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Author Archives: Silvia Chavez

The Heartland Cafe
Posted inArts & Culture

This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:

by Jerome Ludwig, Silvia Chavez and Niel Spidle December 12, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicagoans recommend an entertainment corridor, a cool-kids’ secret, and the best storytellers

Not pictured: vaginas.
Posted inArts & Culture

Show us your . . . portraits of googly-eyed vaginas

by Silvia Chavez December 10, 2012August 19, 2021

Photographer Katya Hervatin places googly eyes on vaginas

The Jefferson Masonic Temple. Not pictured: freemasons.
Posted inNews & Politics

Zoom in: Jefferson Park

by Silvia Chavez November 14, 2012August 19, 2021

A tour of the century-old Jefferson Masonic Temple

Posted inArts & Culture

This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:

by Silvia Chavez and Niel Spidle November 13, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicagoans recommend an on-point gallery, a local lit gem, and an old-school barbershop

The flat cat in the hat
Posted inNews & Politics

Zoom in: Little Village

by Silvia Chavez November 1, 2012August 19, 2021

A Banksy-influenced artist is tagging Little Village with political graffiti

Alderman Danny Solis has used his own money to support this mural of a giant possum.
Posted inNews & Politics

Zoom in: Pilsen

by Silvia Chavez October 17, 2012August 19, 2021

Pilsen’s alderman used his own money to renovate and create new murals in his ‘hood

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