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The ensemble of Black and Latinx string players brings their instruments to the scenes of tragedy — shootings, usually. But also suicides, overdoses, car accidents. They play concerts around the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. They play a song for each stage, plus a sixth song for what Hallmon calls a sixth stage of grief: faith. They set up away from the crime tape, out of the way of the police, but close enough for the neighbors to hear them.
Jo Franco in the “Best of Bali” episode of “The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals.” The series showcases unique destinations and stunning vacation rentals around the world while providing valuable tips and expertise in real estate, travel and design. The show premieres on Netflix June 18. The series hosts are Megan Batoon, Jo Franco, and Luis Ortiz. (Netflix)
Even though you deny what you have been accused of saying, you seem to be issuing a “non-denial denial,” a concept popularized by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to describe the evasion and equivocation by Nixon’s Attorney General during the Watergate scandal. (Please, don’t be like John Mitchell.)
Chicago officials declared the city fully reopened on Friday, ending a requirement that people wear face masks in most indoor places and lifting capacity limits intended…
Thirteen-year-old Nikolas Jacob talks with Ashvin Lad while playing catch outside Blaine Elementary School on June 16, 2021, in Chicago. Jacob’s mother, Carmen Cruz, posted in a Lakeview neighborhood Facebook page to ask if anyone would play catch with her son and Lad jumped at the chance. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Children open a box filled with Surprise Powerz Dolls at an event on East 61st Street in Chicago organized by Urban Explorers, a mobile early learning classroom that focuses on STEM learning, on June 9, 2021. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
Dear Confused: People with responsibility for sick family members don’t always get a lot of advance notice that they’re needed at home. Certainly, the pandemic accelerated many such decisions; last year, with the growing awareness that as the country was basically shutting down, they knew their own ability to travel and relocate might be severely restricted.
Michelle Lyn Murff stands at 95th Street and Damen Avenue in Chicago on June 11, 2021, where a wall shows mosaics of father-daughter Black physicians Dr. Charles Alston and Dr. Whitney Alston. The mural will be unveiled to the public June 18, 2021, in honor of the Juneteenth holiday. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
Sheldon Smith, founder of the Dovetail Project, speaks June 10, 2021, to the young fathers who completed the organization’s 12-week parenting program. The men were part of the organization’s 21st class of students and were honored in a completion ceremony. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune)
Your options are stark: You can certainly test to see if a prenup (preserving his assets in case of divorce) will move him closer to a marriage commitment. If he waffles, delays, or refuses, and if marriage is a core value and requirement for you, then you can resolve your own anguish by making the very tough choice to exit the relationship.