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Sparring in the attic: Haymaker Gym hosts LGBTQIA+-friendly classes in church attic

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2019December 24, 2019

Vibrant laughter and exhausted breathing echoed in the attic of the Second Unitarian Church, 656…

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Arts and Culture

GAYS BEAR THE CROSS IN PERU

Chicago Talks, May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

Catholicism and gay rights do not find harmony in this South American country. “COFFEE IS…

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Arts & Culture

Islamic calligraphy: a dying art?

Chicago Talks, January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Zeeshan Farooq, a product manager by day and Islamic calligrapher by night, never thought his…

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Community

Our Lady of Mercy continues to serve community in a new age

Chicago Talks, July 2, 2018August 16, 2018

Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors and see all the…

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Community

Domestic Violence in the Arab-American Community

Chicago Talks, March 9, 2016

Domestic violence is a problem that affects all communities. In the Arab American community, however,…

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Community

Pilgrim Baptist Church will not be Rebuilt

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2015

On a recent autumn morning, Deacon Alfonzo Carrington of the Pilgrim Baptist Church and his…

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Arts & Culture

Pilsen Day of The Dead Celebration Draws National Participation

Chicago Talks, November 6, 2015

PILSEN — The annual “Day of The Dead” celebration put on by The National Museum…

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Community

Church Helps Uphold Assyrian Tradition

Chicago Talks, June 10, 2015

  Every Sunday at Saint Mary’s Assyrian Church of the East in Roselle, IL, the…

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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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