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Burrowing Into Fine Dining

Underground Chef Efrain Cuevas takes haute cuisine to new depths


Revolutionary Movement

Guinea native Moustapha Bangoura is an internationally known proselyte for authentic African dance. But can this whirling dervish of a dance maker get his Chicago company to take root?


(L)inked in Controversy

An AIDS activist and a South Side entrepreneur go toe-to-toe over a tattoo


The Art of Protest

The Peace Tower erected in Chicago's Cultural Center was designed as an emblem of the fury and frustration over the war in Iraq. But the stirring images hung from the monument have gained little notice.


He's the Band

Beatboxer Yuri Lane blends harmonica, blues and hip-hip into an infectious and thoroughly original sound.


The Watchmen of Rogers Park

Rick Jones and his band of self-appointed community patrolmen keep a close eye on their North Side neighbors, keeping their streets safe of everything from drug dealers to parking violators.


When Everybody Isn't Doing It

How three women have coped with painful intercourse


Help Wanted

Fleeing torture and death threats in their home countries, asylum seekers face a rocky road to freedom in the U.S.


The Party Starter

Cecil Locke Takes Chess in The Park to the Next, Mobile Level


Ball of Fury

Inside Chicago’s cut throat world of ping pong


Tossing Of the Old Routine

Brian Dailey is part of a new breed of jugglers -- guys who see their work as high art


Flight Risk

A reporter learns that the beauty and artistry of trapeze performance belie the strength and dedication it takes to master the skills


On the Road with Puppet the Psycho Dwarf

An intrepid AAJ Writer goes behind the scenes with the little men who are willing to bleed for your enjoyment

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