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June 6, 2024: Best Date News Volume #78
Welcome to Best Date News, your favorite Chicago weekly newsletter! Topics for today include Foxtrot’s reopening, Lost Reef Lounge closing, soccer at Wrigley Field, zombie cicadas, beautiful streets and more!
Via Skyview Drive-In Movie Theater
June 6: National Holidays
National Drive-In Movie Day
National Churro Day
National Eyewear Day
National Moonshine Day
National Yo-Yo Day
Chicago News
Foxtrot: In surprising news yesterday, Foxtrot announced that they will be reopening this summer, just six weeks after their abrupt closure. Their plan is to reopen a dozen Foxtrot locations, with the first two being the ones in Gold Coast and Old Town. Foxtrot’s Instagram was wiped clean, and it now has just one new post with comments turned off. As you can imagine, people had a lot to say about the reopening. Scroll through our post, read the caption and see what people think about the news in the comments.
Jeni’s: In related news, the Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream shop at 900 W. Armitage Ave. in Lincoln Park has permanently closed. The store had been sharing a space with Foxtrot prior to it closing. Jeni’s shared that they don’t have any immediate plans to open another Lincoln Park location.
Soccer at Wrigley: This Saturday night, the Chicago Red Stars will host a game at Wrigley Field! This will be the first-ever National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) game at Wrigley Field and the first women’s sporting event at The Friendly Confines in 80 years. With the increased stadium size, the Red Stars are even looking to break the all-time attendance record for a NWSL match.
Lost Reef Lounge: Keeping with the theme of openings and closings, Lost Reef lounge, the aquarium-filled cocktail bar and restaurant in Lakeview, just announced that they will be closing their doors for good on June 29. It sounds like a new concept could possibly take over the location later this summer.
Cicada Zombies: If you thought the cicadas were bad already, it sounds like things are about to be turned up a notch as “some cicadas will be turned into sex-crazed zombies, thanks a strange fungus called Massospora cicadina,” according to ABC 7 Chicago. Scientists are using the term “saltshakers of death” to describe these cicadas.
Just For Fun
Beautiful Streets: The “71 Most Beautiful Streets in the World” rankings from Architectural Digest just came out, and a Chicago street came in at #41 overall. Can you guess what it was?!
Free Museum Days: If you are looking to check out a museum in Chicago this month, we rounded up 22 different free days in June at six different Chicago museums.
Supper Club: A great new date-night spot called Charlie Martin’s just opened on Clark Street in River North. The food is delicious! Check out our post and read the caption for our must-order items.
Poll Question of the Week
Happy National Drive-In Movie Day! Have you ever been to one?!What movies have you seen at a drive-in?! |
Poll Results: Last newsletter we asked you if you would take a cicada-infused Malort shot for $250 and 52% of you said yes. We’ve shared some reader responses below, and we have bad news for you Jackie…
“It would probably take $100K or more for me to attempt that lol.” -Sofia L.
“I made them for free in my backyard!!” -Lisa C.
“Tough times in Chicago, $250? Sure! Hah” -Paige C.
“As long as I don’t have to chew/swallow the bug, easy money” -Jackie
“I would just consider it protein and vitamin infused!” -Kayla L.
Today's Sunset in Chicago
The sun will set in Chicago this evening at 8:22pm. Which means the sun sets today four minutes later than it did last week!
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