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The Joy of Whole Grain

The woman who keeps the pastry coming for those in knead...

Open Sesame

One of the city’s great bridge tenders...

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Puttin on the Dog

Marion Thomas - Streeterville Pet Spa

Straight, No Chaser

Bob Koestler - Jazz Record Mart

Getting Your Goat

Nonday Andrionokos and Ignacio Chacon - Billy Goat Tavern

Scents and the City

Charles Harrington - City Scents Floral

5 minutes from Peshtigo.

Any neighborhood is nothing more than a collage of interesting individual lives. We interviewed some of the natives and created print and video narratives that testify to the diversity and liveliness of the Streeterville neighborhood.

Through the Looking Glass

Victoria Lautman
"Writers on the Record" at the Lookingglass Theatre

A self-titled "Jill-of-All-Trades," Victoria performs her own show at Lookingglass Theatre, "Writers on the Record," which is broadcast on WFMT. This theater may be one of Chicago’s best-kept cultural secrets.

There's No Business Like Show Business

Patrick Zielinski
Navy Pier Theater Director

Having delivered sketch comedy on Navy Pier for years, Patrick oversees everything from concept to performance, and is a master at the delicate art of keeping 'em laughing.

The Right Cut

Oak Street Tailors
 Oak Street Tailors

Nick is a perfectionist who delivers a great fit to everyone from grandkids to grandfathers, average joes to celebrities. He does his best to keep the trade alive.
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Horsin' Around

Millie Duren & Tru
Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge

A familiar face along these streets for years, Millie has a good word for everyone she sees on her daily rounds, and plenty of tales to tell about her years driving along Michigan Avenue.