Hometown Coffee & Juice—Building Community One Cup at a Time
When Julie and Lou Rubin opened the first Hometown Coffee & Juice in Glencoe in 2018, their goal was simple: create the kind of neighborhood gathering place they felt their […]
Bites: What Author Marisa Walz Eats in a Day
If you’re looking for moral ambiguity, passion, and raw emotion, look no further. Marisa Walz’s debut novel, Good Intentions, landed on shelves several weeks ago and offers all that and […]
Interview: Stevan Miller Gives Us the Inside Scoop on His World as a Beverage Director for Three Chicago Restaurants
It’s no secret that Chicago has some of the best food in the world, but it is also home to some of the best bars, cocktail lounges, speakeasies, and more. […]
Bites: What Author Layne Fargo Eats in a Day
If you’re looking for passion, fire, fervor, and more, Layne Fargo is the author for you. Her latest novel, The Favorites, was released at the beginning of this year and […]
Fan Expo Chicago 2023 Thursday Panel Catchup
Thursdays at Fan Expo Chicago are usually a bit low-key, with fewer guests on site and a lighter programming schedule given the shorter time frame, but this year Fan Expo […]
Saturday at C2E2: Panel Catchup
Writers: Pearl Shin, Antal Bokor and Marielle Bokor For the first time since the completion of the series, the main cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender reunited on the C2E2 […]
Preview: Chicago Commemorates Emancipation with Juneteenth Celebrations
On paper, the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved Americans on January 1, 1863, during the middle of the Civil War. But not all chattel slaves were immediately manumitted. Union General Gordon […]
Interview: Chase Masterson of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on Bullying, Mental Health, Star Trek and Beyond
If you’ve spent any time with Star Trek growing up or now as an adult, you’re probably aware of its central themes. Going back all the way to the original […]
Star Trek Mission Chicago Sunday Panel Catchup
Well, all good things must come to an end. As much as we’ve enjoyed ourselves at Star Trek Mission Chicago, it had to come to a close sometime. Unlike most […]
PHOTOS: Star Trek Mission Chicago Sunday Cosplay
With a convention like Star Trek: Mission Chicago the cosplay scene is a little different. And while you might think all you’d see was Starfleet uniforms, as they always […]
PHOTOS: Star Trek Mission Chicago Saturday Cosplay
What a day it turned out to be at Star Trek Mission Chicago! The floor was packed and so were the panels, and with exclusive sneak peeks in abundance, fans […]
Star Trek: Mission Chicago Saturday Panel Catchup
Star Trek Mission Chicago continued at McCormick Place today, and if you’d been waiting for things to really kick off, Saturday was the day for it. The lineup of […]