Rich Conversations: 036. Othela Longoria

Native Chicagoan, Othela Longoria, discusses her experience living in various neighborhoods of the city, including Hermosa. Topics range from Yu-Gi-Oh, learning how to drive in Chicago, and personal struggles and how she overcame them. How are you doing during the coronavirus situation? It hasn’t really affected me as badly as it has affected the rest…

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Rich Conversations: 028. Shannon Rodeberg

Shannon Rodeberg discusses her experience moving from a small Minnesota town to Chicago and staying for the next six years. How long have you lived in Chicago? Six and a half years. What’s your neighborhood like? I’m in Logan Square now. I’ve been in Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, Buena Park/Uptown, and downtown. I really…

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Rich Conversations: 019. Meztli Mijes

Show notes from episode 019 of Rich Conversations with Meztli Mijes. Answers are cut down to fit into writing format.   How long have you lived in Chicago? Most of my life. I grew up in Wicker Park. There were a lot of changes going on, and we moved out to the suburbs. But I…

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Rich Conversations: 013. Mike Hickey

Show notes from episode 013 of Rich Conversations with Mike Hickey. Answers are cut down to fit into writing format. How long have you lived in Chicago? If I had to add it all up, 21 or 22 years. For the first part of my life, I was in Logan Square. Then Edgebrook. Then I…

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