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With spring right around the corner (allegedly), the sounds of birds chirping outside our windows is sure to soon greet us. And this spring, they’ll have company. Chicago’s diverse independent music scene has a new voice joining the chorus; only that voice is more CHIRP, less tweet.
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Tips from a Chicago Trainer – Fab Abs!

Hopefully you’re all sticking to your health goals in 2010.  If your workout routine needs a boost, however, I’ve got some great tips courtesy of Core Fitness Chicago trainer Nicole Krakora.  She’s giving you the 4-1-1 on how to get rockin’ abs – in ways you may not have expected.
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Know What I Don’t Need? A Car.

I haven’t owned a car since high school. I haven’t needed one. It’s been nice, because the combined cost of gas and insurance would render me much poorer than I had previously imagined.
In college, my campus had an awesome public transportation system, and everything you ever needed to do was within a mile of where [...]

Learning to cook – with a little help from my friends at Bespoke Cuisine

There are things that I know I’m good at. For example, I’m a great multi-tasker, I can plan an amazing event, and I can pack a suitcase like a pro.
And I know there are things that I just can’t do. Such as, simple arithmetic, running more than a mile, and last but not least cooking.
I [...]

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