WATCH: What’s brewing? Chicago, suburbs get dose of Yemeni coffee shops
By Sidra Dahhan Medill Reports Yemeni coffee shops, like Qahwah House in Lombard and Haraz Coffee House in Orland Park, have surged in popularity in the past couple of years — especially among young Muslims in America. It’s not just a Chicago phenomenon, it’s happening nationwide. Americans are being introduced to food culture in Yemen, […]
Tokyo’s innovative robot cafe paves path for inclusive employment
By Glendalys Valdes Medill Reports TOKYO — In Japan, only 19% of working-age people with disabilities are employed, according to a Bloomberg calculation, but Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe in Tokyo challenges those barriers by employing people who have physical disabilities and are otherwise unable to work. Ory Laboratory, the company that built and opened the […]
WATCH: Creative-writing nonprofit 826CHI helps students become published authors
By Taylor Anthony Medill Reports What may seem like a bookstore on the outside is actually more than that. 826CHI is the local chapter the 826 National organization, a nonprofit that offers creative writing workshops and field trips for students ages 6-18 with the goal of having students become published authors. Their works are then […]
Q&A: Petite fashion blogger chats about shopping secondhand, finding personal style
By Abigail Ali Medill Reports LONDON — In a recent Instagram reel, Katie Snooks, 35, teamed mom jeans with a cropped white tank, black heels and a plaid blazer. The 4-foot-11 beauty, dating and lifestyle blogger finished off the look with a messy bun, gold hoops and cat-eye sunglasses. Her caption reads, “I would never […]
How to make friends in Chicago and combat loneliness
By Abigail Ali Medill Reports The U.S. Surgeon General’s report on a “loneliness epidemic” last spring sparked discussion across social media platforms on how learned loneliness and a lack of third spaces has made making friends feel impossible. Learned loneliness is an acceptance of limited social interactions as normal, and third spaces are places people […]
