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Why Not Petites celebrates inclusive fashion with prohibition-themed party and runway

Gavin Lipinski, November 2, 2024November 6, 2024

When Britney Wittes graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2019, she had already identified an…

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Columbia College Chicago gives students the spotlight during Biggest Mouth showcase

Chicago Talks, May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

Columbia College Chicago’s Biggest Mouth competition showcases artists from all genres and gives them the…

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A Conversation With

A conversation with: The Wasteshed founder Eleanor Ray 

Chicago Talks, April 27, 2023April 26, 2023

While some artists aim to create things that have never been done before, Eleanor Ray…

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Salvador Dalí at the Art Institute of Chicago: Information vs. interpretation

Chicago Talks, March 21, 2023March 20, 2023

The first impression of “Salvador Dalí: The Image Disappears” at the Art Institute of Chicago…

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Arts & Culture

Black-owned collective puts on their first fashion show in Pilsen

Chicago Talks, February 14, 2023February 19, 2023

During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, 20-year-old Kennedy Freeman decided to create HourNine in…

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A Conversation With

Honoring HERstory: A conversation with Patricia Andrews-Keenan

Chicago Talks, April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Patricia Andrews-Keenan, founder and CEO of Pigment International, can be seen in the skies of…

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Arts & Culture

A New Approach to Sunday Mornings

Chicago Talks, March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Dimmed lights, silence, and the gentleness in the atmosphere is nothing but a mood for…

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The Museum of Contemporary Photography’s take on gun violence

Chicago Talks, December 16, 2021January 26, 2022

In response to skyrocketing statistics of gun deaths and injuries, the “American Epidemic: Guns 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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