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Jan. 30, 2025: Best Date News Volume #111
Welcome to Best Date News, your favorite Chicago weekly newsletter! In this week’s newsletter you will read about the new section of Wrigley Field called “The Yard,” NASCAR Chicago updates for this year’s races, Milk Bar’s opening date and more!
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Jan. 30: National Holidays
National Croissant Day
National Draw a Dinosaur Day
National Escape Day
National Insane Answering Message Day
National Yodel for Your Neighbors Day
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Chicago Event Alert: The Chicago Artisan Market is back this weekend for an awesome two-day shopping experience! The market brings together 100+ of the best local artisans all under one roof. It’s the perfect winter date idea!
If you like shopping local, you are going to absolutely love this market! There are so many unique finds and cool Chicago-specific items to browse. Plus, it’s a great place to shop for Valentine’s Day gifts!
The market will take place at Artifact Events in Ravenswood this Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can eat and drink while you shop indoors, you can bring your dog and there is even free parking.
Tickets are either one for $8 or four for $20, so if you turn it into a double date, it becomes an even better deal!
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The Yard at Wrigley: The Chicago Cubs just unveiled a brand new section of Wrigley Field yesterday as they will be introducing “The Yard” for this upcoming season. The Yard will be a private, outdoor space for small groups right below the center field bleachers. It will include high-top seating, unlimited beer, seltzers, wine, N/A beverages and a meal per guest. It’s designed for smaller groups looking for a space that feels like “their own backyard” the team said. Tickets will need to be bought in minimum of fours and will cost between $175-$390 per person.
NASCAR Chicago: NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race series will once again be returning to Chicago this summer on July 5-6. Two big updates for this year focus on slashing setup time and prices. First, they will reduce their setup time by over a week, which will allow Chicagoans more time to enjoy the parks in the summer. Second, they are slashing ticket prices and letting kids in for free. They are trying to get more Chicago families to attend this year.
Milk Bar: We finally have an opening date on the long-awaited Milk Bar Chicago location. ICYMI, Milk Bar is a famous bakery chain that was started 17 years ago by Christina Tosi in New York City. Their first Chicago location is set to open on Feb. 8 inside the Hoxton Chicago hotel lobby and will have many of their iconic desserts plus new, exclusive Chicago items like a Portillo’s Chocolate Cake Cookie and a Hot Dog Bomb (a Chicago-style bagel dog). Get all the details.
MSI Grant: The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry announced yesterday that they have received a $10 million grant from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation that will allow them to bring the South Portico to life. The South Portico is the museum’s original, and architecturally beautiful, entrance from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. You will want to take a look at these renderings as the future museum entrance looks amazing.
Shedd Free Days: Sticking with Chicago museums, The Shedd Aquarium will have 12 Illinois Resident Free Days during February: 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 and 25-27. After February, there aren’t any additional free days listed on the calendar for 2025 at this time. However, there are a handful of free evenings in March, April and May, but entry for those doesn’t begin until after 5 p.m. If your schedule allows, take advantage of these upcoming free days while you can.
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Just For Fun
Chicago Restaurant Week: Last week, we shared our seven menu picks for this year’s Chicago Restaurant Week (CRW) than runs through Feb. 9. If you missed it, or just want a refresher, you can find it here. We visited Miru over the weekend for CRW, one of the spots on our list, and it lived up to the hype.
5 p.m. Sunsets: We had our first 5 p.m. sunset of 2025 in Chicago this week! Tuesday, Jan. 28 marked day one of 278 straight days where the sun will set after 5 p.m. in Chicago, which will take us all the way through Nov. 1, 2025.
Daniel Tosh: If you use to watch the show Tosh.0, you may be happy to hear that comedian Daniel Tosh will be performing at The Chicago Theatre on June 25. Tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow. However, if you use code SOCIAL, you can get tickets now.
Poll Question of the Week
Where in the outfield would you want to most watch a Cubs game from this season? |
Poll Results: Last newsletter we asked you if you planned on visiting at least one spot for Chicago Restaurant Week. 77% of you said that you are indeed planning on it.
Sunrise & Sunset in Chicago
Here is today’s outlook in Chicago:
Sunrise: 7:04 a.m. (6 minutes earlier this week)
Sunset: 5:03 p.m. (9 minutes later this week)
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