Necessary and Sufficient Coffee’s Cafe Sospeso enables customers to support their neighbors and pay it forward by purchasing a cup of coffee for a stranger.
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Mutual Aid Donations Needed Immediately
Avondale Mutual Aid is one of a handful of local aid networks that have cropped up amid the COVID-19 pandemic to make donating locally and helping one another easy. The organization offers a number of ways to help people in your community, from supporting unhoused encampments to pairing with a neighbor in need. This Wednesday […]
Read MoreLogan Square Improv Is Bringing Laughs to Your Living Room in 2021
The Logan Square Improv theater recently launched an online comedy series to help keep us all laughing at home while live entertainment remains shut down.
Read MoreHow the Balance of Nature and Architecture Can Restore Us Mentally and Physically
Taking a walk in nature has the power to restore us mentally and physically, especially in a neighborhood that has so much to offer and as we enter a new year.
Read MoreBilly Sunday Brings Virtiual Holiday Events to Your Home With To-Go Cocktail Kits
Billy Sunday hosts a virtual holiday cocktail class this month and rare Scotch tasting in January.
Read MoreA Tribute to the Old Crown Liquors: The Perfect Neighborhood Dive Bar
As summer starts to settle down, we recall fond memories of Crown Liquors, the now-closed local joint loved by neighbors and bartenders alike.
Read MoreVet Advice: Managing the Secret Lives of Pets When You’re Stuck at Home
How can pet owners manage their pets’ physical and mental health while stuck at home? Read on for tips from the pros.
Read MoreAre We House Plants or House Cats? 12 Cat-Approved Ways to Cope With Quarantine
Here are 12 lessons our staffer’s cat taught us about managing complicated emotions during quarantine and keeping all nine lives intact.
Read MoreI Wanted to Be a Better Ally and Support Black Voices — Here’s What I Learned
Supporting Black voices and businesses in the fight for justice: Where do white allies start? One of our staff writers went on a personal journey to find out.
Read MoreRecommended Reading by Black Voices to Become a Better Educated Ally
Check out this reading guide featuring work by Black authors to educate yourself and be a better ally, as told to us by a few Black-owned bookstores.
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