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Does Chicago—the 3rd largest US city—have a Cuban neighborhood?

Find out in Maggie Sivit's piece for WBEZ, including the story of late NEIU educator Angelina Pedroso, granddaughter of Afro-Cuban independence hero Juan Gualberto Gomez—Jose Martí's confidant.
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“I have incense on the truck to help with the smell and the bugs. And you chew gum. And you keep going.' Curious City met up with an all-women garbage collection crew in Chicago to find out what a day in the life is like. trib.al/4kaz6IB

having a surprisingly great time working on a story about garbage for ⁦Curious City⁩ 🐀

Never thought I’d see the day! 🥹

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Know where to find this car? Help us find this sound for Prisoncast! It was requested by an incarcerated listener

Every story Arionne (Are-REE-ahn) Nettles does is fantastic, and this one's no exception ✨ Today's the 53rd anniversary of Soul Train's very first episode airing, so make sure to listen to this!

Starting today I’m on the climate beat for WBEZ and @Grist.

Please shoot me any tips on energy, utilities, infrastructure, water, wildlife and more!

I’m really thrilled to be back in Chicago and even more psyched to cover what feels like the most pressing issue today.

Hey Chicago, I’m writing a story about egregious ticket fines us everyday folks have to deal with, and the mental/emotional and practical repercussions of those tickets and fines. Let me know if you’d be down for a brief call to tell me about your experience. #journorequest

Have you spotted red swamp crayfish in the Chicago River? Bright red and about five inches long, red swamp crayfish look like miniature lobsters. But they’re an invasive species, and scientists want them gone. trib.al/TMDjde5

Do you remember Chicago’s Fireside Bowl in the 1990s and early 2000s? 🎸 Send us your favorite memories, flyers or photos related to shows at Fireside Bowl, and you might be featured in our podcast episode or web article. Call us at (888) 789-7752 or email [email protected]

We had a bittersweet goodbye party for podcast fellow Marie Mendoza, who's off to start a full-time job as a field producer for an upcoming podcast. Marie is an audio wiz, a stellar writer and a wonderful colleague. We're really going to miss her!

Blessed and honored to be queering the radio and uplifting Chicago history, 2 of my goals in LIFE! thank you Vocalo Radio 91.1, Curious City and above and beyond thank you Maggie Sivit my dream collaborator <3

This Curious City story by Ari Mejia and Maggie Sivit was recently recognized by NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists for an Excellence in QPOC Coverage award 🎉Listen to the podcast episode here: wbez.org/stories/the-hi…

🧵 #ICYMI We just wrapped our #Newswire takeover by anjulie! Over the past month, she reported on the bureaucratic mechanisms that permit buildings & outdoor spaces to be built throughout the city, and how—or not—community groups can build power through the built environment👇

Love it or hate it, Malört is Chicago’s drink. trib.al/z5dyai9

PM2.5 is a main pollutant emitted by wildfire smoke. It's also responsible for an estimated 5% of all premature deaths in Chicago. wbez.org/stories/what-i…

The Baháʼí House of Worship in Wilmette is the oldest remaining Baháʼí temple in the world. It took several decades to construct and is considered to be the holiest Baháʼí temple worldwide. trib.al/L7pF7a1

In a two-part series, Joe DeCeault brings us the story of the rise — and fall — of Count Dante, the man at the center of Chicago’s infamous dojo wars of the 1960s and ‘70s. wbez.org/stories/john-k…