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Past articles

Baker & Nosh
June 29, 2012
Kids will love watching the cooks in the window display along Wilson Avenue. Moms and dads will love the reasonably priced bread, plus unique cheese options and pâtés.  

What dads really expect
May 29, 2012
Ryan Salzwedel thinks dads are getting a bad rap in popular culture these days. So he asked a few dads what they expected parenthood to be like, and whether it turned out differently. 

Parenting: Chicago versus suburbs - Chicago
April 23, 2012
Ryan Salzwedel with the argument for why parents should raise kids in the city.