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Author: Wendy Wollenberg
ISBN: 0-9766013-6-2
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HOME » DESTINATIONS » CHICAGO
NIGHT+DAY CHICAGO
Chicago delivers innovative restaurants, world-class attractions, decadent nightspots, and hip boutiques that will keep you going from morning until night until morning again.
March’s Best Event:
St. Patrick's Day Parade
The Lowdown: One of the most festive holidays of the year,
St. Patrick’s Day is a chance for Chicago’s Irish populace (and everyone else)
to celebrate. The downtown Parade takes place on the Saturday before March
17, with Illinois politicians leading the way. The rest of the parade is a collection of
floats, high school bands, girls dancing the Irish jig, and more. But the
big event is hanging out in bars throughout the city, where green beer flows
like — well, like the Chicago River, which is also dyed
an alarming radiator-fluid green for the day.
When:
Saturday before March 17 each year; free.
Where: Balbo Street and Columbus Drive
Contact: 312-942-9188; chicagostpatsparade.com
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CHICAGO (2008):
Terry Alexander (Restaurateur and Nightlife Impresario)
 When Nebraska native Terry Alexander opened his first nightlife venture
in Chicago, Bucktown’s Danny’s Tavern, in 1989, he tapped into
the city’s desire for innovative entertainment void of pretension. He
also pinpointed the next frontier in the city’s hot neighborhoods. Then
an underdeveloped residential area, Bucktown is now the red-hot epicenter of Chicago’s dining and nightlife scenes.
Alexander worked as a waiter and bartender while studying journalism
at Northwestern University, which gave him firsthand knowledge of
what makes a restaurant, bar, or club successful: Get ahead of trends
by creating a unique concept, and then translate those ideas to the
customers so they feel like they’re part of the action. Alexander’s next
p roject fulfilled these missions flawlessly. Mia Francesca was his first
dining strategy, based on simple Italian dishes done well and served in
a bustling, exciting trattoria environment. His plan paid off, and there
are now 14 Mia Francesca locations throughout the Chicago area.
This visionary restaurateur continues to launch new internationally
known hot spots, including Sonotheque, a European-inspired lounge promoting local and international DJs; and his newest arrival, del Toro, a Surrealist dream of an authentic Spanish tapas cafe and wine bar.
Check out our choice for the
world's foremost Urbanistas in other cities:
The Urbie Awards.
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