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A Conversation With

A conversation with: A Toda Voz Radio Host, Samantha Ante

Chicago Talks, November 29, 2021November 29, 2021

At the age of 16, Samantha Ante convinced her mother that they should move from…

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Community

Frida Kahlo Mural Creates Controversy

Chicago Talks, November 4, 2015

Cafe Tola, a restaurant known for its vibrant artwork and mouth-watering empanadas, recently cooked up…

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Arts & Culture

Determined Dancer Aims to Dance On

Chicago Talks, April 17, 2015

Northern California native Umiko Nakamura, better known, as “Umi,” a freshman dance student at Columbia…

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Entertainment

Coffee and a Q&A with Chris Jones

Chicago Talks, November 3, 2014

Chris Jones, a native of Manchester, England, has been a theater critic for the Chicago…

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Features

Talent on Display: Wonder Women | 5 Illustrators on the Rise

Chicago Talks, May 28, 2014

The “Wonder Women” project was created by a group of writers and editors from the…

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Entertainment

Love Movies and Music? Try CIMMfest May 1st

Chicago Talks, April 28, 2014

On May 1st – 4th, CIMMfest No. 6 brings 75 premiere international music-centric films and 75 bands, professional and…

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Arts & Culture

Here’s a Look at Lollapalooza as it Gets Underway

Chicago Talks, August 2, 2013

This is an experiment with a new storytelling program called Brickflow. It draws from Instagram,…

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Community

Open House at WBEZ Little Village Bureau TODAY

Chicago Talks, July 26, 2013

Chicago Public Media invites the public to check out the brand new West Side Bureau…

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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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