This is talent
I had actually stumbled upon this video a few months back and was absolutely stunned. This girl is amazing. Marie is only 16 and she can play both the piano and guitar. But she plays only by ear,...
View ArticleDoes anyone have $215?
Does anyone have $215 because Soundgarden is one of the headliners at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois! The three day music festival is savory enough on it’s own, but when you add my...
View ArticleVisiting Barack Obama
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I spent my days in the Windy City. It was an experience that was beyond amazing. I’ve been to hundreds of cities, but Chicago was definitely the best city I’ve been to....
View ArticleWeird Out Wednesday 19
It’s a chilly evening in 1987, you’re sitting around the fire in your suburban Chicago home watching an early episode of my favorite television show, Doctor Who. In the middle of what I assume to have...
View ArticleCourt date for a DUI? Don’t show up drunk.
We all know courtroom etiquette pretty well by now: dress up nicely, don’t chew gum, turn off cellphones, and show respect for everyone in the courtroom- especially the judge. Oh yeah, and don’t show...
View ArticleLolla or bust!
Every year I complain because every year I make it my mission to attend as many music festivals as humanly possible and every year I sit at home, reading articles, looking at twitter updates and...
View ArticleWill Derrick Rose ever be the same?
The sad story of Derrick Rose‘s basketball career just got a little sadder. On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the Chicago Bulls‘ PR office announced that Derrick Rose had a medial meniscus tear in the right knee...
View ArticleColumbia College: my admitted students day weekend
This past weekend I was lucky enough to travel to Chicago and stay with a friend and future roommate at my college next year. The two of us met up with other kids going to Columbia College during the...
View ArticleChicago high school senior receives $3 million in scholarships
We all know college is getting harder and harder to pay for, and any scholarship money helps. But what if you earned $3 million? Arianna Alexander, of Kenwood Academy High School in Chicago, graduated...
View ArticleAriella Phillipo: How New Visions turned up the volume on her life
Ariella Phillipo has always been in love with music and communications. The experiences and hands-on work she encountered in her senior year as a New Visions: Multimedia and Digital Communications...
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