Bears Game Shuttle Bus at Cactus Bar and Grill

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Cactus Bar and Grill
404 South Wells
Chicago, Illinois 60607
312-922-3830
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Football Fans Receive Free Parking and Free Transportation

Bears Home Game Days: August 8 – December 21
Cactus Opens at 10 a.m.

Bears season is upon us! Cactus Bar and Grill, located in the Loop, offers game day ticket holders (or anyone that wants to get closer to the action) complimentary transportation to and from Soldier Field on the Cactus shuttle bus. Continuous, round-trip bus service will be available 90 minutes before the game starts until 60 minutes after the game ends. As an added game day deal, free parking will be offered to all football fans (with any $25 purchase) at the Traders Park Garage, 326 South Wells.

Don’t have tickets to the game? Cactus Bar and Grill features NFL Ticket and all games will be shown on ten, 42-inch screens and two, 10-foot projection screens. There is not a bad seat in the house to view home and away game action. In addition to Chef Glenn Pistario’s full menu, Cactus’ Sunday football specials include

$18 Miller Lite Buckets (5 bottles), $7 Half-pound Burger with side, and $5 Bloody Marys.

Public transportation riders can easily arrive at Cactus via Metra (Cactus is two blocks from the LaSalle Station, three blocks from Union Station and six blocks from Ogilvie ) or the El’s LaSalle station (Blue, Orange, Red, Purple and Brown lines).

BEARS HOME GAME SCHEDULE

Pre-Season

August 8 vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
August 15 vs. Jacksonville, 7 p.m.

Regular Season

September 7 vs. Buffalo, 12 p.m.
September 28 vs. Green Bay , 12 p.m.
October 19 vs. Miami, 12 p.m.
November 1 6, vs. Minnesota, 12 p.m.
November 23 vs. Tampa Bay , 12 p.m.
December 4 vs. Dallas, 7:25 p.m.
December 15 vs. New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.
December 21 vs. Detroit, 12 p.m.

MAK Brings Fresh, Fast, Asian Fusion To Wicker Park

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014Leave a comment

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MAK
1924 W. Division
Chicago, IL 60622
www.makrestaurant.com

Local gem alert! MAK owner, Tommy Wang is bringing his passion for food, family recipes and innovation to his Division Street restaurant. With family recipes in tow, MAK aims to elevate and modernize traditional Chinese and Asian fusion to new levels. With naturally raised meats, fresh produce and locally grown ingredients you’ll be happily surprised at the affordable prices. Not skimping on poor quality ingredients is a motto here and you can taste in every item on the menu.

MAK offers a pretty extensive list of proteins, grains/starches and vegetables to choose from. Everything here is fresh and made to order. Their signature bowls and wraps allow for a choice of rice or quinoa, vegetables and protein. For vegetarians you can also substitute tofu or falafel. Vegetarian or not I would highly recommend the falafel! (The sauce is amazing!) Another delicious item you don’t normally see on a Chinese menu is chicken wings. Using a family recipe for the ‘Wang Sauce’ found on both the falafel and chicken wings, you won’t be disappointed.

As a Wicker Park resident and as you know, lover of a good deal – I’d defintely recommend putting MAK on your must try list. Healthy Chinese is usually pretty hard to find and to find it in a quick service restaurant with nothing on the menu over $11, well that’s pretty impossible to find anywhere else.

Also make sure to check out their specials including, Ten Buck Tuesday with your choice of any bowl and a beer for only $10 and Wing Wednesday with half off a combo of beer and chicken wings or falafel in their signature Wang Sauce. Check their website and Poor Girl for new monthly specials as well.

