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Travel
A Church Where Harriet Tubman Once Worshipped is Now Restored – National Trust for Historic Preservation magazine
The Ultimate Destination to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary – ShermansTravel
See renderings of the proposed 3.5-acre DuSable Park that’s been in the works for years – Time Out Chicago
Book It (Read and Run Chicago) – Midwest Living
Top Chef Joe Flamm Opens Adriatic Restaurant in Chicago – Croatia Week
The Fidelity Hotel Delivers Playful Sophistication in a Historic Downtown Cleveland Setting – Hotels Above Par
This ‘Top Chef’ alum is opening an Indian rum bar and restaurant in Miami this summer – Time Out Miami
Why 30,000 Diners Are Trying to Get Into This St. Louis Restaurant – Thrillist
Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen – The Hotel Guide
15 Classic Restaurants Along Route 66 That Are Worth The Stop – Tasting Table
Take a Unique Adventure On Illinois’s Best Kayaking Trail – Only In Your State
This outrageously decadent stuffed croissant will be available in Chicago for a limited time only – Time Out Chicago
Chicago’s Best Outdoor Dining – Tasting Table
You’ll Never Believe What’s Hiding in This Kansas Hotel – Only In Your State
Trash Unreal brings a weirder, more backyard-wrestling drag party to Ohio – The Buckeye Flame
Go on a Spooky Graveyard Scavenger Hunt – Chicago magazine
The World’s Best Hotels Under £150 – Condé Nast Traveller [Photography]
Croatia’s Underground Tunnels: Zagreb and Pula – Croatia Week
A Cemetery for One – Chicago magazine
This popular Boston rooftop bar is opening for the season this week – Time Out Boston
Your Own Room – Hotels Less Than ₩200,000 – GQ Korea [Photography]
Paintings for the People – Chicago magazine
PHOTOS: Roman mosaic hidden in the Croatian city of Pula – Croatia Week
14 Best Bars In Chicago To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – Tasting Table
The Funeral Parlor with Mini-Golf – Chicago magazine
A Perfect Day in Chicago’s Hyde Park – What Should We Do
Caution! Weird Energy Ahead – Chicago magazine
Seven Secret Chicago Art Displays – Do312
Radiation Underfoot – Chicago magazine
A Safe, Secret Walking Tour of Chicago – Do312
See Winter’s Beauty on Snowshoes – Chicago magazine
15 Iconic Pastrami Sandwiches From Across The US – Tasting Table
Ice-Fish Just a Few Miles from the City – Chicago magazine
Croatian Homecoming – Rad and Hungry
Music
David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Tune-Yards, Robert Plant at Big Ears Festival – Under the Radar Magazine
Oasis Live ‘25 Tour Debuts Stateside in Chicago – Under the Radar Magazine
Live, in Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival with Jamie xx, MUNA, Les Savy Fav, and More – Flood Magazine
Riot Fest Stirs Up a Killer Weekend of Music: Recap + Photos – Consequence of Sound
Explosions in the Sky, Waxahatchee, Yo La Tengo, Sun Ra Arkestra and More at Big Ears Festival – Under the Radar Magazine
After Two Decades, Tortoise’s Jeff Parker Wants to Be Surprised – October
Review: Air Embarks on a Spectacular Moon Safari at the Auditorium Theatre – Third Coast Review
Drinking Beer (and the Life Force of Humans) with GWAR – October
Interview: Catching Up With Billy Corgan – Chicagoist
Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold Gave Us the Perfect Music for This Moment – October
Interview: Common Talks About His New Album – Chicagoist
Interview: Mimi Parker of Low – Chicago Innerview
Interview: Steve Albini Talks About Shellac, Chicago, And The Specifics Of Remastering Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ – Chicagoist
Arts & Architecture
Back in the Game: A World’s Fair sports club in Chicago returns as a plush hotel – Architect’s Newspaper
Fall in Love with Italy This Holiday with The Light in the Piazza at Lyric Opera – Third Coast Review
Interview: Artist Theaster Gates Discusses His New MCA Exhibit – Chicagoist
Caillebotte Uncovered: Art Institute Restoration Reveals Hidden Details – Chicagoist
Auditorium Theatre Celebrates 125 Years – Chicagoist
The Sound of Music is Alive at Lyric Opera – Chicagoist
Exquisite ‘Downton Abbey’ Costumes on Display at the Driehaus Museum – Chicagoist
Lyric Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ Has Plenty O’ Plenty – Chicagoist
Inside The Chicago Architecture Biennial Opening Weekend – Chicagoist
Capturing Chicago and Community Building Through Instagram – Chicagoist
A Global Architect Gets His Due at the Art Institute – Chicagoist