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Arts and Culture

‘Gravity’ couldn’t hold down Tinashe at Radius Chicago

Avery Heeringa, February 17, 2024July 16, 2024

The R&B/pop diva brought the house down at Radius Chicago with a an energetic performance packed with flair.

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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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I Sights

Quinn and Rauner March in China’s National Day Parade

Chicago Talks, October 1, 2014

China’s National Day was Sept. 28, and there was a parade in Chinatown to celebrate….

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Biking

Going Places: Chinatown| Chicago Water Taxi

Chicago Talks, May 22, 2014

The Chinatown water taxi stop is located at Ping Tom Memorial Park at the pagoda….

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Crime

Bridgeport Residents Cite Pros and Cons of the Neighborhood

Chicago Talks, October 29, 2013

Ronny Waterhouse, a 29-year-old Mexican-American, said he felt his Bridgeport neighborhood was pretty safe and…

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Arts & Culture

Chicago Artists Month Unifies Art Lovers

Chicago Talks, October 21, 2012

The location of the destination art studios was hardly conspicuous. Moving through the back allies…

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Editor's Choice

Chinatown: Tony Hu Opens His Seventh Restaurant

Chicago Talks, September 30, 2012

Newly opened “Lao Ma La” is not cuisine catered to the faintest of taste buds….

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Planned Artist Workspace Rezoned for Hotel Development in Pilsen

Chicago Talks, September 8, 2010

Historic warehouses in Pilsen that would have been converted into low-rent workspaces for struggling artists were rezoned recently for a 200-room hotel with a restaurant and ballroom.
The Chicago Plan Commission unanimously voted to change the zoning at the W.M. Hoyt Co. building at 465 W. Cermak Rd. in the near Southwest Side neighborhood of Pilsen. Plans for the vacant building also include 78,150 square feet of retail.

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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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