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How to Start a Community Garden in Chicago
Find out how the folks behind El Paseo Community Garden in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood changed a contaminated site into a space for neighbors to gr…
3 years, 10 months ago
Chicago in 1910, and the City’s Long Rivalry with New York
A tourist to Chicago in 1910 might have gone to see hogs being butchered, sought illicit pleasure in Chicago’s vice district, or simply enjoyed the m…
3 years, 11 months ago
Florence Price and the Chicago Black Renaissance
As a classical composer and a Black woman, Florence Price blended African and European music into a new style of symphonic music.
3 years, 11 months ago
Four Dances Invented in Chicago and One Traditional Dance Chicagoans Keep Alive
We track down the band members, musicians and dancers who popularized dances in Chicago, and meet the people who keep La Danza Azteca alive in Pilsen.
3 years, 11 months ago
How the “Red Summer” of 1919 led to a more segregated Chicago
Curious City takes a deep dive into how Chicago’s powerful white institutions – from the police and the politicians to the banks and the realtors – u…
3 years, 11 months ago
Traveling Parties: A Queer Chicago Culture of Partying as Resistance
The history of traveling queer parties in Chicago is rooted in exclusion and racism. This week, we spoke with Pat McCombs and Vera Washington — longt…
4 years ago
Are there guardian angels at the Chicago Public Library?
Thinking about the next book you want to read? Librarians are way ahead of you. Find out how new books make their way in the Chicago Public Library s…
4 years ago
Nicky's And The Big Baby: A South Side Burger Mystery
Dozens of unconnected fast food joins serve up the same popular Chicago cheeseburger under the same name.
4 years ago
The Hard Work of Collecting Scrap Metal for a Living
Chicago's scrap metal industry relies on small scale collectors, called scrappers, who scout for metal castoffs to sell and recycle.
4 years ago
The Story Behind “Go Cubs Go” And The Man Who Wrote It
Folk singer Steve Goodman grew up going to Cubs games in Chicago, and this diehard fan had a lifelong goal—to write a hit song about baseball. This …
4 years, 1 month ago