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Editor's Choice

Scott Strazannte’s “Shooting From the Hip” Photo Exhibit Opens in Chicago

Chicago Talks, July 8, 2014

Photojournalist Scott Strazzante’s “Shooting From the Hip” exhibit opened July 8th at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery. The exhibit…

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emerge/Next Unetwork Event and Entrepreneurship Mini-Hackathon at BLUE1647

Chicago Talks, July 2, 2014

Combining career advice on being a hip-hop DJ, and doing sound engineering for Kanye, with…

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Smoke shops await new regulations

Chicago Talks, June 30, 2014

Leaning over a glass countertop that houses row after row of brightly colored blown-glass pipes,…

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Reintegrating Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl: Is He a Deserter, Traitor, or Undercover Hero?

Chicago Talks, June 27, 2014

As Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Obama did what the American Military Credo called…

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Don’t Leave Money on the Table, Negotiate Like a Pro

Chicago Talks, June 20, 2014

It’s on Tuesday, June 24 at Columbia College Chicago’s Journalism Department. 6 p.m. networking and…

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Bubamara Knjizara, the Ladybug Book Café is Serbian Oasis

Chicago Talks, June 11, 2014

Ladybug Cafe means more to Serbs than a cup of coffee, Ladybug Cafe means more to…

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Landmark Rosenwald Courts Once a Cultural Mecca, to be Reborn

Chicago Talks, May 8, 2014

Rosenwald Courts is coming back to life. After being vacant and neglected for nearly 15…

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Police on the scene when woman threatens to jump

Chicago Talks, May 3, 2014

  At about 6 p.m. Friday, an 22-year-old unidentified woman threatened to jump off the self-park…

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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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