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It Ain't the New York Times...

Within a day of creating The Zaftig Chronicles, I've already rode the coattail of celeblogger Stephanie Klein to a mention in the Columbia Journalism Review.

Of course, I'm not in New York, but I think the mention is just. Chicago has all the glitz and glamor, but without the $15 dollar beers and exorbitant rents.

A single woman in the city is a single woman in the city, whether that city is on the East coast, West coast, or in the middle.

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