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Entertainment

Samba Solstice benefits HotHouse Building Fund

Chicago Talks, June 19, 2014

The board of directors of the nonprofit organization HotHouse have organized a Solstice Samba Benefit…

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Community

Lakefront’s Urban Artists Invade Garden

Chicago Talks, December 9, 2013

Some of Chicago’s Loop lakefront residents are concerned about the amount of graffiti at the…

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Arts & Culture

South Loop Painter Explores Reality vs. Hallucinations

Chicago Talks, December 2, 2013

In a solo exhibition at the Elephant Room Gallery at 704 S. Wabash Ave., South…

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Community

Lights, Retail, Streetscaping and More Slated for Wabash Avenue

Chicago Talks, November 29, 2013

The Chicago Loop Alliance wants to improve Wabash Avenue by creating a stronger business district,…

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Crime

Beware of Cell Phone Snatches in South Loop

Chicago Talks, January 31, 2013

The 1st District Police have issues an alert about a rash of cellphone snatches in…

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Community

New Jones College Prep in South Loop under construction

Chicago Talks, January 29, 2013

Jones College Prep, located at Harrison and State streets in the South Loop, is under…

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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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Community

Alliance for a Greener South Loop

Chicago Talks, January 12, 2013

When Gail Merritt founded the Alliance for a Greener South Loop five years ago, she…

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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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