It’s not the heat. It’s the weekend.
Your weekly Perks: 20% off some handmade sunglasses (with gratis shipping, of course); an exclusive portable (yet powerful) grill; and a Bluetooth-enabled thermometer for controlling that grill... from your couch. Summer just got extra Perky...
Faith & Whiskey is gone, but dry your eyes. A tavern with houndstooth wallpaper and 24 drafts—including gems like Goose Island’s Cucumbersome—has replaced it. Also on tap: New Holland’s Beer Barrel Bourbon, the finest in beer-tinged whiskey this side of a boilermaker.
Pitchfork is here, and you’re desperate for a pocket-size drum machine. (Just because.) You can find it at this musical gizmo shop, which carries everything from Crosley USB record players to build-your-own synth kits. Also, it’s located in a Lakeview basement. Be careful down there.
Your wrist has been good to you. Waving to friends, opening pickle jars. Reward it with a little something from this annual two-day showcase of vintage and pre-owned Rolexes. It’s basically a Pitchfork for good watches.
Yes, it’s hot. Yes, it’s muggy. And yes, it’s perfect daiquiri weather. So tomorrow, Carnivale will celebrate National Daiquiri Day the best way it can: with three hours of $7 icy cocktails, lots of rum, a live band and a limbo contest. Start stretching now.
Taste of Chicago. It came. It went. It was sticky. Taste of River North now follows suit. It’ll feature the best food of the hood—from American Junkie to Zocalo—plus bands like the Sheepdogs and Bones Jugs N Harmony. Which is your all-time favorite jug band name.
