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What's Green and Has 200,000 Feet? 22 Aug 2013 | 11:55 am
Lollapalooza 2013! Chicago's annual mega music fest, which took over Grant Park for 3 days earlier this month, may not immediately spark eco-friendly images in your mind, but it should. Lolla's green ...
Review and Ticket Giveaway: Shrek the Musical at Chicago's Shakespeare Theater 20 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
Summer Smart as the spunky Princess Fiona discovers that true love is more than skin deep in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of Shrek The Musical, now playing at CST’s Courtyard Theater throu...
EarthTalk: Avoiding Environmental Cancer Triggers 15 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm
Dear EarthTalk: I know that some of us are genetically predisposed to get cancer, but what are some ways we can avoid known environmental triggers for it? -- B. Northrup, Westport, MA Cancer remains...
Book Review: "What Makes a Baby?" A Book For Every Kind of Family and Every Kind of Kid 13 Jul 2013 | 09:38 pm
Cory Silverberg, a sexuality educator, author, and public speaker based in Toronto, has written a new book just for kids "What Makes A Baby" (Seven Stories Press: Triangle Square) that introduces chil...
Chicago's Upcycled Park: The 606 19 Jun 2013 | 05:41 am
The newly renamed former Bloomingdale Trail is set to reopen as The 606 in the fall of 2014. Groundbreaking for the soon-to-be reconstructed space will commence this summer. The trail, which currently...
Learn From Your Neighbors at Learnapalooza 2013 14 Jun 2013 | 08:10 pm
Learnapalooza 2013, an all-day free skillsharing event, will kick off for the year Saturday June 15 in Wicker Park. The event, which consists of free classes for adults, teens, and families, will take...
Cloth for Baby, Why Not Mama, too? 14 Jun 2013 | 08:36 am
If you've used cloth diapers for your baby, you probably know that cool, naturally absorbent cotton is perfect next to sensitive skin and it breathes! We used cloth diapers with our two babes and no d...
The Story of Our Toxic Food System 11 Jun 2013 | 07:45 pm
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Weekend Reading List: Summer's Nearly Here Edition 1 Jun 2013 | 10:23 am
You know, the great thing about social media is that it gets people thinking about things, even if briefly, puts it into their minds. Such is the case with the recent March Against Monsanto this last ...
EarthTalk: Chlorine is in our tap water, but is it okay to drink? 29 May 2013 | 11:45 pm
Dear EarthTalk: I was wondering how toxic chlorine is, because my well water was just chlorinated yesterday and today the smell is still strong. I have a 4-year-old daughter and I’m concerned. -- Rose...
