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Polish Nights

Saturday, January 21, 2012
By Monika Wnuk

Kids are always looking to the weekend to have a good time. That holds true on the South Side of Chicago as it holds true halfway across the world in Poland. Yet while the law restricts under-agers from having too good of time in the States, Poland allows a bit more leniency. A typical... »

Old World Charm: Racine Bakery supplies all your Eastern European culinary needs

Friday, December 4, 2009
By Katherine Koster
Old World Charm: Racine Bakery supplies all your Eastern European culinary needs

Located on a sleepy, sparse commercial stretch of Archer just a few miles shy of Midway Airport, Racine Bakery serves a Willy Wonka variety of Eastern European specialties. Opened by the Kapacinskas family in 1984, the bakery is still staunchly old country, with linoleum floors, 45-cent coffee, and autumn leaf garland lining its display... »