Nerdette Book Club: ‘Olga Dies Dreaming’
We unpack the twists and turns of Xochitl Gonzalez’s dazzling debut novel.
Culture & The Arts
Wondering about Chicago music, festivals, arts, theater and food? WBEZ brings together the best stories about Chicago’s arts and culture scene. Together with our music station, Vocalo 91.1, we explore the stories that make the second city a vibrant world-renowned cultural destination.
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One in four CPS elementary students is vaccinated, with rates varying widely by school
New data show about 53% of high schoolers are vaccinated. Use WBEZ’s tool to look up vaccinations rates for your Chicago school.
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WBEZ’s parent company Chicago Public Media acquires the Chicago Sun-Times
The move creates one of the largest nonprofit news organizations in the U.S. and could create new opportunities for the station and the paper.
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Remembering Steve Schapiro, beloved Chicago photographer whose work helped shift the consciousness of a nation
We explore the life and legacy of famed photographer Steve Schapiro. He died Saturday at the age of 87.
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‘I wanted to slow it down’: Behind ABC’s retelling of the story of Emmett and Mamie Till
“Women of the Movement” creator and showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar discusses portraying Mamie Till Mobley’s quest for justice after her son was murdered.
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Food Friday: Try a non-alcoholic beverage for Dry January
Big Drop, the world’s first craft brewery dedicated to non-alcoholic beer, expanded to Chicago in early 2021.
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What to expect when you’re expecting Omicron
Nerdette’s “resident epidemiologist” Dr. Emily Landon is back to cut through the noise and help us navigate the pandemic now.
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Inside the new student-run coffee house at St. Paul Church in Pilsen
Holy Grounds opened last summer and is run by students and recent graduates of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.
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HBO’s post apocalyptic ‘Station Eleven’ depicts life in Chicago after a deadly pandemic
Life imitated art when the show began shooting in Chicago just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in 2020.
