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Category: I Sights

I Sights

Picture This: When P.O.T.U.S. Comes to Town

Chicago Talks, June 24, 2013

When the President and his entourage come home to Chicago, all kinds of traffic gets…

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I Sights

Breaking News: Back on Track at Amtrak and Metra

Chicago Talks, May 19, 2013

UPDATE: At 12:33 p.m. an Amtrak engine pulled the disabled train off and away from…

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Community

The Buckingham Fountain Springs to Life

Chicago Talks, May 5, 2013

In a rite of a spring, the world’s largest fountain, the Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial…

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Arts & Culture

In the company of comic books

Chicago Talks, February 11, 2013

On Thursday Feb 14, Columbia College Chicago will host the opening reception for “Five Collaborations,”…

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Editor's Choice

Video: Aztec dreams on Pilsen’s walls

Chicago Talks, January 15, 2013

Murals are a Mexican art form. In Mexico, they were part of  public art in…

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Fashion

ZAMRIE does fashion for (storm) relief

Chicago Talks, January 14, 2013

The cute ivory skirt with a blue, red, and gold plaid print and tempting “on…

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Community

Graffiti removal in Wicker Park tagged in more ways than one

Chicago Talks, December 30, 2012

The Wicker Park-Bucktown neighborhood is finding faster ways to alleviate masses of graffiti missed by…

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Fashion

Stella Blue Designs Boutique

Chicago Talks, December 18, 2012

Angela Gianfrancesco, executive designer and owner of Stella Blue Designs, says she used to play…

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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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