Friday, April 01, 2011 | john

dust off your hat. crack open a beer. get all the necessary fixins' for your hot dogs. baseball is back, chicago!
today marks the part of the year when we're reminded why we live in chicago. if you recently moved here, welcome! prepare to be wowed. there are street festivals every weekend. the weather improves from terrible to amazing. all the neighborhoods are buzzing. eventually you'll even be able to leave your place without wearing a coat. we're not quite there yet, but we're close. oh, and don't forget all the white sox and cubs home games for the next five months.
if wrigleyville and all its craziness is your cup of tea can of old style, check out our wrigleyville neighborhood page. prefer the north side but would rather 40,000 people not invade your space this summer? check out the lakeview neighborhood page.
if, however, you prefer a team that has won a world series in the past century and want to be closer to the cell comiskey park, try the south loop, bronzeville and places near the illinois institute of technology.
as far as we're concerned, summer starts now.