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Biking

Chicago Comes in at No. 2 for Biking

Chicago Talks, October 2, 2014

Chicago has been named by Bicycling Magazine as the second most bike-friendly city – New York City…

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Arts & Culture

The Chicago Comic: Present and Future

Chicago Talks, July 16, 2013

 Dressed in a green floral skirt, with a long gray sweater, and no taller than…

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Community

Hiring our Heroes helps veteran job seekers in Chicago

Chicago Talks, April 2, 2013

Job-seeking veterans and spouses gathered at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago late last…

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Fashion

ZAMRIE does fashion for (storm) relief

Chicago Talks, January 14, 2013

The cute ivory skirt with a blue, red, and gold plaid print and tempting “on…

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Community

Uptown takes next step in participatory budgeting

Chicago Talks, December 26, 2012

  In 2007, Maria Hadden’s landlord abandoned the building she lived in in Rogers Park,…

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Fashion

Up Against the “WHAL” The Graph Master Cuts it Up

Chicago Talks, October 21, 2012

A crowd of hundreds gathered on a cool, Sunday evening at the Double Tree Hotel in…

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La Tacorea brings taste of Korea with a Mexican twist to Lakeview

Chicago Talks, May 3, 2012

The tan and bright orange colored walls of La Tacorea may echo with the sounds…

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Gay Wedding Industry Changes as Fight for Equality Goes Federal

Chicago Talks, April 29, 2012

A recent article in AdAge asks, “Is Gay Too Mainstream for Its Own Media?”  Logo,…

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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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