Why Cucumbers Are a Great Ramadan Snack By Sarah Conway And other tips from Chicago food blogger Abeer Najjar, who explains the changing food traditions of Islam's holy month. Read more
Here's Who'll Be Manning the Kitchen at Katana By Penny Pollack and Carly Boers The long-awaited sushi import is slated to open this summer. Read more
Chicago Tech Company Takes Stand Against Uber By Mauricio Peña The boycott only takes a couple thousand dollars a year away from a company worth over $50 billion, but Basecamp CEO Jason Fried says he hopes others follow suit. Read more
Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago Grant Park Music Festival, Sculpture Around Town, Pride Parade, Marquis Hill, and more Read more
Want Fresh Food and Startup Capital? Bronzeville Developer Thinks Inside the Box By Janet Rausa Fuller Boxville, a retail plaza made of shipping containers, will host a produce market and spaces for entrepreneurs to test their wares. Read more
Make Music Chicago Promises Daylong Celebration Across City By Reuben Unrau Artistic director Kuang-Hao Huang gives us a preview of tomorrow's musical bonanza. Read more
10 Great Stories You Should Read This Week By Whet Moser The great mystery of Embeya’s owners, Chicago’s street style in the ’80s, and a fake corner store with real resonance. Read more
Despite Top Grades, Undocumented Students See College Dreams Deferred By Alice Yin It’s a bittersweet graduation day for these West Side students whose citizenship status means they can’t apply for government aid. Read more
Why It’s Fine to Not Be a “Good” Fat Person, and Other Lessons from Roxane Gay By Emma Krupp The bestselling author stopped in Chicago to promote her new memoir Hunger and explain why she just wants to be called fat. Read more
Public Polling Paints Dismal Picture for Trump and Trumpcare By Whet Moser Most people dislike the way Trump is handling health care—yet the GOP's bill, written in secrecy, could still pass. Read more
