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Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) will host the annual Andersonville Summer Sidewalk Sale on July 26-28 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily (hours vary by business).More than 40 participating businesses ranging from 4800 to 5800 N. Clark Street and the adjacent side streets will expand their storefronts to line the sidewalks with summer sales, bargain antiques, one-of-a-kind merchandise, fashion apparel, furniture, books and more."While Andersonville offers a special shopping experience year-round, the Summer Sidewalk Sale is the perfect opportunity to visit,...

Photo by Avi Richards on Unsplash After three months of protests, Amazon pulled the conversion therapy books from its website. For months now, complaints have been growing against Amazon for selling gay conversion books. The books were written by the late Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, who died in 2017. The site continued to sell these books despite the practice’s promise of converting gay people into being straight getting debunked years ago. In addition, several states and counties in the US, and areas...

Sweet Cakes by Melissa refused to bake a cake for a lesbian couple and found themselves at the center of a media storm. Three years later, the bakery is closed. Aaron and Melissa Klein abruptly announced the closure of their Gresham, Ore., bakery three and a half years after they ignited a firestorm by proudly refusing service to a same-sex couple. Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer were denied a wedding cake from the Kleins, who claimed their "religious freedom" allowed them to...