Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category
The 2009 Chicago Bears have started the preseason games already and it isn’t long until the regular Football season is in full swing. Whether you are a casual fan or a dedicated fantasy football die hard who also attends home games at Soldier Field, you will want to know where to find the scheduled games on TV [...]
August 16th, 2009 | Posted in Chicago News, Chicago events, Illinois, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Sports, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 4 Comments
The jets are buzzing by the high rise office building I work in downtown and I am reminded that the Chicago Air and Water Show is this weekend! Every year the City of Chicago is generous in providing this entertaining weekend event free for everyone. But if you want good seats, get out early on [...]
August 11th, 2009 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Illinois, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | 2 Comments
It is Fall TV Season Premiertime again in Chicago. Yet few of the listings I see on the internet are in local Chicago time zone time. So, I have taken the eastern standard time zone listings and converted them below into the new fall season schedules for Channels ABC 7, NBC 5, CBS 2 and [...]
August 10th, 2009 | Posted in Business Local, Chicago Loop, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, Illinois, Lakeview, Lemont, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown, Wrigleyville | No Comments
Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruises and Toursare one of the top attractions I recommend for tourists and locals alike when visiting downtown Chicago in the summer. It offers a chance to see Chicago from a different perspective and is relatively cheap for entertainment. It is a great stay-cation activity this summer, and it is a local activity that is fun, relatively cheap [...]
July 8th, 2009 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Evanston, Illinois, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, Wrigleyville | 1 Comment
The Garrett Popcorn Shops will open a new store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago this summer replacing the one on North Michigan Avenue that closed last year. Their presence on the Mag Mile was missed by locals and tourists alike. Their flavored popcorn is such a Chicago Classic and we are glad to see that they will be [...]
June 15th, 2009 | Posted in Business Local, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Gold Coast Chicago, Illinois, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | No Comments