Fall fashion focus — Chicago Fashion Week seeks to attract global attention to the city’s local designers. 2024. Read a preview. ✦ View as PDF.

Parents Frustrated As Chicago Public Libraries Phase Out Museum Passes: ‘This Is Reducing Access’ — Block Club Chicago — The popular program is being replaced by the statewide Explore More Illinois offering free and discounted passes to cultural attractions. Some feel the new program is poorly advertised and more restrictive. 2023. Read a preview. ✦ View as PDF.

Underground Chicago Tour (Plus Rats!) Takes Visitors On A Stroll Through Chicago’s Underbelly — Block Club Chicago —The man behind Chicago's Ugly Buildings tour was inspired by a client whose young cousin wanted a tour that focused on rats. 2022. Read a preview. ✦ View as PDF.

Lions Have Finally Returned To Lincoln Park Zoo After Nearly 2 Years: ‘A Place To Learn And Love And Grow’ — Block Club Chicago — People can see the zoo's four lions — as well as red pandas, snow leopards and other creatures — at its newly reopened habitat. 2021. Read a preview. ✦ View as PDF.

Chicago Party Aunt’s Netflix Show Promises Laughs — And A More Fun Side Of The City Rarely Seen On TV (VIDEO) — Block Club Chicago — Chicago Party Aunt" premieres Sept. 17 on Netflix and features a number of references, Easter eggs and cameos from Chicago legends. 2021. Read a preview. ✦ View as PDF.

Lions Will Come Roaring Back To Chicago This Fall In Lincoln Park Zoo’s Renovated Habitat — Block Club Chicago — Ziplines that bring food to the lions, simulating prey, have been installed, and there are lots of shady spots for the big cats. 2021. Read a preview. ✦ View as PDF.

How Chicago’s All-Women Mariachi Group Is Embracing Their Roots — And Bucking Tradition — Borderless Magazine — Despite lukewarm feelings about the genre as a child, Mariachi Sirenas cofounder Ibet Herrera helped form Chicago’s first all-women mariachi band. The group has fostered a sisterhood of talented musicians while honoring their roots. 2023. Read a preview. ✦ View as PDF.

Experience Life as Chicago Immigrant in New Interactive Theater Show* — Borderless Magazine — 2023. Read a preview. ✦ View as PDF