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Entertainment

Love Movies and Music? Try CIMMfest May 1st

Chicago Talks, April 28, 2014

On May 1st – 4th, CIMMfest No. 6 brings 75 premiere international music-centric films and 75 bands, professional and…

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Community

Money for Small Business Returns to Logan Square

Chicago Talks, March 9, 2014

SBIF, the Small Business Improvement Fund, is one of the few sources of grants available…

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Community

Congress Theater owner evicts Portage Theater tenants, legal struggle continues

Chicago Talks, January 11, 2013

For more than six months, The Congress Theater has been battling city authorities over claims…

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Wicker Park, Energetic At Night, Slow Start In The Mornings

Chicago Talks, October 5, 2012

Closed gates and barren streets are the backdrop to the morning scene of Wicker Park,…

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Community

Open Streets Hits Loop and Wicker Park This Year

Chicago Talks, September 5, 2012

Chicago-land residents are invited to enjoy the return of Open Streets—Chicago’s free pedestrian playground—on Saturday,…

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Editor's Choice

Logan Square Bakes Cultures into Menu, Keeps Latin Roots

Chicago Talks, April 24, 2012

It’s noon, and Maria Tello is putting each pastry in its respective display case with…

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Editor's Choice

Check out BUILT Art Fest, Today is the Last Day!

Chicago Talks, August 13, 2011

BUILT art fest (1767 N Milwaukee Ave. in Wicker Park) is running Saturday from 11:00…

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Weekend “Don’t Miss These at MAAF” Alert

Chicago Talks, July 26, 2011

Don’t forget the Milwaukee Avenue Art Festival this weekend. The avenue will be teeming with…

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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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