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Chicago’s Vertical Farm Starts to Bloom

Chicago Talks, December 29, 2011

Walking down 47th Street in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, there’s an old meatpacking…

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Daddy-O’s: A Taste of Jamaica

Chicago Talks, December 26, 2011

For a change, get a taste of the islands with this story about Daddy-O’s bringing a taste of Jamaica to the South Side. You can get an eye-full with the slideshow.

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Art Education Requested as CPS, CTU Agree to Longer School Day

Chicago Talks, December 20, 2011

An atrium outside Family Focus Lawndale’s Homan Square office is decorated with large, brightly colored…

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Fewer businesses planning holiday parties

Chicago Talks, December 8, 2011

Fewer businesses will hold holiday parties this year than at any time in nearly a quarter-century, according to a survey of corporate America’s holiday party plans.

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Residents Reluctant to Accept Speed Cameras

Chicago Talks, December 7, 2011

Some Chicago residents are not buying what Mayor Rahm Emanuel said about the reasons behind installing new speed cameras in Chicago.

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Nerds at Heart Announces “Holiday Dating for Nerds”

Chicago Talks, November 30, 2011

Nerds at Heart is doing it again in December. If you missed the November event, you have another chance to get to the smart singles’ winter dreams come true during a holiday mixer. Get cozy with other brainy bachelors and bachelorettes over a warm fire and a hot toddy during rounds of board games and trivia.

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Police Supt. McCarthy Addresses Police District Consolidation

Chicago Talks, November 28, 2011

Police Supt. Gerry McCarthy assured residents that the consolidation of two North Side police districts would…

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Will the Cloud Unify the Occupy Movement or Just Sap its Energy?

Chicago Talks, November 27, 2011

  Daniel B. Wood investigates the Occupy movement and whether a filmmaking website will unify…

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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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