The ancient art of henna: Immigrant women create couture designs for a new generation of customers
By Madhurita Goswami Medill Reports Twenty-four-year-old Juna Syakya can draw intricate flowers or butterflies on your hands with her henna cone in less than 20 minutes. Mehndi, or henna, is a form of body art that uses a plant-based dye and Syakya brings the ancient art form to the Deeba Beauty Salon on Devon Avenue […]
Open House Chicago brings visitors inside Chicago’s skyline icons
By Nicole Stock Medill Reports Tourists and locals alike enjoy the vista of Chicago’s skyline, often lauded as one of the most beautiful in the country. But for one weekend in fall, Open House Chicago let’s people see the skyline from the inside out. This annual tradition benefits both visitors and the building owners, as […]
Love me tendr: How Stephen Council brought fried chicken to NU campus culture
By Jake Holland Medill Reports Stephen Council is no stranger to fried chicken. The 19-year-old Medill sophomore grew up in southern Virginia, where his father would sometimes make it, juice and grease dripping right off the bone. It wasn’t until a cold December night last year, however, that Council toyed around with the idea of […]
