Ice, Ice Baby – Chicago Events 2/5 – 2/8

Theresa Carter, The Local Tourist, NBC Chicago Street Team “I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.” Gary Cole Here’s an unexpected treat. This month we’ll be seeing fireworks – and not just on Valentine’s Day. I’ll toast to that, and that’s the idea behind this unseasonal bonus. The Greater North Michigan Avenue Association [...]

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F**k Valentine’s Day

Joy DiNaro, NBC Chicago Street Team Cupid only has so many arrows, so not everyone is feels the love for Valentine’s Day. If you aren’t in a romantic mood on the 14th check out these Anti-Valentine’s Day activities. If going out for a romantic dinner is way too cliche on Valentine’s Day, try Brownstone Tavern [...]

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ChiTown Texans Meet-Up

Desiree, NBC5 Street Team Chicago’s population includes diverse international communities such as the Romanian, Polish, Italian and Greek to name a few. And, many United States Americans living in Chicago hail from the neighboring Midwestern states, as family is just a car ride away. However, thanks to on-line networking tools like facebook, my friends and [...]

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Say Hello To Goodbye Home

Theresa Carter, The Local Tourist, NBC Chicago Street Team Goodbye Home is a combination and conglomeration of musicians, and just like their backgrounds represent different histories and stories, so their music encompasses several genres. They lean heavy on the folk/Americana side, but “Rain Dance” is an example of how broad their tastes range. It’s a [...]

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Luxury and Sports Come Together in a New River North Bar

D.C. “Fete Select TV” Crenshaw, NBC5 Street Team Upscale tends to be the trend in sports bars these days.  Or at least the hope is to attract a more sophisticated and trendy crowd that would typically choose a hipper environment to spend their Thursday, Friday or Saturday nights.    The new River North sports bar, Bull and Bear, [...]

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Lessons from a Rookie

Rikki Greenberg, NBC Chicago Street Team After an adrenaline-packed display of college hoops, I followed the thirsty media into the press room for a little personal time with the winning coach, the losing coach and two of the winning coach’s players. Judging from my calm demeanor, you never would of guessed that I had never [...]

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Slipknot Does Not Leave Chicago Hanging

Maureen Vana, NBC Chicago Street Team Put on a mask , splash some fake blood behind your ears, and get ready for a good time. Whether you’re into the music or not, it’s undeniable that Slipknot will give you something to raise an eyebrow at. The Allstate Arena played host to the band along side openers Trivium [...]

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Free Looks at the Art Institute

Marcus Riley, NBC Chicago Street Team If you’ve been meaning to check out the Chicago Art Institue or haven’t been there in awhile, this is the month to do it. The recently-renovated facility is offering free admission every day for the entire month of February. ck here for more details.

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Plump Up for Valentine’s Day

Joy DiNaro, NBC Chicago Street Team Not all of us are blessed with the sultry full lips of Angelina Jolie. But the beauty of America is that you can buy what you God didn’t give you. Chicago plastic surgeon Dr. Gregory A. Weiner, is offering Perma Facial Implant™ to augment your lips just in time [...]

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First Fridays at the Museum of Contemporary Art!

JenChicago, NBC5 Street Team Music, Art, Food and Drinks! Friday, February 6. 6-10pm. $7-$15. Looking for something artsy and happy-hourish all on the same night? The MCA hosts First Fridays monthly and features an up-and-coming Chicago artist. Tickets include free Wolfgang Puck appetizers, live music from local DJs, the world’s only iMac G5 digital dating [...]

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One More Option to “Dine”

D.C. “Fete Select TV” Crenshaw, NBC5 Street Team There are so many choices to enjoy a great meal in the city that a lot of restaurants simply get looked over or don’t make the cut.  Some places that are decent, but won’t blow your socks off, still have a place for foodies.  Dine, located in the [...]

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Maven’s Diva Series: Featuring the ladies of the NBC Chicago Street Team!

JenChicago, NBC5 Street Team Thursday, February 5, 2009. 6-9pm. Free The Diva Series is back and this week will be honoring the divas, er… ladies of the NBC Chicago Street Team! The Diva Series seeks to celebrate influential women in Media, PR, Fitness, Fashion, Beauty and much more! Crimson Lounge hosts the weekly series with [...]

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Heartbreak Hotel: Valentine’s for Singles

Marcus Riley, NBC Chicago Street Team If the notion of Valentine’s Day inspires more dread than joy because you don’t have a special someone to share it with, at least one local nightspot is targeting singles on what otherwise could end up being a very lonely evening. Rednofive is hosting Heartbreak Hotel, a bash designed [...]

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A Zany Night With Brian Posehn

Janelle Rominski, NBC Chicago Street Team In these tough economic times, it seems like everyone is in need of a good entertaining laugh. At Zanies Comedy Club, you can get your laugh-on with locally and nationally performing comedians for a relatively inexpensive price. Zanies has a location in Chicago and two in the suburbs of [...]

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They do, they DO call it Xanadu!

Laura Lodewyck, NBC Chicago Street Team The concept of the musical re-make of the 1980 Olivia Newton-John film Xanadu walks the thinnest of lines between delightfully shameless glow-stick parody and awkward, somewhat scary comedic attempts (i.e., creepy talking baby/animal commercials). I am happy to report that Xanadu successfully emerges as an energetically entertaining production worthy of all the excitement [...]

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