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Osito’s Tap is a speakeasy-style bar at 2553 S. Ridgeway Ave. in Chicago’s Little Village. It has been open since 2019 and is attached to Moreno’s Liquors, the family’s neighborhood liquor store. The bar focuses on craft spirits, craft beer and craft cocktails. The drink list includes classic margaritas and …

Corpore Sano Massage is now open at 1746 W. Wilson Ave., in Ravenswood, according to the business’s website. The practice offers 60-, 90- and 120-minute massage sessions with therapist Jordan, priced at $100, $150 and $200. Jordan practices clinical massage therapy, using Swedish massage methods, myofascial release and trigger point …

Talc + Tonic, a men’s barbershop that describes itself as “Chicago’s best barbershop,” is at 500 W. Madison St., inside Ogilvie Transportation Center in the Loop. The shop sits steps from the train platforms, with its sign on the station concourse. The shop books haircuts with individual barbers, listed on …

Sfera Sicilian Street Food is a counter-service restaurant at 5759 N. Broadway in Edgewater, serving Sicilian street food made with local Midwest ingredients. The menu is built around arancini, with flavors such as porcini and wild garlic, alongside Sicilian sandwiches including a burrata panino. The restaurant was started by co-founders …

Paks on the Pier is a counter-service Asian restaurant inside Navy Pier, in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. It sits at Space SA-15 at 600 E. Grand Ave., between Doors 4 and 5. The menu centers on poké bowls, hand-rolled sushi and sushi burritos, with fillings such as spicy tuna, spicy salmon, …

Verzênay Chicago, a French patisserie and bakery-cafe, occupies a storefront at 2507-2509 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park. The business got its start as a booth at the Green City Market, supplying wholesale to hotels such as The Drake, the Peninsula and Le Meridien, as well as local coffee shops …

Second City Suffering Report, Nov. 6: Blackhawks lost 4-1 at Tampa Bay on Thursday — 4-12-1, a fifth straight loss (0-4-1) and 1-7-1 in the last nine, seventeen games in.

Nerine is a Chicago floral studio with its flagship shop at 3236 W Division St in Humboldt Park. The studio was founded in 2025, and its designs follow the seasons, with each season’s flowers and foliage shaping the arrangements. The Humboldt Park shop takes walk-in customers for flowers and also …

J&R Dance Lab is a partner-dance studio at 4453 W. Grand Ave., run by Jackie and Rafa, who describe themselves as professional salsa dancers, performers and instructors. Its tagline is “Where Music Meets Movement,” and the studio says all levels are welcome. The weekly group classes run 7 to 8 …

EZ Rider Bike Shop is a neighborhood bike shop at 2500 N. Clark St., Unit A, in Lincoln Park. It describes itself as a bike shop and social club and as “Chicago’s Four Seasons Bike Shop.” The shop’s online store lists bikes, including e-bikes, along with accessories and EZ Rider …

Nortown Auto, a family-owned repair shop at 1311 W. North Ave. in West Town, handles all makes and models, including cars and light-duty trucks. The shop lists oil changes, brake repair, engine repair, transmission service, tires and tire repair, mufflers and exhaust, check-engine-light diagnostics, and belts and hoses. It also …

Willow Room is a restaurant and bar in a historic brick building at 1800 N. Halsted St., on the corner of Halsted and Willow in Lincoln Park. The kitchen serves lunch Monday through Friday and brunch on Saturday and Sunday, with dinner every evening. Dishes shown on the restaurant’s site …

Sweetwater Tavern & Grille is a neighborhood-style tavern at 225 N. Michigan Ave. in the Loop, with a patio and a bar built around craft beer. The tap list rotates and runs past 80 craft beers, with recent featured taps including Golden Monkey, Space Dust IPA, Guinness Draught, an Oktoberfest …

Second City Suffering Report, Nov. 5: Bulls lost 105-135 at New York; sixth straight loss; Bulls are 1-7.

Damenzo’s Pizza & Restaurant is a family-owned pizza and Italian restaurant at 2324 W. Taylor St. on the Near West Side, along the Taylor Street corridor of Little Italy. According to its website, Damiano Mannino and Vincenzo Leone opened Damenzo’s in 1985 in a single storefront at this address. The …

Paris Nails is a nail salon at 2849 W. Armitage Ave. in Chicago’s Logan Square area, offering manicures, pedicures and waxing. According to the salon’s website, nail work includes regular polish, gel, gel X, acrylic and dip. Walk-ins are welcome, and appointments can be booked online. The salon lists its …

Lindy & Light, an art boutique, gallery and working studio, has opened at 2064 N Damen Ave in Bucktown. The shop held its grand opening on November 1. The shop sells art, prints, supplies, objects and gifts. The space is a working studio for artist and photographer Lindy Soffer, whose …