As Women’s Sports Explode In Popularity, Fans Want A Space To Call Their Own

It started with “The Sports Bra” in Portland. Then, “A Bar of Their Own in Minneapolis.” Now, bars catering to women’s sports fans are popping up all over. Chicago is home to Whiskey Girl Tavern in Edgewater and future home to Babe’s Sports Bar in Logan Square. Reset learns how these spaces came to be and how their owners think about community amidst a huge surge in popularity with Nora McConnell-Johnson the future owner of Babe’s Sports Bar And Heather Roberts, co-owner of Whiskey Girl Tavern. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.