Street View featuring Ghanaian entrepreneur John Williams and his girlfriend, Lesan Mattis.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 20
Issue of Feb. 23 – Mar. 1, 2017
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A tiny takeout joint in a Wilmette strip mall serves some of the most lovingly made Pakistani food in the Chicago area
Thali Bites is worth a journey to the North Shore.
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Rhiannon Giddens, Ron Trent, D.C. blues, and blockchain: music stories from around the Web
The Reader‘s weekly roundup of music journalism that didn’t happen here
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Mayor Rahm and Alderman Lopez cut a deal on the property tax rebate
The mayor promised to raise $45 million in donations to fund job training and violence intervention.
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Transgender CPS students will still be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice, and other Chicago news
The federal government is reportedly paying former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. $138,400 a year.
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An Internet-free ‘bookbar’ in Lincoln Park has banned laptops in favor of books and conversation
Kibbitznest Books, Brews & Blarney attempts a return to old-fashioned coffeehouse culture.
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Ruth Ratny, chronicler of Chicago’s film industry, dies
Ratney founded Screen and ReelChicago.com.
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Columbia College prof Michael Fry says he quit after being used and disrespected
High-profile Columbia College professor Michael Fry walked away from his tenured job in the school’s television department last month, blaming racial discrimination.
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The newly renovated Davis Theater is a vaudeville house for the 21st century
More than a movie theater, the newly renovated “entertainment complex” will host a series of community events, including a live Oscar viewing party in support of Common Threads.
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Opposition to affordable housing in Jefferson Park is nothing new for Chicago
The city has a long history of opposition to real estate developments perceived as a conduit for African-American families, especially poor ones, to move into white neighborhoods.
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CPS won’t let federal immigration agents into schools without a criminal warrant, and other Chicago news
Also, Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera is getting an honorary street sign in Humboldt Park.
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The key to actualizing sexual fantasies? Acknowledging them.
Plus: An underwear-foot fetish, and a woman wants more from her prudish husband.
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Nintendo’s new console Switch works best when it takes the video out of video games
The greatest trick of Nintendo’s new console is 1-2-Switch, a game that minimizes screens and focuses on face-to-face human interaction.
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The Invention of Morel, Monster, and 13 more new stage shows
A world-premiere opera by Stewart Copeland and a Steppenwolf for Young Adults production are among this week’s best bets.