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Chicago, Culture, Music

The Empty Bottle Gives Chicago Spring Fever

by Jessica Mlinaric / March 1, 2016January 7, 2025

Playing a music festival in the winter is like the most Chicago thing you can do.

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Chicago, Culture, Madison

Favorite Posts of 2015

by Jessica Mlinaric / February 26, 2016January 4, 2017

Reflecting on the projects that made 2015 awesome.

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Guide to Madison Wisconsin
Culture, Madison, Travel Guide

Travel Guide: Madison

by Jessica Mlinaric / December 16, 2015January 4, 2017

Wisconsin’s capital pairs urban offerings with small town tempo for maximum charm.

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Chicago, Culture, Play

Holiday Train at 360 Chicago

by Jessica Mlinaric / November 21, 2015January 4, 2017

The Chicago Holiday Train has returned to the John Hancock building.

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Architecture, Chicago, Culture

Free Public Programming during the Chicago Architecture Biennial

by Jessica Mlinaric / September 18, 2015January 4, 2017

The largest international survey of contemporary architecture in North America is coming to Chicago.

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Chicago, Culture, Travel Guide

Humboldt Park Neighborhood Guide

by Jessica Mlinaric / September 3, 2015January 4, 2017

Trendy and traditional picks from this Puerto Rican neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side.

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Chicago, Culture

Chicago’s Best Fried Chicken

by Jessica Mlinaric / March 26, 2015January 6, 2025

One of the best things you can do in Chicago is to embark on a fried chicken crawl.

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Chicago, Culture

Chicago Photography Article Featured by Instagram

by Jessica Mlinaric / March 22, 2015January 4, 2017

I recently published my 100th piece for Chicagoist, an article that explores the ways Chicago’s budding and professional photographers utilize Instagram to connect and sharpen…

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Culture, Music

Interview with Emily Haines of Metric

by Jessica Mlinaric / November 18, 2013January 7, 2025

Haines reflects on technology’s effect on the music industry and more.

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Chicago, Culture

Interview: Andrew Morgan And Nick Nummerdor Invite You To Go Vannin’

by Jessica Mlinaric / November 13, 2013January 7, 2017

A new documentary reveals that van culture never actually died.

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