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Tired of Finance, She Turned to Flour : Sugar Bliss Blossoms

Chicago Talks, September 7, 2013

Teresa Ging, 35, who, after working for six years in finance, left everything to move…

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Local Business

Wrigleyville Businesses Relieved Cubs Will Remain on North Side

Chicago Talks, August 3, 2013

There’s relief among businesses in Wrigleyville now that the Cubs have reached an agreement with…

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Editor's Choice

Car dealership moves one step closer to opening on North Side

Chicago Talks, June 24, 2013

An unused warehouse on Chicago’s North Side moved one step closer Thursday to being transformed…

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Arts & Culture

Pilsen Artist creates Art from Recyclable materials

Chicago Talks, June 17, 2013

Leticia Rodarte started her art career and became an entrepreneur at age eight. It started…

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Community

Police Keep Licensed Peddlers Moving on 18th Street

Chicago Talks, June 17, 2013

Pilsen peddlers say business complaints to police have stopped them from selling on 18th Street. Anastacia Cortez, a licensed peddler…

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Local Business

“Diamond in the rough” folk art in Pilsen

Chicago Talks, June 3, 2013

Walking down the streets of Pilsen, it is common for one to come across many…

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Just for Fun

Your Sweet Tooth Will Thank You When You Visit Pilsen’s Nuevo Leon

Chicago Talks, May 30, 2013

Tourists from all over the country come to visit Panaderia Nuevo Leon, one of Pilsen’s…

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Community

Rickshaw-style bicycle cabs come to Logan Square

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2013

Here’s a unique new job opportunity: get paid for getting in shape. A new business…

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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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