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Reports of armed protesters prompted the curfew, which will likely be enforced in the downtown area.
The limited reopening will require visitors to preregister for timed tickets to the outdoor gardens.
The newfound allowance will be a game-changer for bars with kitchens throughout the city.
The city's outdoor dining pilot includes potions of streets in Lakeview, West Loop, Little Village and Chatham.
Lee Wolen debuts GG's Chicken Shop, with fried and slow-roasted poultry on the menu.
Outdoor dining is returning to Chicago with new restrictions and safety measures in place.
And yes, you can get the breakfast burrito to go.
Restaurants may offer outdoor dining and retail shops can reopen, while social distancing measures remain in place.
Chicago drag queen Shea Couleé and DoStuff Media helped create an ale to celebrate the LGBTQ community.
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What to watch next
It's not just seniors who want to hear from the former POTUS and FLOTUS
Take in Oscar winners, indies, intriguing docs and much more.
Watch a documentary about her Becoming book tour starting May 6.
Catch megahits such as ‘Cats’ and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ on YouTube.
SXSW and Amazon announced a new 10-day digital film festival.
It will be available on the new streaming service HBO Max.
The series showcases aerial tours of destinations all over the United States.
What do you tune into after the series’ finale? We’ve rounded up our favorite currently-streaming docuseries and docs.
Good news for parents with energetic kids: Amazon Prime took down the paywall for some of its children's content.
Pro tip: consider having a Netflix Party to help you get through the quarantine.
Some of the best kids' movies 2020 has in store will now be available early.
A streaming service specifically aimed at theater lovers.
The 38th annual FIFA (Festival International du Film sur l’Art) has decided to move online.
Why not delve into Netflix's library and sit down to finally watch Twin Peaks?
Virtual tours of beautiful places
#WrightVirtualVisits takes fans on short tours of famous buildings around the country.
They're the result of years upon years of study.
They say good things come in small packages.
Get a view of angelfishes, wrasses, tangs and butterflyfishes making their way through the water.
Don't miss out on some of the world's most beautiful natural wonders.
Check out the International Space Station or step into the Armstrong Flight Research Center.
Virtually make your way from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.
The Broad is finally letting you spend as much time with its signature piece as you’d like.
Take a soothing stroll along nearly 1,000 miles of Florida’s beaches from your couch.
Explore the interior and exterior (including spots inaccessible on the in-person tour) of this 1921 architectural landmark.
The site gives you several options for taking a look around.
If you've always wanted to go to The Neon Museum this might be your best chance for a while.
California's most famous haunted home, the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose is now offering free video tours.
A lot of major museums offer options for seeing works in their collection online.
You can now virtually tour 31 national parks across the USA.
Remember that vacation you were going to take? Neither do we.
Take a collective moment of pause to appreciate the cities we call ours.
Turn your home into the Magic Kingdom by using your computer, TV or other devices to go on a virtual ride.
A nine-screen, roughly hourlong one-take video of musicians performing in separate rooms.
Explore current shows in greater depth, or see specially curated presentations that are web-only.
Log onto the Kennedy Space Center's social media sites for a (virtual) intergalactic adventure.
Shift your point of view up, down and around in all directions. The result can seem downright trippy.
Learn something new
Whenever Midge makes her brisket, everything turns out just fine.
You can tell a lot about what's going on in someone's life based on their search history.
The Library of Congress has just launched a new app that allows users to create music using its audio collections.
You don't need a lot of space to grow a garden.
Calling all gamers and citizen scientists, you can now help NASA map the world's vast corals.
Some of New York's best salons and experts have decided to lend a helping hand.
The celebrity of desserts is now available for at-home bakers to make.
The Science of Well Being is now online, for free, no matter where you are in the world.
Hear directly from curators, artists and designers and see works featured in MoMA's collection.
You look like you could use a drink, and we've got just the thing.
Kids aren’t the only ones who can do their learning from home.
We’d always allow Massimo Bottura into our kitchens, but now he’s especially welcome.
There are many reasons why baking your own sourdough loaf is the perfect 2020 project.
We recommend Yale's "Introduction to Classical Music," or Harvard's interesting "Science & Cooking."
Keep the kids entertained
You know what they say: not all superheroes wear capes.
Attention Potterheads: Diagon Alley is real! Well, sort of.
Need a good read? Your favorite Muppets can help with that.
You can tour the British Library exhibit without leaving your home.
A new Harry Potter at Home online hub with hundreds of games, how-tos and activities.
All kids need to do is grab a piece of paper, sharpen a pencil and hop online.
Let Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country ready your little one to sleep.
It's that much easier for a family to manage music streaming at home.
Make the most of staying in with these fun things to do at home.
Learning from home can be as fun as it is educational—if you know where to look.
The eco-park in Miami just launched a new live video series and home school program.
Get a sense of what's growing on the land, how the livestock is keeping busy and much more.
Spotify just officially launched Spotify Kids, making it that much easier for the family to manage music streaming at home. Spotify Kids is geared for little listeners ages 12 and under, with a colorful interface that's instinctive and easy to use. Kids can search the library of more than 8,000 family-friendly tunes for the best Dinsey songs of all time, the best dance songs of all time or the best Kidz Bop songs of all time. Or they can easily explore more than 125 themed playlists including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, K-Pop, Frozen and more. There's even a Wash Your Hands playlist featuring the kiddie hygiene chart-topper "Wash Your Hands with Baby Shark!" Parents will appreciate the channels that make it easy to set up a soundtrack for the day's activities. Is it playtime? Then check out a channel where you have your choice of playlists featuring songs from the Beatles, to The Lion King, to old-school hip-hop, to Latino pop, to folk music, to the brainy and silly "mad scientist" and many more. Want to start the day off on a bright note? Play Morning Energía and you'll hear everything from a catchy tune from The Secret Life of Pets 2 to the legitimately awesome "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I. Spotify Kids is free for Spotify Premium Family subscribers at no additional charge, and can be downloaded on iOS or Android devices. Sign up to receive great Time Out New York Kids deals in your inbox each day.
Stories to make you smile
A herd of goats escaped their day job and roamed the streets of San Jose.
Nominate all the healthcare workers you know!
We've got 93-year-old Olive Veronesi to thank for that.
With people stuck at home, wild animals are currently living their best lives.
In the past two months, they've given out over 400 gallons of milk per day.
At this point, we're all in need of some good news.
'We just felt this sense of urgency to get these dollars down and into the hands of people who need it."
The 3-and-a-half-year-old English bulldog has quickly become our quarantine mascot.
An Indiana farm is live-streaming footage of some of their 200 alpine and Nigerian dwarf dairy goats.
These funny Instagram accounts reign supreme in comedic relief.
If you’re looking for a bit of peace and quiet, look no further than the Coral City Camera.
It all started with the balcony raves.
"It’s always cocktail hour in a crisis!"
The new parade includes song and characters from Coco, Moana and Frozen 2.
Two aliens might be the last, err, people you'd expect to hear shelter-in-place advice from.
Videos of cute animals doing cute things have officially taken over the Internet.
It all started last week as a one-day pop-up that turned into an all-weekend event.
Social distancing isn't just saving human lives it's also giving some animals time to roam free.
Working from home or hardly working? With pets around, sometimes it can be the latter.
Some people eat in times of crisis, and other people bake.
There are plenty of ways to show up for restaurant and bar workers during this uncertain time.
Zoos and aquariums are providing real-time feeds of their popular attractions, including lions and tigers and bears.
A few of the Shedd's rockhopper penguins went on a field trip through the aquarium.
