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Arts & Culture

Cafe Jumping Bean Keeps Local Art Alive

Chicago Talks, April 27, 2015

The Cafe Jumping Bean, located in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, strives to keep the art scene…

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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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Local Business

Little Village Chef Bets on Fast Food Quesadillas

Chicago Talks, February 3, 2014

Las Quecas, a fast-casual quesadilla eatery recently opened in Chicago marking the chain’s first unit in…

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Local Business

“Diamond in the rough” folk art in Pilsen

Chicago Talks, June 3, 2013

Walking down the streets of Pilsen, it is common for one to come across many…

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Editor's Choice photo of Manuel Banuelos

Different Brew, Not Strange Brew, Comes to Lakeshore East Neighborhood

Chicago Talks, August 31, 2012

An upscale coffee chain from Mexico is opening its first café and joint restaurant venture…

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Festival de la Villita

Chicago Talks, September 9, 2011

Want to eat some good traditional Mexican food and experience some South-of-the-Border culture? Chicago’s Hispanic…

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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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