Shopping (without dropping) this Black Friday That fated day is just around the corner: Black Friday. You’ve heard stories of deal-seekers trampled in stampedes and normally sweet elderly ladies turning into shopping ninja-gladiator hybrid terminators ready to take you out over a deal.

Amid the chain eateries of the southwest suburbs, DW Bistro stands out with eclectic, spice-infused cuisine — and a comfortably upscale vibe You can feel it best on the weekend, during busy brunch. Sunday is ridiculous.

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Sitting at the breakfast counter at Eat is an inspiration. Watching the black-clad, mostly heavily-inked staff flit back and forth, you get the feeling you’re witnessing the beginning of a renaissance.

Our favorite recent dishes that have us coming back for seconds Round Reuben at Murphy’s Law Irish Bar & Grill Murphy’s Law is a nondescript gaming bar on East Flamingo; however, hidden away in a kitchen the size of a small automobile is chef Michael Colby — the Charlie Daniels of the fryer. His is not a necessarily low-calorie menu but it’s definitely tasty.

The rise and fall — and rise and fall — of shock theater impresario Sirc Michaels. (Insert f-bomb here) Jacked up on Mountain Dew and blitzing audiences into shock with a barrage of f-bombs, he came seemingly out of nowhere to set Las Vegas’ theater scene on its ear.

A second look at the revived LVAM collection in the newly reopened Marjorie Barrick Museum reveals new intrigues and pleasures While working as a docent at the Venetian’s ill-fated Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, I had the strange and wonderful privilege of hosting student tour groups. Void of self-conscious ramblings, these tours were eye-opening: kids are astute observers and, truth be told, say the darnedest things.