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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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Fashion

Stella Blue Designs Boutique

Chicago Talks, December 18, 2012

Angela Gianfrancesco, executive designer and owner of Stella Blue Designs, says she used to play…

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Fashion

Can’t Keep a Lid on Custom Optimo Hats

Chicago Talks, December 13, 2012

Who’d pay $20,000 for a hat? You might be surprised. There are hats — ball…

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Community

Six Corners District Slowly Recovers, Fill Vacant Storefronts

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2012

The Six Corners shopping district on Chicago’s North Side has seen business after business leave…

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Community

Green Ride: Bike Share Program to Create Jobs in Bronzeville

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2012

Some expect Chicago’s new bike share program will offer more than 4,000 rental bikes, but…

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Community

Alderman Moves to Make Northwest Side Area ‘Industrial Corridor’

Chicago Talks, November 27, 2012

The Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development (HED) has designated an area of the…

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Local Business

Be the Boss of You: Essential iOS Apps for Your Startup

Chicago Talks, November 18, 2012

David Rocke is a self-professed computer geek and tech savvy blogger and writer for the Chicago…

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City Council Votes to End 8 TIFs; $9 Million Diverted to City, CPS

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2012

On Thursday the Chicago City Council voted to recommend ending eight tax increment financing districts,…

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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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