Now go eat! Lauren LaRoche, Poor Girl’s Guide Chicago

Chicago Fashion Fest 8.23-8.24

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Chicago Fashion Fest Division Street

Chicago Fashion Fest, now in its sixth season, will shut down West Division Street on August 23rd & 24th (from noon to 10 pm) to bring fashionistas, families and fest-lovers alike two days of non-stop local fashion, live music and entertainment – topped off with a little Creole spice! Chicago Fashion Fest 2014 has paired with Chicago’s inaugural New Orleans Festival, aiming to turn the destination corridor in Wicker Park into a Mecca for fashion and shopping mixed with Big Easy music and food. Like last year, Chicago Fashion Fest features a massive, runway stage with bleaches, where Chicago models will strut their stuff wearing “what’s hot” for end of summer and fall 2014 – collections from local designers, boutiques, and artists.

Over 20 unique fashion runway shows (15-20 minutes each) will be included over the two days, including segments like: vintage, back-to-school, curvaceous, bridal, ‘Do-Fashion’ featuring Division Street boutiques and Kids Rock sponsored by Smash Talent. At night, Wicker Park After Dark, star-studded fashion shows under the lights, take over. Also include in the mix is a shoppers row boasting over 50 exclusive booths of local designers and boutiques, a dedicated kids area, a doggie fashion show and activities, and tons of Big Easy eats and live tunes. All for just $5 donation benefiting LaSalle II Elementary, Wells High School and A Safe Heaven.

PHOTOS: Green City Market 2014

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(Photo credit: Cindy Kurman, Kurman Communications, Inc.)

Green City Market Fulton runs every Saturday 7 AM to 1 PM through October – check out their kick off weekend photos!

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(Photo credit: Cindy Kurman, Kurman Communications, Inc.)

Green City Market Open Through October

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Green City Market Fulton

Green City Market, Chicago’s premiere sustainable farmer’s market, opens its new additional outdoor location at Fulton Market Saturday, August 9. To be known as Green City Market Fulton, hours are 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through October at the corners of Halsted and Fulton Market streets in the parking lot at 222 N. Halsted St. There is public parking on the east side of the street at 221 N. Halsted for $6.

Twenty vendors selling organic and sustainable produce, vegetables and other goods are expected at the first market. The growing Fulton Market District/West Loop is one of Chicago’s most popular and fastest growing neighborhoods. “The Green City Market board and staff are thrilled and excited to have been recommended in the Fulton Market Innovation District Plan and that we have been invited to pilot a Green City Market in this neighborhood,” said Mark Psilos, associate director of the Green City Market. “We’re hoping that we can use this as an opportunity to transition into a year-round indoor location in the area.”

“Green City Market is a perfect market partner for the District. We have a 16-year proven history in Lincoln Park. We are excited for the farmers to have an opportunity to increase the flow of local food to the community,” said Sarah Stegner and Vi Daley, co-chairs of the Green City Market board.

Confirmed vendors include:
Amazing Shrimp
Bennison’s Bakery
Brunkow Cheese
Bushel & Peck’s
Ellis Family Farms
Genesis Growers
Green Acres
Heartland Meats
Hillside Orchards
Iron Creek Organics
Leaning Shed Farm
Mick Klug Farm
Mint Creek
Nichols Farm & Orchard
Nordic Creamery
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
River Valley Ranch and Kitchens
Seedling
The Flower Garden

The mission of Green City Market is to improve the availability of a diverse range of high quality foods, connecting local producers and farmers to chefs, restaurateurs, food organizations and the public, and supporting small family farms while promoting a healthier society through education and appreciation for local, fresh, sustainably raised produce and products.

Green City Market has been a destination for locals and visitors to Chicago since its inception in 1998. Last year, Green City Market’s Lincoln Park location broke attendance records, drawing some 10,000 people weekly on Saturdays and 3,000 plus on Wednesdays.

Green City Market has consistently been named in the top 10 of the nation’s best farmers markets by national publications such as Bon Appetit, Travel & Leisure, Forbes, Shape, CNN, Huffington Post and US News, among others. The organization recently published its first cookbook, The Green City Market Cookbook, featuring recipes from chefs, restaurateurs and market customers. The cookbook is available at both Green City Market locations as well as on its website.

For more information, visit Green City Market’s website at http://www.greencitymarket.org or call 773-880-1266.