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• Chicago rapper D2x fuels his promising career with kindness

  21-08-2023 23:53 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago rapper Demauris “D2x” Dixon performs like he insists on giving his absolute best to every facet of his life. Sometimes that pressure gets to him—when he races to squeeze a knotty, weighty lyric into an otherwise easygoing verse, for instance, he can disrupt his crisp flow and casual charisma. But there’s beauty even in […]
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• Pittsburgh indie rocker Merce Lemon observes life with thoughtful honesty

  21-08-2023 23:43 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Merce Lemon makes gentle indie rock that’s generous in its honesty and forthright in its storytelling. Since she was a child, she’s been a staple of the Pittsburgh DIY music scene, playing in bands such as the punky Two Dragons Black and Red, which she left when she was 12. She stepped away from music […]
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• Review: BAM!

  21-08-2023 16:42 via chicagoreader.com
  
  There’s a refreshingly casual diversity that ensures BAM! isn’t only a love letter to Chicago, with many landmarks only natives will recognize, but also one of the best examples of what talented artists can achieve when they refuse to take making art itself for granted.
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• Material as memory

  21-08-2023 16:39 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Working with fabric necessitates a certain type of intimacy. How you move through the world is punctuated by what you were wearing; fabric changes you, it can define your day. Fabric, whether it’s worn or transformed, can thus become a complicated act of memory and storytelling.  “A thread through a past life,” up at Middle […]
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• Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Unveils First Newly-Built Club in a Generation on Chicago’s West Side

  21-08-2023 15:00
  
  The new Rusu-McCartin Boys & Girls Club was built with significant community input; offers expansive programming and opportunity for West Side youth.
  There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Rusu-McCartin Boys & Girls Club last Friday, the first newly-built club by Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago in a generation.
  Spanning three stories and over 27,000 square feet, this modern facility will serve youth from Austin, West Garfield Park, West Humboldt Park, and nearby areas. Situated al
  
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• Hunter announces $1.6 million in local restaurant business grants

  21-08-2023 14:30
  
  To help restaurants continue to recover from financial hardship sustained over the last few years, State Senator Mattie Hunter announced that 40 businesses in the 3rd Senate District will receive over $1.6 million in funding through the Back to Business grant program.
  “The Back to Business program has helped hundreds of businesses in Chicago bounce back from the lasting effects of the pandemic,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “With the support of these grants, restaurants will be abl
  
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• 100 Black Men of Chicago to present Health & Wellness Expo on August 26th

  21-08-2023 14:00
  
  100 Black Men of Chicago will once again host the 6th Annual Health & Wellness Expo Saturday, August 26th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Chicago State University – Academic Library, 9501 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
  “Health and Wellness is a vital component of a thriving community,” said Charles Walton, Executive Director of 100 Black Men. “The objective of the 100BMC Health & Wellness Expo is to raise the awareness levels concerning healthcare
  
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