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Dec. 7, 2023: Best Date News Volume #52
Good morning and happy National Illinois Day! A special welcome as well to all of our new readers today! And a special thank you as well to the readers who have been with us all year!
If you are a first time reader, Best Date News aims to provide a fun, concise email for you to enjoy each Thursday morning. We focus on Chicago (and sometimes national) news that you will actually look forward to reading.
In today’s newsletter, we dive into our annual 12 Dates of Christmas giveaway, the launch of the new CosMc’s by McDonald’s, Hot Tub boats, Malort drama, Voodoo Doughnut, Taylor Swift, upcoming events and more!
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Dec. 7: National Holidays
Hanukkah Begins
National Illinois Day
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
National Slime Day
National Cotton Candy Day
International Civil Aviation Day
12 Dates of Christmas
12 Dates of Christmas: ICYMI, our biggest giveaway of the year kicked off last night! For the third consecutive holiday season, we are hosting what we call Best Date Food’s 12 Dates of Christmas! Give yourself a chance to win 1 of 12 $200 gift cards to some of Chicago’s best restaurants, and date spots, in the entire city by entering now!
CosMc’s Menu
Chicago News
CosMc’s: Well this is pretty huge news! McDonald’s is launching a new spinoff restaurant concept and the first one ever will be in the Chicagoland area. The new restaurant is called CosMc’s is set to open its door with a soft launch tomorrow in Bolingbrook. It’s described as a a “new small-format, beverage-led concept.” Watch this video to see what it’s going to look like. All day Egg McMuffins anyone?!
Hot Tub Boats: Chicago now has Hot Tub boats on the main branch of the Chicago River! The heated six-person boats launch from Marina City, so you can enjoy the best skyline views! We were the first ones to test them out, and we were impressed! Cruises begin tomorrow, Dec. 8 and you can start making reservations now.
Malort Drama: Malort just celebrated its 90th birthday this week, but it couldn’t escape the spotlight without some straight-up Chicago drama. The actual owners of Jeppson’s Malort have recently started creating seasonal flavors including Pumpkin Spice and Candy Cane Malort. The issue? Nisei Lounge in Wrigleyville says that they stole the idea of Candy Cane Malort from them.
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Just for Fun
Voodoo Doughnut: The famous doughnut shop from Portland, Oregon, known for wild doughnuts like the ones pictured above, has finally announced their debut date for their first ever Chicago location. Learn where and when they are opening and how to get a special treat through their Facebook post.
Fun Cities: When you think of the most fun cities in the US, you probably think of Las Vegas and Miami among others. Would you think of Chicago though? Well, a ranking of the most “fun cities in America” came out and you may be surprised where Chicago landed.
Taylor Swift: Is Taylor Swift the most famous person in the world right now? If not, she is inching closer. She not only recently became a billionaire (wealth breakdown), she also won Time Magazine Person of the Year this week. According to StubHub, she also crushed all competition in ticket sales this year.
Upcoming Events
The Music Box: The old-school Southport movie theater kicks off its 40th Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature this weekend. The holiday movies for this year are It’s A Wonderful Life and White Christmas. If you do the double feature (aka see both movies), they discount both tickets.
Free Museums: December is a great month to check out a Chicago museum, especially if it’s free! You can visit The Art Institute of Chicago both today and tomorrow for free if you are an Illinois resident. See the museums that have free days in December.
Chicago Blackhawks: If you want to watch some hockey this weekend, the Blackhawks play at the United Center on both Saturday (St. Louis Blues) and Sunday (Washington Capitals). After this weekend, the Blackhawks won’t play a Saturday home game again until Jan. 13. Tickets.
Poll Question of the Week
Do you want to cruise on the Chicago River in one of the new Hot Tub boats? |
Poll Results: Last newsletter we asked you if you participated in Spotify Wrapped, and 78% of poll participants said that they did! Some of your top artists included Taylor Swift, Drake, Hozier, Tiesto and The Band Camino.
Today's Sunset in Chicago
The sun will set in Chicago this evening at 4:19pm. Which means the sun sets today one minute earlier than it did compared to last week.
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