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Local Business

The Cat’s Meow Purrs Despite ‘Rough Neighborhood’

Chicago Talks, February 15, 2013

It may seem like the prefix to a joke, but it isn’t. Two black women,…

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Local Business

Ravenswood Station project could transform neighborhood

Chicago Talks, January 30, 2013

The Ravenswood Station project, which started construction in November, will completely transform the stretch of…

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Environment

Independent resale shop works for greener South Loop

Chicago Talks, January 23, 2013

As Mari Ann Weiss-Cater sat behind the desk in her resale shop Urban Remix Consignments, she…

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Health

Family-owned pharmacy in South Loop provides personalized care

Chicago Talks, January 17, 2013

In Hindi, “Kushal” means well and “Bhavi” means future, which is why Kushal and Bhavi…

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Fashion

ZAMRIE does fashion for (storm) relief

Chicago Talks, January 14, 2013

The cute ivory skirt with a blue, red, and gold plaid print and tempting “on…

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Community

Congress Theater owner evicts Portage Theater tenants, legal struggle continues

Chicago Talks, January 11, 2013

For more than six months, The Congress Theater has been battling city authorities over claims…

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Community

Bridgeport: ‘Chicago’s last original neighborhood’

Chicago Talks, January 11, 2013

From behind the bar, Steve Badauskas looks at the front door and buzzes in another…

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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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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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