September 2021

After nearly 40 years, Chef Luciano, the fast and casual restaurant on the Near South Side, has closed its doors. While quick-service meals have grabbed the attention of everyone in recent years, from celebrity chefs like Rick Bayless…

Raccoon Bandit in Jane's Bird Seed Can | Photo by Jane Boursaw Random thoughts from this week in Jane's World… My window screens. Well, it took me all summer, but I have almost all of my screens installed on the windows. Hey, there's…

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Picky Bars Balanced Energy Moroccan Bar Your WorldToo many energy bars have a sickly sweet taste, meant to masquerade as unhealthy treats like chocolate and candy - it doesn't work. Picky Bars' immediately stood out from other seed bar…

Real Food Share invites the public to come and experience locally grown food at its first Local Seed to Plate Harvest Celebration and Fundraiser at Castle Hill Farm on Saturday,!-->…

Potato, potato. Tomato, tomato. It is a debate that we owe to Peru, to third largest country in South America, which gave the world its native potatoes and tomatoes, among other foods.Why is this important: Ancient Peruvians developed and…

Cash is perhaps still the king of South America's largest economy, Brazil, where it accounts for over a third of all payments, but like alternative payment methods such as QR codes and gift cards (and prepaid) are exploding, it may only be…

Hany Abu-Assad's 'Salon de Huda' continues the director's tradition of questioning himself LONDON: If a story makes Hany Abu-Assad wake up in the middle of the night, it's fair to say it's probably worth telling. The Oscar-nominated…

PETA offers a new cycle of online workshops THE PHILIPPINE Educational Theater Association (PETA), will host a new cycle of online theater workshops from September to October.…

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