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Arts & Culture

‘Blues Session’ at Buddy Guy’s offered for student musicians

Chicago Talks, January 11, 2013

Next month, noted blues musician, educator and scholar, Fernando Jones will present Blues Session at…

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Fashion

Fashion vloggers get their turn in the spotlight

Chicago Talks, January 10, 2013

Fashion bloggers are enjoying their moment in the spotlight, and bloggers like BryanBoy, The Sartorialist, and…

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Arts & Culture

Artist Turns Passion, Hobby into a Business

Chicago Talks, January 8, 2013

When Nora Nieves was a 13-year-old girl in Puerto Rico, she started making handmade jewelry…

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Community

Minister dedicates life to mentoring young black men

Chicago Talks, January 8, 2013

Reaching today’s youth is a challenge, especially considering all of the outside forces that are…

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Community

Fashion in Chicago: Checking In With Julie Hillery

Chicago Talks, January 5, 2013

When Julie Hillery was in college, many of her instructors had no real-world experience in…

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Community

Hairstylist leaves corporate America to open dream salon

Chicago Talks, January 4, 2013

On a chilly Monday in December, Jacinta Appleton unlocks the door to a chic, elegant…

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Editor's Choice

The Curse of the Billy Goat: Fact or Fiction?

Chicago Talks, January 3, 2013

Thousands of fans poured into Wrigley Field on Oct. 6, 1945 to watch their beloved…

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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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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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