Mary Dixon

1 month ago | businesswire.com | Mary Dixon

BRONX, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bronx Zoo is opening the new World of Darkness featuring 25 nocturnal species on Saturday, July 12. The World of Darkness invites Bronx Zoo visitors to explore a nocturnal experience highlighting over 20 different habitats including tropical forests, wetlands, deserts, caves, and subterranean environments. Some of the featured species include sloths, pygmy slow loris, broad-snouted caiman, aye-aye, sand cats, naked mole rats, vampire bats and many other species.

1 month ago | wbez.org | Mary Dixon

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ORG XMIT: XAF142The first Catholic pope from Chicago will be formally installed on SundayThe man known here as Father Bob Prevost will be formally installed as Pope Leo XIV on Sunday during an inaugural mass at Saint Peter’s Square.

2 months ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Mary Dixon |Cianna Greaves

Chicago-based singer and songwriter Isabel Olive released her third album last Friday. In “Cosmovisión,” the Venezuelan American singer known as Half Gringa deploys complex melodies and ruminative lyrics to explore themes like climate change and her dual heritage. She spoke to WBEZ’s Mary Dixon before a recent performance. The following is an excerpt of that conversation, which has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Q. You started writing the songs for “Cosmovisión” in 2020.

Mar 28, 2025 | wbez.org | Mary Dixon |Cianna Greaves

Chicago-based singer and songwriter Isabel Olive is releasing her third album on Friday. In Cosmovisión, the Venezuelan American singer known as Half Gringa deploys complex melodies and ruminative lyrics to explore themes like climate change and her dual heritage. She spoke to WBEZ’s Mary Dixon before a recent performance at our studios. The following is an excerpt of that conversation, which has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. You started writing the songs for Cosmovisión in 2020.

Mar 20, 2025 | wbez.org | Mary Dixon |Cianna Greaves |Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis

If you’re a fan of artists like Vampire Weekend, Fall Out Boy or Jenny Lewis, chances are that you’ve heard Greta Morgan’s music live. Morgan’s band The Hush Sound — which toured with Fall Out Boy while Morgan was still a suburban Illinois high schooler — signed on to Pete Wentz’s label DCD2 Records (then Decaydance Records) in the mid-aughts. She went on to create a number of projects, from solo band Springtime Carnivore to a punk cover album with LA rocker Katy Goodman.