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Volo Auto Museum quiz: Guess the car from the clues

December 17, 2018 at 4:51 p.m.

What was once a 110-year-old farm became a classic car museum in 1960 where people could purchase and view old time vehicles. Volo Auto Museum offers 33 exhibits including a...

Author creates new book series to help close tech gender gap

June 3, 2018 at 1:09 a.m.

Author Reshma Saujani decided to do something about the gender gap when it comes to those who code. She created Girls Who Code, a program where girls (starting at age...

Is it safe to remove the glasses? Solar eclipse eye safety 101.

June 2, 2018 at 10:24 p.m.

The Great American Eclipse is just days away, and although we've been told never to stare directly at the sun, who can resist the opportunity to watch this celestial spectacle?...

Six wild Burgundian snails are the star of the wood-grilled escargot ($12) at Le Sud. The Roscoe Village restaurant's version of this dish is not hiding in a pool of garlic butter or served in a scalding hot dish. Presented on a skewer, the mollusks are brushed with olive oil infused with herbs de provence before they're grilled, absorbing a delicate smoky flavor that lingers in your mouth. Tender and buttery, the snails are served with a few generous pats of herb butter that melt, adding another layer of fragrance and lusciousness. A side of green salad dressed with olive oil, lemon and salt provides a bright contrast to the skewer and a hearty country bread serves as a foundation for assembling a makeshift toast point. The portion is small, so make your dining companions order their own. $12. 2301 W. Roscoe St., 773-857-1985, <a href="https://lesudchicago.com/">lesudchicago.com</a> — Grace Wong

Horchata frozen yogurt meets Gansito, the Mexican cream-stuffed snack cake

May 2, 2019 at 12:58 p.m.

My love affair with frozen yogurt is so bad that I sometimes prefer cozying up with Ben & Jerry over my actual significant other. So you can imagine my excitement...

How to tell a controlling parent it is time to let go

June 3, 2018 at 4:54 a.m.

Q: You are getting older, but your parents still want control. How do you tell your mom and dad it is time to let go without sounding ungrateful or insensitive?...

How much candy can you get with $5? We take a fiver and a sweet tooth to Chicago stores

July 2, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

Candy. Think back to the days when it seemed as if you could buy the whole candy store for a dollar. Maybe kids always think that. Recently on Michigan Avenue,...

How should you tell your children you're short of money without worrying them?

How to tell your children you can’t afford to buy new school gear

June 3, 2018 at 7:12 a.m.

Q: You can't afford to buy your children brand-new back-to-school gear (backpacks, clothes, lunch boxes, etc.). How do you tell them in a way that won't worry them? Begin by...

High school juniors sometimes think getting into a prestigious college is the only way to succeed in life.

What I wish I knew about junior year

June 3, 2018 at 7:39 a.m.

There were a lot of things high school movies — a staple of my youth as I hoped pop culture had all the answers — forgot to mention. They never...

Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

The Head and the Heart return with a new sound

June 3, 2018 at 4:56 a.m.

Indie folkies The Head and the Heart needed a break. In 2014, band members Josiah Johnson (vocals, guitar, percussion), Tyler Williams (drums), Jonathan Russell (vocals, guitar, percussion), Charity Rose Thielen...

Chicago art fairies are a myth: This is how sculptures find a home

December 17, 2018 at 4:55 p.m.

City life keeps us running, so much so that we often don't notice something new — like a 30-foot-sculpture that wasn't there the day before. Though it may be hard...

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