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“Dolls 4 Peace: community becomes the center of DePaul Art Museum’s “Learned Objects” exhibition

Chicago Talks, October 22, 2021

DePaul Art Museum’s exhibition Learned Objects takes a look at Chicago-centric activism through art. The…

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Arts and Culture

Welcoming Back Summertime Chi

Chicago Talks, May 31, 2021October 19, 2021

Traditionally, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. As we begin the reopening process,…

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Community

Checking in with Chicago business-owners one year into the pandemic

Chicago Talks, March 11, 2021March 12, 2021

Thursday, March 11 marked one year since the World Health Organization officially deemed the coronavirus…

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Environment

Agricultural trailblazer: Growing Home is a model for cultivating crops, community and business

Chicago Talks, February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

LaQuandra Fair said when she first learned about Growing Home, she was “not into the…

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Health

Health care workers fight mental health battle alongside COVID-19

Chicago Talks, January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Pinky Marasigan, a physical therapist at Amita Health Presence Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, takes…

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Arts & Culture

Sister co-founders put the ‘ISH’ in WOMANISH exhibit

Chicago Talks, December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Stepping onto the boldly printed tile floor, looking up to nothing but the iridescence of…

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Community

Independent theaters threatened due to everlasting pandemic

Chicago Talks, December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

Ryan Oestreich, general manager of the Music Box Theatre, has a bleak outlook on the…

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Community

Chicago Chinatown businesses suffering from pandemic months later

Chicago Talks, December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

Historically, Cermak Road between Wentworth and Clark streets has been the pulsing heartbeat of Chinatown….

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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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