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Between the Shore|Lines: An immersive art experience and history lesson all in one

Student Stories, March 5, 2025March 21, 2025

“Shore|Lines,” a multimedia exhibit created by Regina Agu exploring the connections between Black North American…

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Video: Lincoln Park Conservatory champions sustainability amid fundraising challenges

Lauren Schmit, February 12, 2025February 11, 2025

Rafael Rosa, the executive director of the Lincoln Park Conservatory, is leading the charge for…

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Chicagoland

Video: ‘Track is another sport’s punishment’

Maya Liquigan, January 21, 2025January 20, 2025

Long-distance hurdlers switch their legs right before the jump. Karam Jaber, a student athlete from…

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Business

Lincoln Square businesses evolve after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Sam Mosquera, December 19, 2024December 19, 2024

One minute it’s there, the next it’s not. In Lincoln Square, the number of new…

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Arts & Culture

Punk Planet and Dan Sinker, 30 years later

Trinity Balboa, November 16, 2024November 16, 2024

At the age of 19, no one expects to start a major magazine that has…

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Arts & Culture

Why Not Petites celebrates inclusive fashion with prohibition-themed party and runway

Gavin Lipinski, November 2, 2024November 6, 2024

When Britney Wittes graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2019, she had already identified an…

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Business

Cocktails and and laughter at The Vintage Glassware Celebration

Matt Brady, October 26, 2024October 25, 2024

Intricately designed 70’s style wallpaper enveloping the wall. High and low-rise red couches scattered across…

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Chicagoland

End of the season at the Uptown Farmers Market

Eleanor Lusciatti, October 22, 2024October 21, 2024

The scent of fresh produce and baked goods wafted down Sunnyside Avenue and the street…

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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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