Logan Square seems to be among Chicago’s most widely celebrated neighborhoods, at least when it comes to music. There was the I Love Logan Square celebration in spring, and the Logan Square Music Series: Sundays in the Park is finishing out the summer. And now The Square Affair is returning for its second year to celebrate the neighborhood’s eclectic music community. more ›

It would be easy to chalk up former Pabst executives' gripes about the companies new owners as sour grapes, if sales hadn't tanked since they took over...and if the new owners weren't such tools... more ›

The sale of the much beloved Woodridge-based Pabst Brewing Company to food mogul C. Dean Metropoulos went final on Friday. Now that all parties are talking with the media, a few tidbits almost as tasty as the revitalized Schlitz (another Pabst product we have been guzzling of late) have emerged, including a response to Karl’s suggestion last month that Billy Dee Williams be brought back to re-kick start the brewery’s Colt 45 brand. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Metropoulos name-checks Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg as potential updated brand ambassadors. more ›

Pabst, reacting to the success of "Schlitz Original recipe" and the continuing solid sales of PBR, announced that Old Style is returning to its original kräusening recipe to compete with "premium" brands. That is, if you consider Bud, Miller and Coors to be "premium." more ›