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Arts and Culture

SONIA SAUCEDA: ‘I don’t have much familiarity with Latinx’

Chicago Talks, February 27, 2023January 27, 2023

MEXICO-BORN Sonia Sauceda is the manager of the Panadería Nuevo León bakery, located at 1634…

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Multimedia

Pilsen/Little Village Cinco de Mayo Parade

Chicago Talks, May 27, 2014

Thousands lined Cermak Road through the Chicago neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little village on May…

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Community

Former Pilsen gang member works to improve community

Chicago Talks, March 4, 2013

In the 1960s and ’70s, he was a member of a notorious, Chicago gang, but…

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Just for Fun

Cinco de Mayo and Polish Constitution Day Concert Bridges Culture with Music

Chicago Talks, May 1, 2012

The well-known Lira Singers and Cuerdas Clasicas String Ensemble will perform a concert of Mexican…

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Community

Mexican Murals Teach Culture Even After Death of Pilsen Muralist

Chicago Talks, April 11, 2012

Pilsen commuters walk through more than turnstiles at the 18th Street ‘L’ Pink Line stop;…

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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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