craigslist, and called it a day. I was 27, single, and could not tell you the name of the school down the street. A decade la...
“A season of shivers” is the prediction from the Old Farmer’s Almanac. In Chicago we’ve been bracing ourselves. These are some of the winter traditions that our family looks forward to, as we countdown to warmer times. 10. Bundle Up And Get Outside – What else can you do? Build a custom snowman a...
