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, May 6, 2013
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Now open: Pilsen's Dia de los Tamales
A new storefront brings Italian beef, buffalo chicken, and apple cobbler tamales to 18th Street.
by Kate Schmidt
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, Apr 12, 2013
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Now open: Pilsen coffee shop La Catrina Cafe
A new coffee shop with late-night hours and a sense of history comes to the south side.
by Kate Schmidt
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, Mar 13, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Population joins the HoZac nation
Plus: Arbogast does a metal cooking show, and Geronimo celebrate their fifth birthday.
by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Brutally Delicious
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Bruce Moore
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Headbangers Ball
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Rachael Ray
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Arbogast
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seitan
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Mike Scheid
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Aaron Roemig
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Kuma's Corner
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Ultra Lounge
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Behold the Arctopus
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The Metal David Byrne
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Geronimo
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Buzz Yr Girlfriend
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Brooklyn
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Exploding in Sound
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Bleader
, Dec 12, 2012
South Side Projections migrates to Pilsen this weekend
Previewing an experimental film program organized by the local arts organization
by Ben Sachs
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Atlantiques
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Philip Stack
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Martha Graham
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Boundary Lines
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Animal Farm
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Marshall Plan
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Economic Cooperation Administration
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Luis Sanchez Ramirez
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Onion City Film Festival
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, Nov 28, 2012
Zoom in: Uptown
Those half-submerged Buddha heads on the ground? That's Indira Johnson's Ten Thousand Ripples project
by Becca Oken
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South Chicago
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Bleader
, Nov 23, 2012
The
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What's on the Agenda for Friday, November 23, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Leonard Cohen
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Akoo Theater
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Rosemont
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Chicago Theater
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Miles Raymer
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Loom
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Nothing Without a Company
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Ike Holter
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Timber Lanes
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North Center
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Tony Adler
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Queer Thoughts
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Pilsen
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Homosapien 2
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Pia Howell
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Bleader
, Nov 8, 2012
A gallery that hopes to open your mind by closing you in
Sam Lipp and Luis Miguel Bendaña's Pilsen gallery, Queer Thoughts, plays around with notions of space
by Sarah Nardi
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Queer Thoughts
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Sam Lipp
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Luis Miguel Bendana
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SAIC
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Pia Howell
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Oh My Goddess
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, Oct 17, 2012
Zoom in: Pilsen
Alderman Danny Solis has used his own money to renovate and create new murals in his 'hood
by Silvia Chavez
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Lauren Pacheco
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Bleader
, Oct 13, 2012
The
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's Agenda: Sat 10/13
What's on the Agenda for Saturday, October 13, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Chicago Architecture Foundation
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International Museum of Surgical Science
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Gold Coast
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the Logan Center for the Arts
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Hyde Park
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Thalia Hall
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Pilsen
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Logan Square
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Squared!
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The Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers
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O'Malley's Pub
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Rock for Kids
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Bleader
, Sep 18, 2012
The
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's Agenda: Tue 9/18
What's on the Agenda for Tuesday, September 18, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Amy Goodman
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Democracy Now!
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The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings
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Occupations
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Resistance
,
and Hope
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Columbia College Conaway Center
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Uri-Eichen Gallery
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Pilsen
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Peggy Lipshutz
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Cleavland
,
Cloud Nothings
,
Attack On Memory
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Lincoln Hall
,
Chomp
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Joe Boyer
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Jayson Gerycz
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Cloud Nothings
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Chris Brown
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Total Babes
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Bleader
, Sep 3, 2012
The
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's Agenda: Mon 9/3
What's on the Agenda for Monday, September 3, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Do This
,
Gene Siskel Film Center
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Richard Linklater
,
Bernie
,
Jack Black
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Matthew McConaughey
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Pilsen
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Chicago Fringe Festival
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Dmitry Samarov
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Rainbo Club
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Wicker Park
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Bleader
, Aug 14, 2012
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Look at these pictures of awesome lowriders right now!
A slide show of photos from the second annual Slow and Low Community Lowrider Festival
by Tal Rosenberg
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Do This
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Slow and Low Community Lowrider Festival
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Chicago Urban Art Society
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Chicago Lowrider Preservation Fund
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Alison Green
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Andrea Bauer
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Pilsen
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Bleader
, Jul 5, 2012
Pilsen, 1977
Pilsen: once a bohemian enclave
by Jerome Ludwig
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Chicago Review Press
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1977
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Jul 3, 2012
Slideshow
The longitudes and latitudes of "Local Metrics": an interview with artist Eliza Myrie
A look at the "Local Metrics: Majeed, Mooses, Myrie" exhibition at the U. of C.
by Jordan Larson
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Eliza Myrie
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University of Chicago
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Logan Arts Center
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Pilsen
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Faheem Majeed
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Cathy Alva Mooses
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Hamza Walker
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Derrion Albert
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Bleader
, Jun 22, 2012
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Seapunk splashes down in Chinatown on Saturday
PLUR vibes at Kioku Lounge for Saturday's Mainframe Ver 2.0
by Miles Raymer
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Music
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Zombelle
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Chrissy Murderbot
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Safeword
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Todd Diederich
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Teen Witch
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Kioku Lounge
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Bleader
, Feb 29, 2012
Happy news for Mr. Mayor from the
Reader
Ben tries real hard to say something nice about Mayor Emanuel
by Ben Joravsky
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Clout City
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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Tal Rosenberg
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Pilsen
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Little Village
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David Brooks
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Oct 24, 2011
A "Burmese-esque" underground dinner
The Pilsen supper club S&M's Underground offers the second round of its "Burmese-esque" four-course menu this weekend.
by Kate Schmidt
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Culture Vultures
, Jul 28, 2011
Culture Vultures: Cirque du Soleil's
Ovo
, Man U versus Chicago Fire, and more
In-the-know Chicagoans tell the
Reader
what they're watching, reading, and seeing
by Kevin Warwick
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Ken Burns
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Daniel Duffy
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Handshake Magazine
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Dubhe Carreno
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Elsa Munoz
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National Museum of Mexican Art
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Pilsen
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Dorrie Moreau
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Field Museum
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Cirque du Soleil
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Ovo
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J.C. Gabel
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Stop Smiling
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Love Goes to Buildings on Fire
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Will Hermes
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Retromania
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Simon Reynolds
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Manchester United
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Chicago Fire
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Soldier Field
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Jessica Linker
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Pitch Perfect PR
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City Life
, Jun 23, 2011
Best neighborhood for culture
Pilsen voted best neighborhood for culture
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, Jun 23, 2011
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Best neighborhood for affordability
Logan Square voted best neighborhood for affordability
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