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Pressed and Ready
Cooking a waffle is a straightforward thing—any monkey can put an Eggo in a microwave. But Waffles—a new South Loop brunch joint—makes a big impression with its creative takes on this breakfast staple. »
The South Loop
From far away, the towering condo buildings of the South Loop appear crystalline and new, the products of more than 30 years of development. Yet the streets tell a much different story, worn by the highs and lows of the neighborhood’s past. Once the place to live in Chicago, Prairie Avenue hosted some of... »
Night and Day: 24-hour dining on the South Side
This time last year, the Weekly came out with its first guide to 24-hour restaurants on the South Side. In that issue, we covered classics like Izola’s, Depot, and the original Maxwell Street Polish stands. We’re back this year with a few more selections from the South Side nightscape. From the welcoming diners of... »
Out of Africa: Clubbers get a music history lesson at South Loop venue the Shrine
From the late ’50s and on through the ’60s, Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood was a black music mecca. So many blues and soul recording labels set up shop on South Michigan Avenue that the street earned the title of Record Row. Only a few traces of that legacy are still visible among the warehouses... »
Best of the South Side 2009: South Loop
The South Loop is a new neighborhood with a long history. Like many Chicago neighborhoods, it was first populated by poor immigrants in the mid-19th century, mainly Irish, Germans, and African-Americans from the South. Spared by the Great Fire, it became a bastion of the Chicago elite, who built magnificent homes along Prairie Avenue.... »
Best of the South Side 2008: South Loop
The South Loop stands today as the best example of gentrification on the move in Chicago. Cranes consistently dot the horizon, as high-rises sprout and come to fruition, housing the city dwellers who are flocking back to urban areas. But the South Loop is a strange place unto itself—rundown blocks border high-end restaurants and... »
Ready to Rock: Reggie’s Live gives the South Side a new place to party
The music scene on the South Side is finally receiving a huge boost with the opening of Reggie’s Live, just three blocks from the Cermak-Chinatown stop on the Red Line. When owner and founder Robby Glick was asked how he chose the name for Reggie’s, he replied that it was a combination of “having... »
Best of the South Side: South Loop
Like most neighborhoods on the South Side, the South Loop has fought to recover an identity it once lost. Once a thriving immigrant enclave that fell victim to crime and blight in the 1970s, the area is rebounding with unprecedented vitality, throwing up luxury lofts on Printers Row, townhouses along Roosevelt Road, and fine... »
