What started as a small neighborhood breakfast nook (hence the name) is now opening its fourth large location in Edgewater. more ›

Nori is growing its Chicago empire and its latest outpost has landed on Devon Avenue. Blue Elephant may now be no more than a tasty memory, but at least we can say that something equally delicious has taken its place. more ›

Look out Edgewater, there is a new player in your pizza scene. The new kid on the block, however, is by no means new to the business, just your neighborhood. Pete's Pizza has been serving up traditional, thin crust pizza and Italian specialties for over 60 years. After working from essentially one outpost for six decades, this is their first real expansion. The new digs are bright and cozy, giving the Granville corridor yet another breath of fresh air. Having heard the hype, we decided to put Pete's to the test. more ›

Any illusions we ever had about Chicago not being a great city for vegetarians have slowly been cast aside. It seems that the more we explore the culinary highways and byways of the Windy City, the more superb meat-free fare we find. It seems that there's a nice vegetarian surprise around almost every corner. Our latest came from a little place on Devon in Rogers Park. Blue Elephant is a little Thai restaurant that is small on space, but big on fresh vegetarian taste. more ›

If the title has you a little confused, you can rest assured that this is indeed a restaurant review. A play on the name of the eatery, however, was too good to pass up. If you are going to name your restaurant after most folks' favorite season of the year, it better live up to the moniker. We have written before about the dangers of setting the bar high on your food and service by choosing a name with grand connotations. Thanks to the fun, fresh flavors we encountered at Edgewater's Summer Noodle & Rice, we can say that here the name is more than apropos. more ›

Chicago murals may have their spiritual home in Hyde Park and Pilsen, but North Side neighborhoods aren’t slacking. This week we visited Living 2007, the three-year-old bricolage (a multi-media art work) on the viaduct at Bryn Mawr and Lake Shore Drive. more ›

Less than a week after the violent brawl that resulted in the death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert, another violent teen beating happened last night, this time in the Edgwater neighborhood. According to the Tribune: more ›

Why you wanna go and spend your weekend standing in some litter-covered park, staring at scrawny musician types for hours on end? Those rock and rollers don't care about you, honey -- they'll just take your money and then move on to the next town or festival, leaving you with nothing to show for it except grass stains, foggy concession stand memories and some iPhone/gPhone/SLRphone pics. more ›