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Tag: Best of Chicago 2020
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Finding peace with virtual therapy
Seeking out others to lean on is an indispensable part of tending to our mental wellness.
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Bedroom-pop newcomer Serena Isioma finds a trajectory to stardom
Their idiosyncratic but radio-ready songs sound like the work of a seasoned veteran, and they’re already going viral.
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Last year would’ve been a great one for bangers in Chicago clubs
The pandemic kept us from celebrating the likes of Lil Durk and King Von the way they should’ve been—on a sweaty dance floor.
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Women’s pro sports deserve our flowers and our dollars
We should all be fans of the Chicago Sky, the Chicago Red Stars, and the Chicago North Stars.
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Skylark in limbo
Here’s hoping we get the chance to gather there again one day.
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Everybody must get stoned
2020 was always going to be a historic year for cannabis in Illinois. The sale of recreational marijuana became legal across the state at the turn of the decade, all thanks to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA) that Pritzker signed back in June of 2019. Despite some supply shortages, limited licenses, and opening […]
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Chicago’s art gallery alley
The 12 turns garages in Tri-Taylor into an outdoor exhibit.
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Farmers’ markets keep communities thriving
Picking up produce and enjoying a Chicago summer
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A microdose will do ya
Not every edible needs to knock you on your ass. It’s a lesson that took me until 2020 to learn. My first experience with eating weed was in high school (sorry, mom) when some friends baked a birthday cake for us to eat in the woods. The ratio of pot to cake was, ahem, very […]