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The airlines continue to buy seats that recline, and that's not going to change.

Reclining airline seats bring out anger

May 11, 2019 at 3:11 p.m.

Boy, you people sure do feel strongly about reclining airplane seats. In a recent column, I wrote about the future of reclining seats, making the following points: 1. Despite the...

Kegs of beer line the hallway at City Tavern in Culver City.

Los Angeles beer scene catching up in a hurry

May 11, 2019 at 3:09 p.m.

My server and I were having a hard time communicating. The menu at the north Los Angeles diner said the restaurant had two "rotating selections from small-batch breweries" on tap....

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the idea of promoting the Chicago brew scene came to him while swimming.

Rahm Emanuel’s favorite beers and bars in Chicago

May 11, 2019 at 3:09 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the idea came to him while he was swimming: Why not push Chicago as a beer destination? "You can count your laps while you're swimming, or...

Siblings fish for sardines in Lake Nicaragua.

Ometepe, Nicaragua, remains an unspoiled island

May 11, 2019 at 3:08 p.m.

Picking out the visitors who have labored their way to the top of one of the two volcanoes on this tiny island in Lake Nicaragua is not difficult. Just look...

Shady Character Porter offers complex flavors

June 17, 2018 at 7:01 a.m.

What it is: A spiced porter that includes black walnut, licorice and roasted chestnuts — in other words, an ideal fall beer and alternative to sweet, cloying pumpkin ales. Shady...

Half Acre Beer Co. won a silver medal in the Great American Beer Festival this weekend.

Half Acre, Haymarket win top beer awards

June 17, 2018 at 6:41 a.m.

If you were too busy drinking beer this weekend to be thinking much about the subject, you might have missed the fact that Chicago breweries had a small, but solid...

"The ability to get anyone who wants to come in to see our tanks and talk about beer with the people making it -- that is what we do for a living," said Gabriel Magliaro, an owner of Half Acre Brewery.

Goose Island to open taproom, begin tours at Fulton Street brewery

June 17, 2018 at 6:55 a.m.

Back when Goose Island was nearly the only craft brewer in town, getting the public into its Fulton Street brewery was not a priority. The brewery was for making the...

Frenchman Herve Gourdel, a tourist, simply wanted to explore these mountains.

After kidnappings, beheadings, how dangerous is it out there for travelers?

May 11, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

The beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were as tragic as they were revolting, but they existed in something of a logical context. Both men were covering...

Friends give a toast while at the Goose Island pub.

Goose Island to close Wrigleyville location

June 18, 2018 at 8:19 a.m.

Fifteen years after turning a flagging brewery down the street from Wrigley Field into one of Wrigleyville's most packed game-day bars, Goose Island announced today it will close its Clark...

DryHop first brewery in Chicago to offer 32-ounce ‘crowler’ can

June 17, 2018 at 7:46 a.m.

"Welcome to the future," Greg Shuff, owner of DryHop Brewers in Lakeview, said as he approached his brewery's new toy. He grabbed a disarmingly large 32-ounce aluminum can still missing...

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