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Virgin America Wants You To Visit California

It’s not often that I write about airline sales – almost never – but wow, Virgin America really wants us to go to California. Between now and May 29th, Virgin is hosting a flash sale with round trip airfare to San Francisco and Las Angeles for as little as $179.00. [...]
How to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Like a Mexican

After months of travels together and two years of friendship, my buddy Hector has shared a number of insights and fun facts about how to celebrate and party like it’s Cinco de Mayo. So in the spirit of today, here are a few things Hector has taught me. Authentic [...]
Untitled Starts the Chicago’s Bartender Exchange

Whiskey lovers across the city should rejoice because Untitled is bringing some of the country’s best bartenders to Chicago. Untitled teamed up with Angel’s Envy bourbon to create the “The Monthly Muddle” (aka Chicago Bartender Exchange) and from what I can gather, it’s like a high school foreign exchange program, but for whiskey bartenders and our [...]
Tonight: Rum Classes at Weather Mark Tavern

Summer is just around the corner and tonight the Weather Mark Tavern is helping Chicago prepare with a rum cocktail class. Under the guidance of a rum expert, the interactive class is “Three Rum Cocktails to Impress Your Friends” and that’s exactly what you’ll learn. Teaching how to create an impressive twist on a Daiquiri, Rum Punch and [...]
CIMMfest Toasts 50 Years of the Rolling Stones

Returning for a fifth year, the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival (CIMMfest) is hosting a major celebration for the Rolling Stones. Reflecting on 50 years of music, the CIMMpathy is a three day event (April 19-21) dedicated to concert films and documentaries about the Rolling Stones – ten films in total, [...]

May 22, 2013 at 11:05 pmVirgin America Wants You To Visit California

May 5, 2013 at 2:09 pmHow to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Like a Mexican

April 25, 2013 at 9:19 amUntitled Starts the Chicago’s Bartender Exchange

April 16, 2013 at 12:02 amTonight: Rum Classes at Weather Mark Tavern

April 9, 2013 at 7:05 amCIMMfest Toasts 50 Years of the Rolling Stones