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Gardening 101 | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. 5 things you should know before starting your first garden. Jeanie McKewan of Brightflower Farm in her garden. Photo courtesy of Jeanie McKewan. With spring around the corner and urban gardening on the rise, Jeanie McKewan, a certified landscape professional and founder of Brightflower Farm. In Stockton, Ill. shares five basic steps for starting your own garden. 1 Right Plant, Right Place: where to put your garden. Map of Chicago community gardens. According to McKewan, a good s...
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Spring | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. Basements, bones and birds at the Field Museum. Members allowed behind the scenes during Members’ Night. This slideshow requires JavaScript. A lot goes on behind the scenes at the Field Museum. In fact, over 90 percent of the collection is hidden from most visitors. To keep up such a large collection, the Field Museum relies on memberships and in return, those who contribute get to see what their money pays for on Members’ Night. March 14, 2014. Continue reading →. March 14, 2014.
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About Ready, Set, ChicaGO | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. About Ready, Set, ChicaGO. Chi – ca – Go: /shi-KAW-go/ verb – the act of living actively in a great city. Chicago is a city of go-getters. There’s just too much to do in this town to sit around. While the windy city needs no introduction, our publication dives into every nook and cranny of Chicago life, allowing readers to experience even more than they knew existed. Local brew with local stew. 8 Tips to stuffing your face: completing an eating challenge. We're a group of Medill...
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8 Tips to stuffing your face: completing an eating challenge | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. 8 Tips to stuffing your face: completing an eating challenge. The daunting “Big Timmy Challenge” burger, complete with sides. The meat alone is a pound of food. Add in some bacon, mounds of cheese and tons of fried sides and you are in for a heck of a ride. Source: Tim Marcin/MEDILL. I watch too much television. Specifically, I watch too much Food Network and Travel Channel. And even more specifically, when the popular Travel Channel show Man vs. Food. At 622 N. Fairbanks. Here’...
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Edition 3 | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. Category Archives: Edition 3. Local brew with local stew. Two Chicago brewers pair iconic Chicago dishes with local craft beers. Revolution Brewing Company’s brewpub located in the Logan Square neighborhood. Mark Kuykendall/MEDILL. We asked two thriving Chicago microbrewers to pair their locally brewed beers with three of Chicago’s most well known foods. John Saller, Brewmaster at Atlas Brewing Company. Mark Kuykendall/MEDILL. Continue reading →. March 17, 2014. 8220;I haven’t b...
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5 smoothies that could help with a hangover | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. 5 smoothies that could help with a hangover. Feeling a little green after St. Patrick’s Day? Check out these five smoothies that could help you kick your hangover quick. When you’ve had your fill of the green river and green beer, reach for a restorative green smoothie. Stacia D. Smith/MEDILL. Stacia D. Smith/MEDILL. Experts say smoothies with green vegetables, like kale or spinach, could help cure a hangover. Stacia D. Smith/MEDILL. Kramer’s Health Foods and Supplements. Baseme...
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Edition 2 | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. Category Archives: Edition 2. Wieners Circle: Eat, drink, be angry. Late-night partygoers stop in at Lincoln Park’s Wieners Circle to enjoy Chicago char dogs, cheddar fries and a piping hot serving of ridicule. It’s sometime around 3 am, and the hungry visitors at the Wieners Circle. Are mostly here for two reasons: a famed Chicago char dog, and some good old-fashioned smack talking. Which of the two is anticipated most is debatable. Continue reading →. March 17, 2014. Is on, I ...
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Edition 1 | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. Chicago’s got laughs, and plenty of them. As a city known for raising and exporting comedic geniuses, from Jim Belushi and Bill Murray to Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert, a long list of comedians have roots in the Windy City. This week, we delve into Chicago’s always thriving comedy scene. Click on the images below to be taken to our stories. Local brew with local stew. 8 Tips to stuffing your face: completing an eating challenge. Mapping out favorite food joints in the city.
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Edition 2 | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. Penny Pollack’s top picks for budget-friendly patios. With so many restaurants to choose from, ChicaGO decided to get Chicago Magazine’s dining editor Penny Pollack’s. Chicago boutiques spring into seasonal trends. Fortunately, runway fashions can be boiled down to trends that are mirrored in more practical (and affordable) clothing. According to Vogue. Trends present in the spring collections include black and white print, floral prints, longer skirts, fringe and athletic wear.
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Hungry for insults | Ready Set Chica-GO
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Go for it, Chicago style. Wieners Circle: Eat, drink, be angry. Late-night partygoers stop in at Lincoln Park’s Wieners Circle to enjoy Chicago char dogs, cheddar fries and a piping hot serving of ridicule. It’s sometime around 3 am, and the hungry visitors at the Wieners Circle. Are mostly here for two reasons: a famed Chicago char dog, and some good old-fashioned smack talking. Which of the two is anticipated most is debatable. Featured on shows such as The Travel Channel. Opened a little more than 30 ...
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