July 9th, 2006

Nine Chicago Startups Present at Tech Cocktail

The first TECH cocktail event took place on July 6 in Chicago at STATE Restaurant and CafĂ©. The event featured Stormhoek South African wine and united over 225 Midwest participants — including venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, developers and tech enthusiasts. Nine Chicago-area companies presented. Pictures from the event are here. ChicagoCrime.org, the freely browsable database of crimes… → Read More

January 7th, 2006

Extratasty – Have A Drink

Extratasty is a frivolous site, but it’s also useful if you are looking for a good drink recipe. Users submit drink recipes. Ingredients are tagged and searchable. Drink recipes are ratable. There is an option to include all of the things you have in your bar, and the site will tell you what drinks are possible in different combinations. This is definitely a work in progress. Search seems… → Read More