It is summer in the city. Don’t just walk those streets, see them. Here Clay Enos, a veteran photographer demonstrates how to talk to strangers, use your camera, and natural light to get some interesting faces.
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DIY: Be a Street Photographer
DIYers: It is time to apply for Renegade Craft Fair
Chicago « Renegade Craft Fair.
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South Austin Residents Fix Pothole Problems
April 10, 2009 - Westside Residents Fill Neighborhood Potholes from Jennifer T. Lacey on Vimeo
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DIY: Make your own logos, web designs, T-shirt designs and more for free
Feb. 26, 2009 – Today, most people under the age of 30 have been introduced to computer tools that let you paint, manipulate, and create images. For most grade schoolers this is part of art, as well as media literacy. There are plenty of free paint-style programs, even some that come with whatever computer...
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DIY houses prove to be savior for smaller music acts
Story by Nick Tallidis Feb. 23, 2009 – The scene was looking bleak. Local bands and performers, commodities in which Chicago has historically seen no shortage, were struggling to get their names out. Touring musicians referred to the city as the “black hole” of the Midwestern circuit, many skipping it all together. And most...
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DIY: TECH cocktail where you can make friends and connections at the same time.
Times are hard. Not every graduate has his or her dream job. What's a struggling young professional to do? When the going gets tough, the techies go networking. If you have an interest in technology, as in being online, working online, creating a the next "killer app," or just networking to find collaborators to...
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Q&A – Steve Rhodes, The Beachwood Reporter
After being fed up with the reluctance of mainstream media
to get online, Steve Rhodes left the Chicago magazine and started his own
Web-based publication, The Beachwood Reporter. Combining dry wit with local
media critique, Rhodes has managed to turn his grass-roots venture into a site
that continues to gather national attention while gaining new local
subscribers. ...
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Little Village Event Aimed at “Healing the Hood”
Story by Lindsay Welbers Learn more about the event, courtesy of our partners at Community Media Workshop. June 13, 2008 – Hoping to prevent a summer marred by gang violence, the third annual Healing the Hood street festival in Little Village has been moved up to June 14. Mike Rodriguez, director of the Little...
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