Resurrection Mary is by far Chicago's best-known ghost story. We've traveled Archer Avenue around the Willowbrook Ballroom on Halloween, in the dead of winter, even riding a Schwinn, in the hopes that Mary wanted to mount the sissy bar for a lift. more ›

We've profiled need-to-have food and drink-related smartphone applications in recent months, from Stolpman's review of the Poynt app, to Lizz's recount of beta-testing the Foodie app. Now they're starting to come fast and furious, with MenuPages' application only one of many to be released. Of course, we should also take the time to pimp the Ist-a-verse app. more ›

The Gothamist network wasn't the only ones who released a new iPhone app yesterday. New York Media (publishers of the Grub Street blogs and MenuPages.com) also launched a new iPhone app that allows users to browse restaurant menus in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, South Florida, and Washington DC, along with rankings and reviews, filter options allowing you to narrow searches by cuisine, location and price, and the ability to post menus to Facebook or e-mail to a friend. more ›

Here's a deal for iPhone users who installed the foodie app. If you use foodie to make a reservation at mk this evening for their four-course tasting menu (a $45 value), you'll receive a free $15 gift card to DMK Burger Bar. As a bonus, anyone who makes a reservation using foodie through January 26 will become eligible for a pass to Stephanie Izard's final Wandering Goat dinner January 27. the more reservations you make through foodie, the more entries you have toward winning the dinner. more ›