28 - Poutine Fest

Meet Melissa, co-organizer of Chicago's (the world's?) first Poutine Fest. In the episode, Melissa gets us up to speed on the world of poutine, talks about building a festival from scratch, shares her favorite Italian joint in the city, gripes about the less-than-immediate "immediately following" trains and learns a little bit about our old friends, the Chicago Seven.

Melissa (left) and co-organizer/laryngitis sufferer Becca (right)

The festival is already sold out but Stefania will be on the scene reporting on all the deliciousness, so be sure to stay tuned to the Your Chicago twitter.

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27 - Solo in the 2nd City

Meet Melinda, co-author and co-producer of Solo in the 2nd City, a bi-monthly reading series and blog on the wonderful world of dating in Chicago. In this episode, Melinda talks about starting Solo in the 2nd City, shares dating tips and trends (be bold, listeners!), encourages all of us to breakout of our neighborhood ruts and gives us the low down on story telling performances around the city.

Be sure to check out their one year anniversary party at the Beauty Bar on Wednesday, February 13.

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