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Wednesday, May 28, 2025Fathers have a friend in Chicago’s 'Broskis,' a club linking dads with other dads and their children
Chicago Sun Times / by Lisa Shames / May 27, 2025 It’s 10:30 on a breezy Saturday morning in April and Ravenswood’s Side Practice Coffee is filling up with small groups of twentysomethings and solo customers with laptops. In the corner, a pop-up from a local baker has attracted a small line. Closer to the hour, the vibe starts to change with guys entering the indie coffee shop carefully maneuvering their child-filled strollers down the short flight of stairs. Outside, it’s a similar scene with kids, and
Tuesday, April 01, 2025Indulge Upon the Fabulous Filipino Pastries at This New Lincoln Square Bakery
Eater Chicago / by Lisa Shames / March 27, 2025 While most don’t spend high school meticulously planning the future, that’s exactly what Justin Lerias did and he has the handwritten journal entries to show for it. Almost a year to the day after signing the lease and eight years since putting pen to paper, Lerias has finally opened Del Sur. The 1,200-square-foot space in Lincoln Square is located next to the CTA’s Brown Line Damen stop. Lerias’s creative Filipino American baked goods — calamansi chamomile
