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Mercury Theater rises from the dead
The Southport corridor venue gets new life and new leadership.
By Kerry Reid | Apr 15, 2021
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By the numbers 1
A local nonprofit, Lighthouse Foundation, is surveying some of the city’s largest LGBTQ+ institutions and will be grading them on just how far their diversity and inclusion goes.
By Adam M. Rhodes | Apr 15, 2021
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Annie Saunders, veterinarian and founder of Punk House Chicago 3
“The focus is not as much on the bands as it is on communal life and the weird things you get up to when you’re making minimum wage and you’re bored.”
By Jamie Ludwig | Apr 15, 2021
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The last men’s hotel
For those who live there, the Ewing Annex Hotel is a refuge, an artifact, and a last chance. The man who’s been holding it together for more than 20 years is about to retire.
By Katie Prout
Does the punishment fit the cannabis crime?
Tatiana Walk-Morris
The future of CBD is female
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Losses and gains: Best of Chicago 2020
Contending with an unprecedented year and searching for hope
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