Slushies and Science: The Field Museum Celebrates Pride!
If not already evident from the influx of rainbows around town, it’s Pride month, and Chicago is all in. And even though many people consider the Pride parade the main […]
Strawberry Fields For Everyone- How To (Locally!) Enjoy The Season’s Sweetest Treats
Summer’s great for a lot of reasons. Beaches are open, it stays light out late, and farmer’s markets, CSAs and grocery stores start getting some of the best bounty of […]
12 Fun in the Sun Father’s Day Activities in Chicago
We’re quickly coming up on Father’s Day weekend, and it looks to be a beautiful (if steamy) few days in our area. If you’re celebrating and want to do something […]
Butterflies, Blooms and Corpse Flowers, Oh My! Chicago Botanic Gardens In Full Bloom
[soliloquy id=”14110″] We’re rounding the corner to summer, and the weather’s taking a turn for the best for once. Sunshine and blue skies have been abundant, so it’s high time […]
Twin Titan Arums to Stink Up Chicago Botanic Garden Any Day Now
The Chicago Botanic Gardens have many rare and beautiful specimens, from delicate orchids that require careful hand pollination just to bloom to a multitude of beautiful roses and tranquil waters […]
Jurassic World Confusing Move For Field Museum
We *love* the Field Museum. Its massive corridors contain millions of priceless artifacts and a staff of amazing scientists that are passionate about what they do. On any given day […]
Hold Down The Fort at Chicago Children’s Museum Friday
Everyone needs a bit of a getaway from time to time. With current affairs quickly escalating from bad to worse it’s more and more appealing these days to think back to […]
Word on the Street: American Writers Museum Opens in Chicago
It’s quite literally one of a kind. Though a city like Chicago could rest on its laurels museum-wise, with a glittering crown of over 60 institutions to its name, the city of […]
Minneapolis Monsters- Guillermo Del Toro Meets Mia
“Inside every creative person, there’s a Bleak House.” It’s something I said to Gabriel Ritter, the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia for short), when discussing […]
On The Road: Minneapolis Institute of Art – A World Class Can’t-Miss
Though my heart remains buried in the mountains of the Wild West, my family has always been Midwestern. Though all of us are from Chicago itself originally, we’ve scattered a […]
C2E2 2017 – A C2Review
Well, it’s been a busy weekend for us at Third Coast, and our feet have felt better. But this year’s C2E2 was packed with awesome stuff, and we’re glad we […]
GALLERY: C2E2 Cosplay
As we mentioned in this year’s wrap-up of C2E2, this year’s con was busier than ever, and that meant more people and more amazing costumes. Check out our gallery below […]