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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Vanessa Lopez

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Technology
Use these tips to photograph the eclipse and avoid damaging your phone or camera
Most phone cameras automatically adjust exposure, making eclipse photography difficult with only 4 minutes. Taking more test shots in the days before the eclipse will save time.
By Vanessa Lopez
 
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Taste
Navigating the Lincoln Park Wine Festival: prepping with key wine basics
This year’s Lincoln Park Wine Fest will showcase a selection of varietals, exclusive limited edition wines and master sommeliers’ expert advice.
By Vanessa Lopez
 
Decommissioned CTA rail cars for sale on Facebook Marketplace in West Virginia.
Chicago History
These 1970s CTA cars have gone off the rails — and are for sale — in West Virginia
The 2400-series CTA rail cars have been listed for $35,000 on Facebook Marketplace. But you have to go get them — and they weigh 54,000 pounds apiece.
By Vanessa Lopez
 
Tracey McGhee, founder of the travel products firm Ms. Jetsetter.
Business
Ms. Jetsetter wants to make travel more convenient — and stylish
Chicagoan Tracey McGhee is preparing to showcase her company, Ms. Jetsetter, at the largest annual trade show in the Midwest, starting this weekend at McCormick Place.
By Vanessa Lopez
 
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La Voz Chicago
Baja participación y desorganización en algunos sitios de votación del lado noroeste
Algunos lugares de votación se sintieron desorganizados y caóticos. En la Escuela Primaria William P. Nixon, los votantes pudieron haber sido expuestos a alguien con COVID-19.
By Vanessa Lopez
 
This glass slide, labeled “McKeesport Church Members,” is among 44 featured in an online Newberry Library exhibition produced by the Committee on Conservation and Advance for The Methodist Episcopal Church in Chicago, circa 1920s. It is a visual record of the Great Migration of the late 1910s to early 1920s.
Entertainment and Culture
Newberry Library online exhibition showcases images from the Great Migration
The slides, thought to have been produced between 1922 and 1923 by the Methodist Episcopal Church.
By Vanessa Lopez
 
Illinois Artist Laureate Kay Smith is photographed in her Lincoln Park home.
Art
Nearing 100, Artist Laureate of Illinois Kay Smith says her passion for painting keeps her going
Smith was named a laureate along with five other recipients in 1994 by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, for “contributions to the betterment of humanity that have been accomplished in or on behalf of the State of Illinois.”
By Vanessa Lopez
 
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo mourns passing of Ben, a 44-year-old Bornean Orangutan
Ben, who came to Brookfield Zoo in 1992, battled health issues for years. He ‘was such a gentle ape and an incredible father,’ one zoo official said.
By Vanessa Lopez
 
A new mural at 5131 W. Madison St., by artist Barrett Keithley to help promote a new Lyric Opera production.
Murals and Mosaics
With West Side mural, Barrett Keithley aims to reflect positive vibe from Black barber shops
“Whenever I walked in to a barber shop, there was an immediate sense of respect and positivity,” says the artist, who did the mural to promote a Lyric Opera production with a barber shop theme.
By Vanessa Lopez