No matter how many times they come crashing down onto the pavement, they always get back up. These are the skaters of Wilson Skate Park. Roughly a half-acre space located off of Wilson Avenue next to the Lakefront Trail in the Uptown neighborhood, Wilson Skate Park is home to a majority of Chicago’s skateboarding...
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It’s noon, and Maria Tello is putting each pastry in its respective display case with delicate hands while Graciela Echeverria furiously mops the floor as though it will never be clean enough; the women are preparing for the afternoon rush of customers at Pierre’s Bakery in Chicago’s Logan Square. The bakery is making adjustments...
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She walked in wearing a cropped jean jacket and a large white purse with the aura of a self-assured woman. Sunglasses rested on her head and summer sandals on her feet. Aaja Corinne Carr, 21, is more than just a stylish woman. She uses fashion to champion causes. Carr is a stylist, model coach,...
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Walking into Mimi’s, it smells like a county fair in the summertime with freshly made funnel cakes. Homemade red, green, yellow and purple gelato is lined up in a display case. Neon signs advertising gelato and lemonade decorate the Chicago restaurant. Mimi’s Churros is located in the neighborhood of Bridgeport and is unique to...
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Carr, 21, loves fashion and uses fashion as a way to help causes.
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Due to overwhelming enthusiasm and positive feedback from our patrons and partners, the Historic Bar tour will be offered permanently. We intended a short-run just for fun, but it seems we hit a chord with both travelers and Chicago residents. On three occasions we had groups of people without reservations come to already sold-out tours pleading for...
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Even before fishing season officially opens in Chicago’s waterways, residents spent one afternoon, in early spring, trying to snag a non-seasonal catch in the debris-laden water. Frequent fisher Melody Harden, Chicago nurse, spent the afternoon fishing with her sister Roxanne, visiting from California and her brother James, of Bellwood, Ill. She said Columbus Park...
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Megachurch branch Willow Chicago will host two Easter celebrations on Easter Sunday at the Auditorium Theater. There is a crowd of 1,100 people at any given service, such as the Easter service, said Tammy Campbell, executive assistant of Willow Chicago. Willow Chicago is the urban subset of Willow Creek Community Church. This city campus...
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Toni Brooks, 33, is a go-getting Columbia College Chicago student who owns bR LOFT, a high-end membership-only clothing boutique, and aspires to be an actress and talk show host. Brooks was born and raised on the South side of Chicago and attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she received two bachelors degrees in business, before...
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Michael Salvatore, owner of Heritage Bicycles, talks about his new shop and its customers. Salvatore opened the store, located at 2959 North Lincoln Ave., at the end of January.
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