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UP FRONT
An introduction to each issue from the publisher, Trent Modglin.

Up Front - Vol. 3 Issue 5
Publisher Trent Modglin describes a recent sleep-deprived state and how bad it can be for your health.

Up Front - Vol. 3 Issue 4
For his Up Front column, publisher Trent Modglin sought the advice and opinions of readers concerning single life in the city. The responses were impressive.

Up Front - Vol. 3 Issue 3
Publisher Trent Modglin almost fell victim to a fake ploy to rent Dennis Rodman. Almost.

Up Front - Vol. 3 Issue 2
Publisher Trent Modglin shares his thoughts on the joy of having a free Saturday in the city.

Up Front - Vol. 3 Issue 1
Publisher Trent Modglin shares his thoughts on the troubles of traveling.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 12
Publisher Trent Modglin shares his thoughts on a resolution worth following.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 11
Publisher Trent Modglin knows of a heartwarming story you should hear for the holidays.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 10
Publisher Trent Modglin explores the idea of dive bars, and some people’s fascination with them.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 9
Publisher Trent Modglin sits back and lets the Chicago cast of NBC’s “Sports Action Team” explain their improv show.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 8
Publisher Trent Modglin was introduced to a unique phrase recently that describes a traumatic experience we all have felt at some point.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 7
Publisher Trent Modglin took a friend to get her first ever tattoo, and they both lived to tell about it.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 6
Publisher Trent Modglin took a friend to get her first ever tattoo, and they both lived to tell about it.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 5
Publisher Trent Modglin spent a day with Tim Ward, a dolphin trainer at the Shedd Aquarium, and came away thinking if it’s not the best gig in the city, it’s right up there on a very short list.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 4
Publisher Trent Modglin got to cross seeing Augusta National golf course off his list of things to do in his life.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 3
Publisher Trent Modglin spent the better part of St. Patrick’s Day more sober than his fellow Chicagoans and saw the ugly side of the holiday.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 2
Publisher Trent Modglin goes commando for the first time in his life, thanks to some new jeans that leave the guilt behind for men.

Up Front - Vol. 2 Issue 1
Publisher Trent Modglin gives thanks for surviving one year in the business.

Up Front - Issue 12
Publisher Trent Modglin was “Mortified” to see people being subjected to reading their high school diaries in front of a crowd of strangers.

Up Front - Issue 11
Publisher Trent Modglin is a big fan of The Diner on Irving Park and Ashland. Whether he can handle the infamous “slinger,” though, remains to be seen.

Up Front - Issue 10
Publisher Trent Modglin went on a ghost investigation tour, and no, he didn’t get scared.

Up Front - Issue 9
Publisher Trent Modglin wonders where the summer went. And complains about it.

Up Front - Issue 8
Publisher Trent Modglin delves into why Jimmy Buffett’s lyrics can be words to live by, or at least ponder for a bit.

Up Front - Issue 7
Getting old isn’t the best feeling in the world. Publisher Trent Modglin explains the ugly process.

Up Front - Issue 6
Publisher Trent Modglin recently attended a wedding of some old friends and realized that not much has changed since the college years.

Up Front - Issue 5
Publisher Trent Modglin wants to remind you not to avoid that craving for rib sandwiches and bleacher seats.

Up Front - Issue 4
Publisher Trent Modglin is eager for summer to hit and explains why you should be as well.

Up Front - Issue 3
Publisher Trent Modglin admits to being a city snob, and he’s fine with that.

Up Front - Issue 2
Publisher Trent Modglin embarks on his first all-you-can-eat adventure to Fogo de Chao and lives to tell about it.

Up Front - Issue 1