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Women-owned businesses of Logan Square grow amidst sexism

Chicago Talks, May 29, 2018July 25, 2018

After Kristi Wood opened Logan Square Pilates & Core with two women partners in January,…

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Imperfect Englewood

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2014

Many neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side are experiencing gentrification, the renovation of run-down urban neighborhoods…

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Community

Changing face of Pilsen

Chicago Talks, January 9, 2013

In the 1990s, Pilsen was known as a neighborhood not safe to walk through at…

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Community

Changes to CPS tier system will make school choice more difficult for Logan Square students

Chicago Talks, December 27, 2012

Logan Square eighth graders will have a tougher time getting into selective schools next year…

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Wicker Park Economics Push Efforts to Buy Local First

Chicago Talks, November 6, 2011

Wicker Park is easily accessible by the Blue Line station, a branch of Chicago’s El…

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Zoning in on Pilsen: As Development Moves in, Old-Timers Move Out

Chicago Talks, May 26, 2010

Like so many Chicago neighborhoods, Pilsen has been the subject of heated debate over the…

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Charting the Future of Rogers Park? Neighborhood Group Tries to Reach Out

Chicago Talks, October 13, 2009

For many years Rogers Park has been known as one of Chicago’s most diverse neighborhoods,…

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Pilsen Artists Promote Community Sharing and Interaction

Chicago Talks, October 9, 2009

City officials and developers have been promoting Pilsen as Chicago’s hot new arts neighborhood. But…

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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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