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Mixed Feelings on Mixed-Income Housing
Creating mixed-income community on the Near North Side has received mixed reactions from sides of the neighborhood’s deep racial and cultural divide – the young urban professionals on the Gold Coast and the public-housing residents who remain in the area.
Photo: Some of Cabriini-Green's low-rise housing has been boarded up near the Clark/Division Red Line stop. (Photo by Len Kody)
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PAWS Connects Pets with Adoptive Families
Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS) is strategically placed in the Lincoln Park/Old Town neighborhoods to attract potential pet owners.
Research has shown that many potential owners don't want to travel to shelters, which are sometimes located in rough neighborhoods.
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FiveFinger Running Shoes a Hit or Miss?
The Vibram FiveFinger running shoes mimic running barefoot. While some distance runners swear by them, others stick with traditional running shoes.
Photo: A display of shoes at Fleet Feet in Old Town. (Photo by Shaymus McLaughlin)
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Playin' the Blues: A Night With Eric 'The Guitar' Davis at Kingston Mines
Eric "The Guitar" Davis travels the country playing the blues music he grew up with on Chicago's South Side. Listen to a song by Davis and read about his experience playing at Kingston Mines, the legendary club in Lincoln Park. Photo: Eric Davis (left) plays at Kingston Mines. (Photo by Phillip Shilling)
