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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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Singer-songwriter Buck Meek’s vulnerable folk-country crooning takes over Lincoln Hall

Harrison O'Brien, May 26, 2024July 22, 2024

Buck Meek, the lead guitarist of indie folk band Big Thief and unique singer-songwriter in…

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Singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers sells tickets to Chicagoans ‘like it’s 1965’ 

Izzy Smith, May 22, 2024October 4, 2024

“Come buy a ticket like it’s 1965,” musician Maggie Rogers posted to Instagram when introducing…

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Chicago freaks out again: Steve Krakow and a Million Tongues

Trinity Balboa, May 17, 2024August 4, 2024

Two decades ago, Million Tongues burrowed into Chicago. If that sounds weird to you, it’s…

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Creator of safe haven for women, nonbinary artists in Chicago

Maya Liquigan, May 14, 2024October 8, 2024

Beate Minkovski says her art is “too in your face.” Through various sculptures and canvases,…

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Chicago performer 180MINDSET performs at Columbia’s Selah event 

Araceli Ramirez, April 30, 2024October 8, 2024

With a wave of his mic, the crowd swayed in unison to a performance by…

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Smashed Plastic co-founder Andy Weber’s journey from radio DJ to record pressing plant owner

Avery Heeringa, April 29, 2024July 15, 2024

The founding of Smashed Plastic can in-part be traced back to the early ‘80s when…

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The Sea Ghouls take anchor in the Chicago music scene

Amelia Rodriguez, April 26, 2024October 8, 2024

Inside a garage in River Grove, a new Chicago-area band began practice by warming up….

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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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