The Academy for Alternative Journalism at Northwestern University - ALGREN'S CITY UPDATED




	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