Chicago Feminists Create Spaces for Art and Activism
by Ritu Prasad On the corner of Cortland and Richmond in Logan Square sits an unassuming house. This is the new home of The Overlook Place, a studio and residency program dedicated to giving women artists, queer artists, and artists of color a space to create and be heard. Jennifer Fagan, Overlook’s founder, explained how […]
“One day at a time”: a journey through addiction
By Emilie Syberg Alcoholism can create chaos, loss, and even despair. Many battle the addiction up to the breaking point before finding the way out. Overcoming alcoholism, however, can lead to a singular grace, a new life, and a more profound understanding of self. On a recent Chicago morning, Paul talked about his past, present, […]
‘Empire’ Cast spotlights Gun Violence In Celebrity Basketball Game
By Kaylah Jackson Ta’Rhonda Jones, who appears as Porsha Taylor in the television series “Empire,” is not only an actress but a Chicago native and a Simeon alumna. She has made it a personal goal to lower the gun violence rates in her home city by hosting events such as the “Game On to Prevent […]
Chicago celebrates 180th birthday with families and cheesecake
By Wenjing Yang Chicago, city of the big shoulders, turned 180 years old on Saturday. The Chicago History Museum threw a special birthday bash with free admission for Illinois residents, a 60-pound Eli’s cheesecake and a jazz trio that led the crowd in a chorus of “Happy Birthday”. Guest speaker Vincent Romero, interim executive director […]
Opening Night of Chicago’s Flamenco Festival
By Manasi Kaushik The opening night of Chicago’s month-long flamenco festival, Friday at Instituto Cervantes, was marked by an hour long performance by the Spanish danseuse, Anabel Veloso from Seville. Veloso, who did a sequence of tientos tangos, solea and alegrias, enraptured the audience with her fluid, effortless and graceful movements and received a standing […]
Chicago startup showcase highlights African-American entrepreneurs
By Kara Voght When Chicago startup showcase Technori invites entrepreneurs to present at its monthly showcase, the demographics of that group roughly match the demographics of Chicago: half men, half women, and a third minority. Technori’s February showcase, however, featured a different composition of founders: they were all African-American entrepreneurs. On February 28, Technori hosted […]
Hispanic incubator flips script on tech entrepreneurship
By Kara Voght Aspiring entrepreneur Jose Mendoza, 35, from Gurnee, Illinois, had only visited the Chicago tech hub 1871 on one other occasion before attending Wednesday night’s Hispanic Technology Showcase. At the end of the presentation, standing among the crowd packed into 1871’s Merchandise Mart auditorium, he said the pitches he’d heard surprised him. “I […]
Entrepreneurship growing in Japan, but challenges remain
By Qiqi(Vivian) Zhang When Yorick Traunecker, a 31-year-old Swiss expatriate, wanted to rent a workspace to develop his startup idea in Tokyo, finding TechShop, an open-access DIY workshop in Minato-ku District, was a surprise to him. “There is no way you can find a space that is as big as this with so much industrial-level […]
Fidus Investment Corp.’s strong performance continues
By Jingnan Huo Evanston-based business development company Fidus Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: FDUS) late Thursday reported strong performance in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 reaching net investment income of $7.8 million, or 39 cents per share, rising 9.3 percent from $7.2 million, or 44 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Net assets from operations […]
Immigrant dinner series celebrates the food of different cultures
By Katie Watkins Lakeview restaurant Southport and Irving launched a new Unity in Diversity dinner series that features the traditional dishes of different ethnicities. Each month, a guest will be invited to share their favorite family recipes. Chef Berta Navarro kicked off the first dinner on February 23, cooking her grandmother’s recipes from Jalisco, Mexico. […]