Happy (One-Day-After) Memorial Day! We hope you had a fun-, BBQ-, beer-, (sorta) sun-filled holiday weekend!

Summer is officially here and with it comes street fests, BBQs, concerts, Ravinia, the beach and Chicago citizens out of hibernation. Make sure to check out our homepage calendar this week because said street fests have begun. Plus, we summed up an awesome BBQ Showdown we went to last week and interviewed Top Chef contestant and Chi-town chef, Radhika Desai. Cheeky Does Charity is also back this week with a rundown (no pun intended) of a summer charity walk/run for suicide prevention. Email jen@cheekychicago.com to learn of other summer walks/runs for charity in our area.

Memorial Day (well, the Thursday before, to be precise) was the perfect time for Miller to kick off their new Chill beer. Just in time for the rooftop parties and beach days that are sure to accumulate over the next few months. Cheeky sponsored the event and was thrilled to see hundreds of you there. Check yourselves out on our Pics page in the next few days. And if you love Miller Chill as much as we do, but missed the party, you can check it out at the Underground and O'Callaghan's, to name a few Chill-toting bars.

If you missed last week's 'A Cheeky Gift For You' coupon, here's a recap. Head to Bin36 tomorrow from 6-8 pm for their Wednesday Wine Around. Taste wines from around the world, eat some good food and mention code CHEEKY to get $5-off your ticket.

This summer also brings with it an awesome, new, fun, exciting opportunity for Cheeky. In addition to bringing you cutting edge, hip, in-the-know info on our site, we will now also be contributing to NBCCHicago.com. Check out both websites for double the fun.

Yesterday kicked off the unofficial start of summer so...start enjoying now. We as Chicagoans know, it certainly doesn't last long. And, amongst your BBQs, bags games and picnics, make sure to remember the reason for the holiday and honor the heroes of America, our soldiers.

Cheekily,