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So You’re Going To The North Coast Music Festival.

A primer for the festival that puts “eclectic” in “electric,” taking place in Union Park this weekend, September 3 – 5. If you’re looking to finish summer off right, here’s our recommendations of five sets to catch.

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Fat & Happy: Tea Shrimp on Cellophane Noodles

Bean thread, or cellophane noodles, are great gluten free options. Here’s a recipe for those with gluten-allergy issues or those just looking to try something new!

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Interview: Christian Nieves the King of Cuatro

‘The cuatro is a coqui,’ says Christian Nieves, internationally renown cuatro master and proud Puerto Rican.

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Character Issues: Ozzie y Manny

Two of the most notorious figures in baseball team up tonight. Both are frequent fodder for critics. Both are Latino. Are the two correlated?

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Separate and Clearly Unequal

I never imagined myself living at the bottom of the world, but here I am well into the thick of year number two in Chile. Why am I in the país de los hue’ones? Love. Why can’t I resettle in the U.S. with my partner? A broken immigration system and a federal law called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

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Sabores Boriqueños: Papa’s Cache y Delicia Tropical

Puerto Rican food in the city and the ‘burbs. See how Chicagoans celebrate the culture and flavor of Puerto Rico!

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Video: Undocumented Unafraid

In light of Senate Bill 1070 passing in Arizona, we wanted to know the problems undocumented immigrants here in Chicago. For more than a month, we followed three young undocumented immigrants as they worked to change the laws and help move this country toward immigration reform that was fair for all immigrants.

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Three Books to Bring Back to School

Summer isn’t over yet, but sadly it will be soon. What better way to jump start the fall season then to bring in the season with some great back-to-school reads?

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Fat & Happy: Arroz con Pollo

August is Puerto Rican month for Gozamos, a celebration of family, adventure and love. The key to this post is to celebrate the Puerto Rican love for family and food-chicken, hoofs and all.

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Get A Freakin’ Hobby: Canning Vegetables

This week, we tackle a brand new hobby: vegetable canning. Melissa and her family attempt to preserve some organic goodness from her garden.

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Germany in Chicago: Edelweiss

The Germany in Chicago series take a step further west to find traditional German food all over Chicagoland.

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A Gorram Good Time

Saturday night the Portage Theater will be hosting a few hundred big damn heroes as fans of ‘Firefly’, one of most-loved cult TV shows in the ‘verse, gather for a little shindig where all of the proceeds go to benefit Chicago’s House of the Good Shepard and Equality Now.

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Unzipped: A Field Trip to the Land of Kink

Pack a sack lunch and get on the Unzipped bus, Jane Sez is taking us on a field trip and giving you 10 reasons to visit the Leather Archives and Museum in Chicago.

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From Barrio Dream to Nightmare, But With Hope

So often violence that is in your face, covered in blood, sensationalized on TV, and done by our young people is spoken about. One form of extreme violence that is often ignored is that of people being kicked out of their homes, slowly. In Humboldt Park, with rising rent and property taxes and the greed of city inspectors and real estate developers, thousands of Puerto Ricans have been forced to leave our historic home. Still, many remain despite the obstacles they face.

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Devilish Good Fun with ‘The Last Exorcism’

We watched it through our fingers and it gave us nightmares, but Gozamos is still giving a thumbs up to this weekend’s ‘The Last Exorcism’.

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Bibliophile: Half Price Books

Tired of high priced books when you have a tight budget? Visit Bibliophile favorite and get more books for your money at Half Price Books!

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Fat & Happy: Rosemary Acai Cocktail

Is there such a thing as a ‘healthy drunk’? Can liquor be good for you?

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