Tom Barnas

Crying at the Shed: Chicago’s Most Beautifully Heartbroken Valentine’s Film Festival Returns

Love, longing, and late-night cinema collide at The Salt Shed as Crying at the Shed

Love Bites Returns: Chicago’s Sexiest, Scariest Valentine’s Experience Awakens the Night

At 13th Floor Chicago, romance trades roses for fangs as a blood-red Valentine’s haunted house turns desire, fear, and adrenaline

It’s Friday, I’m in Love: Chicago’s Cure Night Turns Cole’s Bar Into a Goth Valentine Dream

From lovecats to night creatures, a velvet-draped dance floor, Cure anthems, and a Robert Smith look-alike contest

Love You Lab Brings a One-Day Wellness Festival to Wicker Park’s Den Theatre

Yoga, skincare, mental health, holistic healing and self-care collide in a feel-good Chicago wellness marketplace ahead of Valentine’s Day

Chicago Auto Show 2026 Roars to Life: Inside America’s Longest-Running Automotive Spectacle

From revolutionary electric vehicles to head-turning supercars, the 2026 Chicago Auto Show transforms McCormick Place into a cathedral of speed, design, and driving dreams

Smoke, Meat, and Mayhem: The Chicago BBQ Joint Powering Super Bowl Sunday

Inside Chicago Culinary Kitchen, the Texas-style smokehouse in Palatine turning football parties into legendary feasts

Jacob Tolliver on Rock ’n’ Roll Revival, Million Dollar Quartet, and Turning a YouTube Moment Into a Vegas Stage

From Jerry Lee Lewis to Mick Jagger, the genre-blurring pianist talks legacy, live music, and why the future of rock still starts at the piano

Fountain of Time Chicago: The Monument That Captures a Century Along the Midway Plaisance

A Lorado Taft masterpiece on Chicago’s South Side tells a timeless American story of movement, memory, and meaning

Groundhog Day Lives Here: Why Woodstock, Illinois Is a Winter Pilgrimage Worth Making

From Willie’s famous prognostication to a storybook town square filled with shops, food, and festive cheer, Woodstock, IL turns February into a celebration

Winter’s Brightest Pour: Inside Cider Summit Chicago at Navy Pier

More than 125 ciders, meads, cocktails, and cupcake pairings turn Chicago’s coldest season into its most flavorful escape

Hotel Chocolat Turns National Hot Chocolate Day Into a Tasting Flight Worth Lingering Over

Southport shop invites Chicagoans to rethink hot chocolate as a full sensory experience

Lillstreet Art Center: Chicago’s Creative Hideaway on Malt Row

Inside Ravenswood’s 40,000-Square-Foot Playground Where Clay, Ink, Metal, and Community Come Together

Chicago, Off the Rails: How Train Lines Lead to Forests, Dunes, and the City’s Best-Kept Natural Secrets

Beyond the skyline, Chicagoland’s rails unlock prairies, wetlands, and soul-soothing hikes.

Minyoli Is Calling: Why Chicago Restaurant Week Is the Perfect Time to Answer

Chef Rich Wang brings Taiwanese Juan Cûn cuisine, handmade noodles, and cocktail craft into one of Chicago’s most quietly thrilling dining rooms

How Chicago’s Chinatown Built a Home Away From Home: Inside the Chinese American Service League

Tracing immigration, resilience, and the quiet power of community on the South Side