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Music to Her Ears

Lost and Found

Local Trailblazers • My first encounter with Nick Cave [“Chicagoans of the Year,” December] was when he led a troop of costumed art students through the streets of downtown under the L. He’s never stopped being memorable!

Your Best Building Photos

Talking Points • This month’s conversation starters

Red Wave • Democratic socialists see next month’s City Council elections as a chance to build an influential bloc.

Bless the Beasts • Martha Nussbaum argues that making life better for animals makes life better for us, too.

Seeking Justice for Emmett Till • The new book A Few Days Full of Trouble details the long struggle of the Chicago teenager’s family to get legal accountability for his brutal murder. Here’s what we learned.

Where It’s @

A Sliver of Mansion • A co-op with garden access comes to market in the Gold Coast.

Streaming Chicago • Netflix won’t let you use your cousin’s login? Here’s some alternative local content we’d like to see.

Denali • Drag diva, skin care devotee, ice queen

Day After Day • Alexis J. Roston embarks on her second decade of embodying Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.

AGENDA • Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month

All Hail the Party Cut • Thin-crust, square-cut tavern style is the pizza of the hour.

Ask the Dining Editor

Drinking French • The wine bar and shop Le Midi is an elegant respite in Wicker Park.

Rocky Road • Bambola, a new Silk Road–inspired restaurant from Bonhomme Group, is one misstep after another.

Lunch Bunch

Good as Gold

The Hot List • 10 places everyone’s talking about (in order of heat)

Into the Lyons Den • The author moved to Chicago to pursue a career in standup comedy. He was in for a rude awakening.

OUR 30 FAVORITE THINGS TO EAT RIGHT NOW • FROM OVER-THE-TOP BANANA BREAD TO SPICED CAMBODIAN BEEF SKEWERS, THESE ARE THE DISHES WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF.

The Violin Doctor • HE’S TRUSTED TO REPAIR SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST FABLED—AND EXPENSIVE — INSTRUMENTS. HOW DOES JOHN BECKER MANAGE TO UNLOCK THE SOUND OF A STRADIVARIUS?

The Lost Photos of Jay King • THE NOTED STREET PHOTOGRAPHER SPENT YEARS CAPTURING EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE CITY. DECADES LATER, CHICAGO IS PUBLISHING IMAGES OF HIS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN.

TOP PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS • THEY SERVE AS YOUR FIRST STOP FOR MEDICAL NEEDS. AND THESE 262, NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS, ARE THE BEST IN THE SIX-COUNTY AREA.

Step Forward • Two brothers team up for a new line of playful shoes for bons vivants.

The Sweet Life • Oak Park’s appetizing new boutique proves there are many ways to get a sugar rush.

Maker’s Mark • Vase & Vessel gives local artisans a stage.

The Mall Remix Matrix • As brick-and-mortar retail dwindles, shopping centers are reinventing themselves as multipurpose playgrounds.

Steve James • The documentarian, 68, on his deeper motive for Hoop Dreams and how he puts subjects at ease