Vacancy rates for retail stores are (ever so slowly) on the rise in Chicago, with the most interesting new tenants coming in the form of pop-up art galleries and work spaces. The Chicago Loop Alliance’s initiative, Pop-Up Art Loop, is kicking off another strong (and temporary) exhibition, Love Flows Both Ways: Street Culture x Contemporary Art curated by Oliver Hild of Maxwell Colette Gallery. more ›

Kids can get their rock on at the Paul Frank Store (851 W Armitage Ave.) from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. today. Lollapalooza's own Kidzapapalooza is having an in-store party to celebrate the announcement of the Kidzapalooza line-up. We think it's pretty nifty that Perry Farrell's now-stationary multicolored party is doing its best to make sure everyone of very age is invited, and last year the Kidzapalooza stage was the hippest kids party we've ever seen. more ›

Platteville, WI is planning a Chicago Bears training-camp museum. Thanks to a $200,000 grant from the NFL Grassroots field program, the grass football field at Lane Tech will be replaced with a synthetic playing service. People are loving this idea: For $150 you can get a customized South Side Irish St. Patrick's day parade street banner. They're green and have shamrocks and white lettering and you can put family names and memorial tributes on... more ›