How Tanicha Lopez made improving cool again

Taking inspiration from composers on and off the island to keep in shape, Tanicha Lopez is reinventing her career By Layla Brown-Clark Medill Reports SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — It’s a beautiful day in Miramar, a neighborhood in the expansive city of San Juan. The weather is warm and humid, and inside Gustos Coffee, the […]

A new Chinatown: Demographics, business landscapes evolve in Chicago’s 11th Ward

People gather in Chinatown Ping Tom Park

By Grace Xue and Tianshu Hu Medill Reports In recent years, the food culture and cityscape of Chinatown have gradually changed with the influx of new immigrants, international students and tourists. Along Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue, people walk with boba tea, past long lines of locals waiting to dine at bustling hot pot restaurants. […]