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August 2013

Reppio Helps You Shop Local Stores Online
By Alice Oglethorpe
This new web store sells locally made wares, and hosts merchandise from independent shops around town. Read more
Who Says It's Old-Fashioned To Dress Up for a Flight?
By Bryan Smith
Wear this wrinkle-free blazer from Orvis and you might even get an upgrade to first class. Read more
Here Are the New Chicago Restaurants Opening This Week
By Paige Pritchard
Bacon. Sausage. Burgers. Beer. Read about the city's four new places to figure out where to stuff your face with each particular indulgence. Read more
The Chicago Humanities Fest Is a Strange Mix of Really Big Names This Year
By Cassie Walker Burke
From Edward Albee to Temple Grandin to top cop Garry McCarthy, here are our top picks for this fall's eclectic 12-day event. Read more
Stereotypes of a Dark-Skinned Man Are Confronted On Stage in Invasion!
By Catey Sullivan
Swedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri explains how his show at Silk Road Rising deals with the reality Muslim men face. Read more
How 'Pull' Became 'Clout' in Chicago's Political Slang
By Robert Loerzel
Who has influence in Chicago politics? That's always worth talking about. Here's how the jargon to describe it suddenly shifted in the middle of the 20th century. Read more
The Guide to Bronzeville: 14 Great Things to Do
By Jessica Herman
Find jazz, creole, monuments, theatre, and a ton of Mies van der Rohe architecture in this historic South Side neighborhood. Read more
That Big New Building on Division and Ashland Is Signing Leases Now
By Dennis Rodkin
The 99 apartments at 1611 W. Division, aka the Tower of Pizza Hut, are going fast for rents from $1,495 to $3,295. Read more
Get Some Wig-Wearing Dog Pillows Exclusively at Thomas + Henry
By Alice Oglethorpe
Photographer Kenneth Zane shoots dogs in wigs and silkscreens the pictures onto pillows. The only place you can find them is this Old Town home furnishings shop. Read more
There's a Sidewalk Sale Street Fest Combo in Wicker Park This Weekend
By Lynn Okura Bey
West Division Street will be closed off for the fifth-annual Chicago Fashion Fest, a massive 60-store sidewalk sale with food, beer, and live music. Read more
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