In the permaculture site at El Paseo Community Garden, seven layers of plants grow in a harmonious, planned ecosystem. Wild strawberries flourish at the foot of fruit trees, out of direct sunlight. Comfrey grows near herbs and berries, bringing nitrogen and phosphorus to the soil, acting as a sort of natural fertilizer to neighboring plants. […]
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Pink ladies, jazz men, and Vegan Paradise
Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days
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‘He’s a real one’
Chuy Garcia’s first term in Congress earns progressive accolades, honorary Squad membership
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Chicago tattoo artist and rapper Phor talks mental health on Self Love
In October 2015, VH1 launched Black Ink Crew: Chicago, a reality show chronicling the intertwining lives of tattoo artists working at 9 Mag, a Black-owned and -operated tattoo parlor in Pilsen. Black Ink Crew turned the shop’s regulars into celebrities, but cast member Phor Robinson already wanted to make a name for himself as a […]
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Sor Juana gets the banda back together on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by artist Eric J. García of the Instituto Gráfico de Chicago printmaking collective.
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La Armada transform adversity into community
Anticolonialist hardcore band La Armada discuss their journey from the Dominican Republic to Chicago and the inspiration behind their new EP series, Songs of the Exiled.
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Día de los Muertos parade 2019
Photographer Rick Majewski covered the 40th annual Muertos de la Risa on Saturday, November 2, 2019, in Pilsen. The longest-running Dia de los Muertos celebration in the city honors the lives of those passed with a procession, offerings, performances, and face painting. v Día de los Muertos 2019
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Trying out a new bat signal on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist Chris Day.
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[PHOTOS] Fiesta del Sol
Last Saturday, Josué Briones photographed Fiesta del Sol, a festival held July 26-29 along eight blocks of Cermak Road. What started as a block party celebrating the building of Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen back in the 70s has grown into an annual fundraiser organized by Pilsen Neighbors Community Council. Fiesta del Sol features music, community […]
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Remember resale shops this Record Store Day
Record Store Day doesn’t usually include thrift and vintage shops, but they’re among the best places to find vinyl that nobody’s even thought of reissuing yet.
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The many lives of Alderman Danny Solis
Solis swapped his loyalty to Daley and Rahm for sex, Viagra, and the council’s zoning chair.
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Survivors find support at Mujeres Latinas en Acción
The country’s longest-standing Latina organization helps more than 8,000 clients a year in English and Spanish.
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Healthy Hood wants to make sure people on the south and west sides start living better and longer
Tanya Lozano’s nonprofit Youth Health Service Corps and fitness studio Healthy Hood make exercise classes and disease screenings available and affordable.
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Ashley Cooper’s “American Ego” series at Filmfront looks at movie history with fresh eyes
Old films show how people lived, and how they lived more or less like us.
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Brandon Lamar Rials is elevating jeans, one personalized pair at a time
The Pilsen-based designer crafts uniquely distressed pants.