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Randolph Street Market brings holiday cheer to weekend festival

Chicago Talks, December 8, 2014

Walking into the Randolph Street Market is like walking into a carnival with antique finds…

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Vactioner’s Kenny Vasoli brings summer sunshine to the Chicago winter

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2014

For self-dubbed “nu-hula” artist Kenny Vasoli of the band Vacationer, the positive, “good vibes” sound…

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Blues Brothers or Ghostbusters fan? Dan Aykroyd tells you what’s up with him lately.

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2014

“Who you gonna call?” Do you still remember this popular phrase? That’s right. Dan Aykroyd…

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FLOW/Im Fluss Lights Up Couch Place Downtown, for Free

Chicago Talks, September 17, 2014

[pullquote]The block of Couch Place between North State and North Dearborn Streets may be Chicago’s…

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Local Business Offers Chicago Art Hunt Adventure

Chicago Talks, September 8, 2014

Bottle & Bottega is sending local Chicago residents scavenging for artistic treasures. The Art Hunt,…

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Get Artistic at West Chicago’s Community Block Party

Chicago Talks, August 18, 2014

Columbia’s alumni continue to use talent and imagination after they graduate. Focused on “authoring the…

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Word Weekend Features Writers, Hip-Hop, Spoken-Word and More

Chicago Talks, July 24, 2014

MCA Chicago presents Word Weekend, an event that showcases Chicago’s active and diverse communities of…

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The Artists Cannot Be Present

Chicago Talks, July 9, 2014

The Artists Will Not Be Present an exhibition featuring visual art, poetry by youth in…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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