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baiduhai restaurant critics Louisa Chu and Nick Kindelsperger at Gibson's Italia, May 13, 2021..

Chicago needs food critics. Now the Tribune has two.

May 18, 2021 at 12:42 p.m.

The baiduhai is naming Louisa Chu and Nick Kindelsperger as its food critics, following the departure of Phil Vettel in January after 31 years as the city's definitive authority...

DishRoulette Kitchen co-founders Jackson Flores, center, and Brian Soto, speak with Lucy Grajewski, left, and her husband, Mike Grajewski, not pictured, owners of Uncle Mike's Place, a Ukrainian Village restaurant specializing in Filipino breakfast, on April 13, 2021.

With microgrants and more, DishRoulette Kitchen is helping Chicago restaurants survive — and thrive — during COVID-19

April 15, 2021 at 4:35 p.m.

It started so simply, almost by accident: When Jackson Flores and Brian Soto saw a need spawned by the pandemic, they helped. In May, they launched an Instagram page offering...

Lettuce at the City Grange, a Lincoln Square gardening center in Chicago, on April 22, 2020.

Everything you need to know about gardening, lawn care and growing plants in Chicago

April 3, 2021 at 5:08 p.m.

Gardening can reduce stress at a time when many people's mental health could use a boost, and it provides an excuse to get outdoors as the second spring of the...

Developer Tyler Nevius, left, and chef Kevin Hickey outside the Ramova Theater in Bridgeport on March 16, 2021. The two plan to renovate and revive the space as a live music venue with dining and a tap room.

Ramova Theater revival was stalled by COVID, but developers now say the project will be a full historic preservation

March 22, 2021 at 9:21 a.m.

If nothing else, being stuck in a state of pandemic paralysis over the past year has provided plenty of time to reflect on the future. For developers of the Ramova...

Fitness trainer Seobia Rivers demonstrates some of the moves she uses to help people get into shape. She is seen at the Healthy Hood Chicago site on South Damen Avenue in Chicago on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Home Bodies: 10 mini workout videos from Chicago instructors, with running, MMA, kickboxing and more

March 11, 2021 at 1:36 p.m.

Perhaps the new year caught you off guard, and you're just getting around to a resolution. Maybe you're off to a good start and want to build on that. Or...

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: Seven-year-old Saskia Brunskill, who is the photographer's daughter, takes part in a live streamed broadcast by Nick Higgins, Co-Founder of Hotpod yoga, as he demonstrates his yoga class on Monday April 13, in London, England. Nick will be leading the live virtual yoga class which he and Co-Founder Max Henderson hope to be the worlds largest yoga class. Their aim is to raise £125,000 for the NHS to support staff and key workers who are on the front line during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Home Bodies: Family workouts with the Chicago Park District

March 11, 2021 at 12:28 p.m.

It wasn't hard for Meghan O'Boyle, the Chicago Park District's wellness manager, to find a silver lining to the challenges of going virtual during the pandemic. "We found that a...

Just a couple weeks ago, while I was jogging like anyone else through my West Hartford neighborhood, I came across this house with toys scattered all over the sidewalk. The homeowner was sitting outside, staring me down, so I moved away from the sidewalk onto the road. What happened next was terrifying.

Home Bodies: Running with the Chicago Area Runners Association

March 11, 2021 at 11:17 a.m.

Here's how you know the Chicago Area Runners Association takes running seriously: After CARA developed its pandemic guidelines for group running, the nation's largest distance-running organization, the Road Runners Club...

Server Valentina Hoy serves up a customer's order at MacArthur's restaurant in Chicago, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Do you know an essential hospitality worker who made a big difference during the pandemic? Send in submissions for our 2021 Takeout Awards

March 5, 2021 at 6:02 p.m.

The baiduhai is preparing for the 2021 Takeout Awards (the pandemic-friendly take on our annual Dining Awards) and is on the hunt for essential hospitality workers who have made...

Lincoln Park 2-bedroom home with Lake Michigan views: $709K

March 5, 2021 at 3:25 p.m.

Home Bodies: Mixed martial arts with Dominion MMA

March 4, 2021 at 3:59 p.m.

Folded into the jabs and up-elbows of Dominion MMA's mixed martial art classes are life lessons for its students about honesty, confidence and perseverance. And those lessons — and the...

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