True story: a buddy and I headed downtown last week to check out a new hot spot. We drove around for over 20 minutes, looking for parking (unwilling to pay a garage—hey, it was after 7pm, when parking is free!). We finally threw up our hands—not literally, I was driving—and headed back across the river. When did our little town grow up? I guess we’re in the big leagues now.

Now I think you can appreciate how great a sweet parking deal at the Hotel deLuxe really is. Sure, other hotels offer free parking occasionally, but this one is for weekend stays. Knowing that you’ll have a place to stow your wheels, and not shelling out a penny to do it, makes a weekend away stress-free. Isn’t that what you were hoping for?

See you around,

Brandon

Someone (a male comic, natch) once proclaimed that there is no such thing as a funny comedienne (and why, for heaven’s sake, is there a special word for a female comic?). He clearly had never seen what the fantastic Sarah Silverman has to offer. Here’s your chance: Silverman descends upon the Schnitz this month: April 7.

Best known for her eponymous TV program, which ran for three seasons, Ms. Silverman is also a singer (who can forget her charming duet with Matt Damon?) and published author—her autobiography, Bedwetter, openly shares her very personal struggles. On stage, nothing is off limits, and her thoughts on all subjects taboo—politics, religion, sex, and so much more—are often thought-provoking, sometimes shocking, frequently hilarious. Granted, the divinely inappropriate Big S. isn’t everyone’s cup of spiked tea, but I dare you to not laugh ‘til you cry.

Ciao,

Emily