The cat sign on the shop window says everything. “I have two cats [Sweet Pea and Naomi] that I bring to the shop when I’m in,” says Adrianne Hawthorne, 36, the owner of Ponnopozz Studio and Store in Ravenswood (4839 N. Damen). “The shop has a sign in the window indicating if a kitty is […]
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Rosebud Allday showcases its sunny sound on its first label compilation, Buds Volume 1
On its first compilation, Buds Volume 1, Chicago label Rosebud Allday showcases the talent of its roster and its friends from the local scene. Founded in 2018 by Bill Ocean and producer Jayson “Jsun” Rose, Rosebud Allday specializes in the overlap of pop, hip-hop, and R&B; its sunny sounds recall Chicago neosoul groups such as […]
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Sara McIntosh teaches shoemaking as a first step toward self-reliance
Here’s a look at how students at the Chicago School of Shoemaking craft custom footwear.
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Women are forging a space of their own in Chicago’s manufacturing industry
Local programs are supporting women in their fight for greater representation in the male-dominated trades.
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CHIRP sees the transmitter at the end of the tunnel
Ten years after the Chicago Independent Radio Project recruited its first volunteers, it’s finally hitting the airwaves.
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A wondrous world of nature hides in plain sight at the Chicago Academy of Sciences collections facility
The natural history haven in North Center contains nearly 300,000 specimens that document the biodiversity of the midwest, Illinois, and greater North America.
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Angered by homicides, activists leave coffins at Rahm Emanuel’s home
“Behind each of these deaths is a failure,” activists said.
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Dovetail Brewery’s tour serves up a potent look at the art of making craft beer
The month-old Ravenswood brewery offers a boozy and informative Saturday tour.
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Mayor Rahm decides it’s a good time to give himself credit for improving CPS
The mayor stops bashing the schools so he can take credit for fixing them.
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The Northman is cider central for Chicago
At Chicago’s first cider pub, the food is no match for the juice.
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The raw bar at the Ravenswood Mariano’s is shucking some great bivalves
Stumbling upon a terrific $10 lunch special at the supermarket’s oyster bar.
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In employing pianists, Mariano’s picks up where Nordstrom left off
Mariano’s pianist James Callen jazzes up the grocery shopping experience.
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Why Chicago can’t afford to demolish another school
Mayor Rahm shouldn’t have shuttered Trumbull grammar school; it would be another big mistake to raze it.
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Best Concert Series in a Recording Studio
Folks who attend these shows mostly sit within ten or 15 feet of the performer, basking in rich sonic detail.
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Rahm’s alderman explains why Chicagoans will now have to pay more taxes to get less
Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city’s pension obligations and budget problems are forcing “really tough choices.”