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Local Business

The Cat’s Meow Purrs Despite ‘Rough Neighborhood’

Chicago Talks, February 15, 2013

It may seem like the prefix to a joke, but it isn’t. Two black women,…

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Editor's Choice

Englewood Votes Seeks To Register Voters, Exercise Political Muscle

Chicago Talks, September 18, 2012

A group of community organizations in the Englewood neighborhood are working together to encourage more…

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Father Pfleger, Community and Hip Hop Group Launch Music Studio on South Side

Chicago Talks, June 23, 2012

The ARK of St. Sabina and Hip Hop Detoxx launched their new music studio to…

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Breaking the Silence of Domestic Violence: A New Me Foundation

Chicago Talks, December 27, 2011

Felicia Simpson said she was 24 when a boyfriend threw a beer bottle at her…

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Clybourne Park at Steppenwolf Theater

Chicago Talks, November 1, 2011

Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play, A Raisin in the Sun concludes with the African American family…

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SOUL Helps Bodies Get Around

Chicago Talks, July 19, 2011

Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill on July 7 that has been a long time…

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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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