Commuters stepping off the train at the Southport CTA stop this summer can walk directly down the stairs and into a farmers market located beneath the elevated tracks. The Low-Line Market, operating in...
A new café on Webster Avenue is reimagining traditional iced teas by serving matcha straight from a slushie machine. Recently opening in Lincoln Park, Paper Tiger is already making waves with its signa...
Just 15 minutes from downtown Chicago, the sounds of the city quickly fade into the calls of red-winged blackbirds. This free bird sanctuary is tucked away behind Uptown's harbor slips Tucked away b...
Perched above the city streets, a former train line has been artfully transformed into The 606, a stunning 2.7-mile urban park. This expansive, paved nature trail offers an escape from the often crowded la...
When you visit the main entrance of the Shedd Aquarium, you'll encounter a striking and somewhat surreal centerpiece: a 16-foot-tall painted bronze sculpture of a man in a white-collared shirt and black t...
If you haven't been to the new, expanded Paper & Pencil's storefront in Andersonville, you're missing out. Owners Tyler and Eric recently relocated their popular stationery shop to a larger retail spa...
Have you ever wanted to step back in time? Imagine being surrounded by performers on stilts, musicians playing the hurdy-gurdy, and actors dressed in full medieval costumes. If this sounds fun to you, you...
Did you know there is a family-owned plant store along Clark Street that covers almost two entire blocks? Oh, and it happens to be one of the oldest in the city. Since its opening in 1977, Gethsemane G...
There is a new seamless starting point for cyclists heading toward the city's harbors: Igor's Bike Shack. Located directly on the Lakefront Trail in Lakeview, this shop operates out of a repurposed sha...
Did you know that every time you pay for street parking at a meter in Chicago, the revenue doesn't go to the city but instead goes directly to a private company? This ongoing diversion of funds is the...