Plus four screenings of Inside Out.
Tag: Vol. 45 No. 42
Issue of Jul. 28 – Aug. 3, 2016
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#BankBlack movement sends deposits soaring but Chicago’s Seaway still needs investment to stay afloat
One of the city’s last two remaining black-owned banks is looking for investor dollars to match a surge of customer support.
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The Tribune misrepresents the New York Times on Emanuel
The New York Times didn’t say what the Chicago Tribune says it said.
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Two tenors, one musician
On his latest project, Norway’s Håkon Kornstad combines his operatic tenor voice and his improv-rooted tenor saxophone.
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Learn to make a cocktail using shrubs, the trendy vinegar-based fruit syrups
Watch Jenn Fink of Pub Royale create a vinegar cocktail with a bite.
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Chicago Margarita Festival, CLLAW XXV: Summer Showdown, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Fed Up Fest, Chicago Poetry Block Party, and more happenings from July 29-31.
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‘I’m still here’: A missive from Chicago’s last stamp store, Stamp King
“In Chicago there used to be dozens of stamp stores,” says Stamp King owner Charles Berg.
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Not coming to the Disney Channel: Michel Gondry’s Microbe & Gasoline
With Microbe & Gasoline, Michel Gondry finds an emotional story equal to his imaginative talents.
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Dividing Chicago hip-hop into ‘Chance and friends’ and ‘the drill scene’ insults its richness and variety
Stereogum’s recent survey of Chicago hip-hop gets a lot of things wrong, but it also serves as a reminder of how much there is to discover here.
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Rahm gets ‘thrown under the bus’ in Obama DNC video, and other Chicago news
Also, CPD cuts back on stop and frisk.
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‘Racism doesn’t taste very good’ and other reactions to Lay’s new international potato chip flavors
Explore the world through fried potatoes.
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The Going Dutch Festival celebrates female-centric dance, performance, visual art, and more
Elgin’s Side Street Studio Arts teams up with Core Project Chicago for a three-day jamboree at Collaboraction.
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The Going Dutch Festival celebrates female-centric dance, visual art, and more
Elgin’s Side Street Studio Arts teams up with Core Project Chicago for a three-day jamboree at Collaboraction.
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Obama’s great line—’We don’t look to be ruled’—doesn’t always apply to Chicago
The president’s convention speech prompts some thoughts on the nature of local democracy.