Another visit to see Jack. Across the street is a great mural that includes Jack and the legendary…read moreRay Bradbury. It made for a nice visit.!

Now Yelp has been really good to me. Helping me find some great restaurants and services. I've met…read moresome really cool folks that have become good friends too. So it is kind of a natural progression that Yelp has helped me find some great things for my son to enjoy. Enter the NS Little Yelpers Club! The kick off event was at the Kohl Children's Museum and we had a blast! It was nice to meet other Yelpers and their kids in such a cool place. Kohl is a wonderful museum/learning environment for kids. Kohl is geared towards kids--infant to eight years old. There really is something for every level here. Even crawlers get special play spaces just for them. My sidekick really liked the water room, the cars/ramps room and the chicks. The nature room right now has hatching chicks, just like at the Museum of Science and Industry. But that will change as next month the nature room will have butterflies--from caterpillar to butterflies. Kohl's space is smaller than the DuPage Children's Museum, but they really fill it with great rooms for imaginative, music and science related play. I can't even begin to list everything. It is such a wonderful place. It's been around for several years, but everything is so well-kept and clean, it looked like it was a new place. The staff was so friendly and helped keep things organized (making sure the movable items got back to their respective rooms and such). It can't be Yelp without food, so thanks to the wonderful CM Angela for providing kids snacks for the little ones. As well as the cool swag--coloring pages and Yelp bouncy balls, yay! The club may say "North Shore" but I'm looking forward to bringing my sidekick to more events in the future. What a great kick-off event!

Angela, who runs this group, is wonderful! So much fun to be a part of this club! Great events and…read morethe kindest members!

Excellent event, lots of new whiskey, wines and moonshine to taste. Plus a chance to go into these…read moreLincoln Park pubs/bars that we always wanted to into. Everyone was cool, no large crowds and got to taste and re taste the whiskeys and moonshines we liked, plus gots lots of free bees from the vendors. Can't wait for the Whiskey, Wine and Swine on Montrose Beach in June 2016 where my wife is bringing her girlfriends with us (all bikinis) and that will be another great time. Thank you.

Friendly people and very welcoming. It's ok if you struggle to catch on. You will be encouraged as…read morewell.

I have been dancing here every Monday for the last 10 months and it's great! Everyone is welcoming…read moreto newbies and great to dance with. I love contra for this reason. It's easy to learn and even if it takes you a while to pick it up everyone is really patient and the emphasis is on having fun! There is often cake for various birthdays and other sweets to munch on. The live music is great and the callers are fun. Dancers dance both rolls-gender swapping is encouraged! If you come, make sure to save me a dance! Lead or follow! And look us up on Facebook if you need a car pool to or from the dance!

This is a funny little park. It's not a recreational park or anything; it's in the name: It's a…read morememorial park commemorating the Catrambone family. The family first immigrated from Italy in the early 20th century, settling in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood. This park came into existence near the end of the century in 1997 to memorialize the family. There are bricks throughout this little corner of land with names of various family members, and near the park sign there's a section for members of the family who served in the military. Many of the family still live in the west side neighborhood, and this is a sweet little tribute to the 150+ members of the family who have flourished since the original five (four brothers and cousin) came to the city.

So the hubs and I got wine fest tickets from my bro in law for the birthday. We are new to chicago…read moreso this was exciting and a new venue we have never been to before. We have passed by Moe's Cantina tons of times going to the blue line and so forth downtown but we've never been. We get there and are greeted by tons of security and a table full of freshly poured mimosas! We get our wrist bands and walk into a huge venue with bars along the wall and tables and booths. Every 10 feet are another 4-6 bottles of wine to try from various vineyards. Also champagne and Prosecco and bourbon/whiskey ready made cocktails. We get to the back of Moes and claim our free cheese and fruit plates, there are also sparkling water. There are also different yummy foods for purchase $3. Then we realize after already being impressed that there's an upstairs different bar set up also for different wines and foods, and then walk next door to two more down stairs and upstairs bars/lounges w more and more wine and food. It was an enormous venue and beautiful, with different types of music from hip hop to top 40 to country in each place. We are super excited to have discovered true venue and definitely plan to visit again each bar on usual night opens! Definitely recommend this wine fest. Best part it happened on one of the snow days in Chicago so we got to beat the weather in the best way!!!

This event took place at Moes Cantina and The old crow. This was a very large space and it was…read morepacked. Upon entering you were given two cups and a paper cupon booklet. There were several differen tables set up for companies to give out their samples. You could get unlimited samples.They even had a few extra booths with other items like water, cake, bai drinks, etc. There were several different stations some stations had longer lines then others it wasn't about taste, but how much the event person was talking to patrons. You were not able to purchase the wine but most places told you where you can get it at. They had a cheese tray provided with a volcher on your cupon book. The only thing I did not like was the cheese try it was sitting out and apparently not cold. I hope noone got sick from the apparent room and warm cheeses. Overall I recommend this event and probally will do it again next year.

I've ran this race for many years and was previously a raving fan. I loved the convenient location…read moreand community/neighborhood feel to the race. Plus... Everyone is running in bunny ears and sunglasses which makes me smile. That said, I purchased two race entries this year and when this organizer cancelled the race due to Covid-19 they decided not to offer any refunds. They say they will make it a virtual race and mail the swag. I let them know I didn't want the swag mailed and would prefer they issue at least a partial refund or send me the money they would spend mailing a t-shirt. I'm very displeased with how this company has handled this tough situation and will actively boycott Adrenaline Special Events races after this experience.

The good: 1. It was nice that they kept the run small…read morebecause then you weren't running into each other, or the stupid walkers, or getting stuck at bottle necks when the course turned around. 2. Awwww, they have a petting zoo :) 3. Love the goody bag (dri-fit t-shirt, bunny ears, sun glasses) 4. Timing chip for no extra charge (believe it or not, some races do charge) 5. Very reasonable price to run ($35) 6. The support a Chicago charity There were two things that could have been better... 1. The gear check was super unorganized... They really needed at least 5 more people there helping so that it wasn't such a cluster F... 2. The awards were given out super duper late after the race... My friends and I knew we had the costume contest locked in and won but we had to wait around forever... (we won!).

I recently attended a friend's wedding where the Clark Johnson Orchestra performed for the cocktail…read morehour and reception. The Clark Johnson Orchestra (formally The Morris Ellis Orchestra however now under different leadership) was essential in creating an upbeat yet sophisticated ambiance. I am so glad that my friend opted for a live band rather than the traditional DJ as they were fun, engaging and entertaining. They looked good and sounded good and played a wide variety of music ranging from smooth jazz to contemporary hits. I'd highly recommend The Clark Johnson Orchestra for your wedding or special event!