On the Road: Notre Dame’s Holy Half Marathon
Last Saturday morning marked the 15th annual Holy Half Marathon (informally called the Holy Half), a race around the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The […]
New York Reviews: Andy Warhol—from A to B and Back Again at the Whitney Museum
The blockbuster exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art could be called Andy Warhol—From A to Z and Back Again. Because it’s a very comprehensive view of the life […]
Chicago TARDIS 2018 Full of “Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey” Thanksgiving Weekend Fun
While the turkey leftovers were still fresh and the Black Friday madness had begun, so too had Chicago TARDIS. Now in its nineteenth year, Chicago Tardis is a holiday […]
Review: Happy Campers Are All Alike
Journalists love looking for America, and Dave Hoekstra—WGN radio host and author of The Camper Book: A Celebration of a Moveable American Dream—is as smitten as the rest. For the […]
On the Road: Theater and Architecture in Wisconsin
Spring Green is an arts center in nearby south central Wisconsin that’s easily accessible to Chicagoans interested in theater and the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. In a long weekend, […]
On The Road: South Bay Farmers Market–A Destination Worth the Trip
Wandering through the colorful and brimming-with-produce Campbell, Calif., farmers market when you’re staying with friends, most likely dining out and boarding a flight the next day is simply torturous. I […]
Review: Now and Den–Great Wolf Lodge opens in Gurnee, Packs in Fun for Kids and Adults
An indoor water park may not immediately call to you. Yes, it can be a tempting idea when you’re freezing to death in the bitter cold of a Chicago winter, […]
On the Road: At the Jersey Shore, Spring in Springsteen Country
The calendar says it’s spring, even though the weather doesn’t. But it was time to hit the beach anyway. That is, the Jersey Shore. We spent four days last week […]