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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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Just for Fun

Weird Al Writes One for the Grammarians

Chicago Talks, August 7, 2014

Published in July, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s new album “Mandatory Fun”  hit #1 on Billboard Hot 200 album…

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Cooking & Food

Chicago Hot Dog Fest Coming to History Museum

Chicago Talks, August 5, 2014
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Arts & Culture

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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Cooking & Food

Not Pretty, but Fun as you learn Kulturkueche (Sausage Making)

Chicago Talks, July 21, 2014

Dank Haus presents Sausage Making on July 24th. You can view the details (and buy a…

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Arts & Culture

Design, Have Fun, and Do Windows Without Microsoft

Chicago Talks, July 6, 2014

Bottle & Bottega is holding a Project Windows Launch Party on Wednesday, July 9th from…

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Entertainment

Funky Turns 40 Featuring Black Animation Art at DuSable Museum

Chicago Talks, July 2, 2014

Don’t miss Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution at the DuSable Museum (June 27 –…

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Just for Fun

A Taste of the Taste

Chicago Talks, June 25, 2014

Today several vendors set up shop under crystal clear blue skies in Daley Plaza, serving…

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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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