The Malibu of the Midwest
Sheboygan, WisconsinThe drive: 2.5 hours Sheboygan has long been known as the home of the bratwurst (and more recently as the go-to spot for Vera Pizza Napoletana–certified wood-fired pizzas at...
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Beverly
Optimo Hats founder Graham Thompson recommends four spots in his hood.
Glen Ellyn
Alicia Hauge, co-owner of Common Good Cocktail House, recommends these four spots.
10 You Don’t Need to Leave Town to Drink Hot Chocolate From Around the World
There’s no sweeter way to stay warm than hot chocolate. But don’t settle for the ho-hum. These spots make globally inspired versions. PakistanChocolat Uzma Owner Uzma Sharif’s Kashmiri chile hot...
Andrew Glatt and Nicole Novotny
The Friday Morning Swimmers
Spend a Weekend in Dairy Country
“There’s something to be said about staying in an old cheese factory in southern Wisconsin that’s on the National Register of Historic Places,” says Nic Mink, a proprietor of Seven...
Shop at a Lincoln Square Staple
When your shopping list includes your oma’s hard-to-find Nivea cream imported from Germany, trendy beard oil for the hipster in your life, and a natural remedy to cure your insomnia,...
Shop at a Beloved Thrift Store and Benefit a Good Cause
At Brown Elephant Resale Shops, you’ll find furniture, vintage fashion, additions to your vinyl collection … pretty much anything and everything you need (or didn’t know you needed). Long considered...
Balmy Outlook
A CPS teacher soothes body and mind at Toci, La Diosa.
Christopher Piatt’s Thrift Shop
The creator and host of The Paper Machete, the weekly “live magazine” show at the Green Mill, on his go-to secondhand store