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CHICAGO READER
Best combination of food and vibes at an African restaurant
If you feel like tasting food from the motherland, you don’t have to travel as far as you might think. In the heart of Hyde Park is Mahari, a charming restaurant that hits the vibes and flavors of the African diaspora with a Creole interpretation. “Mahari” means “gift” in Swahili, and Chef Rahim Muhammad provides his customers with just that.
evanstonroundtable.com
Music Theater for Vintage Performers presents spring program: Singing in the Rain
The Music Theater for Vintage Performers, a new City of Evanston Parks and Recreation program supported in part by the Illinois Arts Council, celebrates and highlights the skills of elders through performing arts with a new spring program, Singing in the Rain. Singing in the Rain. Sr. is presented through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
thelansingjournal.org
Local Voices: The arts are for everyone
Submitted by Katharine Herrman, Spotlight Performance Academy. Spotlight Performance Academy in Homewood has a full slate of programming, with tuition assistance to assure accessibility. Their winter season saw the return of popular Improv programs for kids and teens. Participants in Kidprov (grades 3-6) and TeenProv (grades 7-12) learn the basics...
artdaily.com
The Art Institute unveils Matisse's Jazz in its entirety for the first time since 1948
Henri Matisse, Printed by Edmond Vairel, Published by Tériade for Éditions Verve. The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown from Jazz, 1947. Simeon B. Williams Fund. © 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago opened Matisse’s...
QSR magazine
Wayback Burgers Opens in Niles, Illinois
Wayback Burgers, America’s favorite hometown burger joint and one of the nation’s fastest-growing burger franchises, today announced it has reached an agreement to open its newest restaurant, located at 7057 W. Dempster Street in Niles, IL. Projected to open in Summer 2026, this will be Wayback Burgers’ second location in Illinois, creating approximately 30 new jobs and serving the local community with its signature hometown burger experience.
southwestregionalpublishing.com
Large crowds attend Worth Friday fish frys
Worth has always been referred to as the “Friendly Village” but residents can add another moniker during the Lenten season. The village is earning a reputation for the next several weeks as the place to go to enjoy a fish fry. The fact that two locations offer fish...
CHICAGO READER
Reader-recommended Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr events
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan—a time when Muslims come together for prayer, shared meals, charity, and moments with family and community. After a month of fasting from dawn to sunset, Eid arrives as a celebration and a time of togetherness for Chicago’s Muslim communities, which span many cultures, traditions, and neighborhoods across the city.
FOX 32 Chicago
Manny's Deli in Chicago set to celebrate St. Patrick's Day
WGN News
The Weekender: LCD Soundsystem, WGN’s Ana Belaval and Pat Tomasulo
This weekend in Chicago, catch a variety of comedy specials, plays, and musicians, including "Hamilton" at the CIBC Theatre, "The Irish and How They Got That Way" at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, and LCD Soundsystem at the Aragon Ballroom.
Yahoo!
I'm a Food/Travel Influencer and Chicago is the Best Breakfast City in the World
Chicago is easily one of my favorite cities to visit. It has everything I love: walkable streets, a solid subway system, incredible food, and that familiar energy that makes it feel like a cleaner, smaller, slightly more Midwest version of NYC. But every time I come back, one thing always...
Medievalists.net
Medieval Manuscripts to Be Displayed at EXPO Chicago 2026
Medieval manuscripts will be among the highlights at EXPO Chicago 2026, where Les Enluminures is set to present a selection of illuminated works. The exhibition, titled Past Is Present: Collecting Medieval Art Today, will focus on how medieval books and manuscript painting continue to attract interest from collectors and audiences today.
Broadway World
PlayGround Launches Call for Playwrights for its 2026-27 Writers Pool
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share the latest call for applicants to the 2026-27 Writers Pools in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. One-hundred-and-twelve playwrights will be selected from across the four cities and will be eligible to submit for the 2026-27 season, be under consideration for Best Of PlayGround in each city (Spring/Summer 2027), and also be in the running for the Best of the Best of PlayGround (Summer of 2027).
evanstonroundtable.com
No Longer Human tea shop, cafe now open on Central Street
A new tea shop selling retail products alongside freshly brewed tea quietly opened on Central Street this week. The shop is the latest project of Yaoyu Tong, who also owns Passenger Paper in Evanston and Five Elements Home in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. Tong opened the shop at 1810 Central...
HollywoodChicago.com
Podtalk: Anna Fishbeyn Presents ‘Galaxy 360’ at Chicago’s Logan Theatre, March 12, 2026
CHICAGO – Filmmaker Anna Fishbeyn, along with Cinema Femme of Chicago, presents Anna’s film GALAXY 360: A WOMAN’S PLAYGROUND on March 12th, 2026, at Chicago’s Logan Theatre. For info/tickets, click GALAXY 360. Anna Fishbeyn is having a media moment. The actor, author and filmmaker, in addition...
Hyde Park Herald
A painter’s ode to Hyde Park returns home
Ann Toebbe has been swimming in Lake Michigan for years and, over time, has felt firsthand the ways the water’s currents ebb and flow against Promontory Point. One thing she noticed was how different the water could be from north to south: on one side it could be rough and tumble, while on the other it remained placid.
tastecooking.com
This Is TASTE 741: Rosio Sanchéz Just Wanted Tacos. Turns Out, So Did Copenhagen.
Rosio Sanchéz grew up on Chicago’s South Side, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, and went on to become head pastry chef at Noma before making one of the more unexpected moves in modern food: opening a taquería in Copenhagen. Today she runs Hija de Sanchez and restaurant Sanchez, where she’s spent more than a decade making the case for Mexican food in Scandinavia—using heirloom corn, indigenous ingredients, and a fine-dining sensibility that’s entirely her own. We talk about her highly personal work and what it means to cook Mexican food so far from home.
evanstonroundtable.com
Howard Gospel Choir returns to Evanston on March 9
It is March, and that means “spring break” for colleges and universities. Some of the students at Howard University prefer to sing rather than indulge in a week of beachfront parties. The residents of Evanston are fortunate that the great Howard Gospel Choir has put our town on its spring concert schedule again this year.
fastfoodclub.com
I Spent a Weekend Across America Chasing 19 Classic Diner Milkshakes (And 4 Were Incredible)
There is something magical about a thick, creamy milkshake served in a frosty metal cup at a classic American diner. I decided to hit the road and track down some of the most talked-about milkshakes from diners and burger joints across the country. Some were overhyped, some were just okay,...