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, Feb 28, 2013
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Mike Lenehan and Ted Cox read from their new sports books Friday.
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, Dec 4, 2012
Chicago journalists are planning a benefit to look out for their own
Journalists practicing solidarity
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Chicago aldermen have ranged from the corrupt and the racist to the gallant mavericks
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, Nov 11, 2011
Rogers Park food & drink events: typically quirky
This weekend's food and drink events in Rogers Park: a pub crawl/knitting circle, the launch of the Glenwood winter farmers' market
by Kate Schmidt
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, Aug 11, 2011
The
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Grungy Wicker Park, Elvis's disappearance, a long Lolla hangover, and more
by Asher Klein
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The Arts
, Oct 7, 2010
The Heartland in Crisis
The Rogers Park hippie empire fights its way out from under $118,000 in overdraft fees.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Bleader
, Jun 29, 2010
July 1: Save the Date and Save a Reporter on the Skids
The Chicago Headline Club is holding a benefit for journalists who want to retool.
by Michael Miner
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, Jun 3, 2010
Alfresco!
Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining
by Reader staff
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, Apr 22, 2010
Vintage Hippie Rock for Earth Day
Vintage Chicago hippie rock from Yama & the Karma Dusters gets a CD reissue just in time for Earth Day.
by Peter Margasak
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, Dec 31, 2009
Free New Year's Eve Festivuses
Free ways to celebrate New Year's Eve 2009.
by Lauri Apple
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, Oct 29, 2009
Crunch, Crunch
Sixteen vegetarian and/or organic restaurants
by Holly Greenhagen, Martha Bayne, Laura Levy Shatkin, Susannah J. Felts, Kate Schmidt, David Wilcox, Ann Sterzinger, and David Hammond
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Soul Vegetarian East
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Uncommon Ground
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, Oct 15, 2009
Decibelle
Spread over four days, the festival's seventh installment features Emilie Simon, Meshell Ndegeocello, JD Samson, and Psalm One.
by Kevin Warwick
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, Aug 20, 2009
Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest
Black Diamond Heavies, Deal's Gone Bad, and M.O.T.O. highlight a weekend of live music in Rogers Park.
by Kevin Warwick
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Bleader
, Jun 19, 2009
Charlie Louvin's songs of praise and pain
Country great Charlie Louvin, just shy of 82 years old and with two new albums under his belt, returns to Chicago to play the Heartland Cafe on Friday night.
by Peter Margasak
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Blogs
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, Mar 19, 2009
The buffalo burgers are back
Closed by the health department a week ago, Rogers Park mainstay the Heartland Cafe has now reopened.
by Kate Schmidt
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