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Steep Theatre To Open Cabaret Lounge In Adjoining Storefront
Andersonville 2-Flat On Balmoral To Be Demolished
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Two Robberies In Edgewater Area Over Weekend, One Leads To Shootout
April 23, 2018Two robberies over the weekend occurred in the Edgewater area, one of them led to a shootout between the suspect and an off-duty police officer. The first incident happened on Friday afternoon around 1:20 p.m. at a pharmacy on the 6400 block of N. Clark. The armed suspect approached the store owner and the off-duty […]
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Steep Theatre To Open Cabaret Lounge In Adjoining Storefront
April 20, 2018Steep Theatre Company at 1115 W Berwyn Ave is capitalizing on its continued success by expanding into the adjacent storefront to the East of the venue offering an additional space for the compa Founded in 2000, Steep took over a property which housed a small grocery store and has since been dedicated to its mission. In […]
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Andersonville Celebrates Earth Day Weekend With 4th Annual Flower And Garden Show
April 19, 2018Though last weekend may make you question that Spring has arrived, this weekend’s fourth annual Andersonville Flower and Garden show will surely brighten your outlook. This Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, plants and flowers will decorate your favorite Andersonville shops. Organized by the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, over 30 local businesses will showcase amazing florals […]
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Andersonville 2-Flat On Balmoral To Be Demolished
April 17, 2018A 2-flat located just off of Clark Street at 1470 W. Balmoral will be demolished soon to become what sources say will be a 3-story condominium building. The 2,574 square foot multi-family home sits on a 3,050 square foot lot just behind Taste of Heaven cafe. Built in 1911, the property was last listed for […]
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CTA Red Line Modernization Project To Be Discussed At Community Meeting Tomorrow
April 17, 2018Alderman Harry Osterman announced in a weekly email that tomorrow he will hold a community meeting to discuss the upcoming CTA Red Purple Modernization (RPM) Project that is expected to begin in two years. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 18 at St. Ita Social Hall, 5500 N Broadway at 6:30 p.m. According to […]
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Recent Rash of Crimes Around Berwyn CTA Station Will Be Focused On At Community Meeting
April 16, 2018A recent series of crimes around the the Berwyn red-line CTA station will be a focus at a community meeting held by Alderman Harry Osterman and Commander Sean Loughran. Alderman Osterman announced the meeting in an email saying that they will discuss ways residents, business owners, and the police can work together to improve the safety […]
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Andersonville’s True North Cafe To Open Their Second Location
April 12, 2018Capitalizing on the success of their Andersonville eatery at 5507 N. Clark, True North Cafe will be bringing their fresh take on quick, healthy food to the South side. The new location which will take over the Z & H Market Cafe, 1323 E. 57th in Hyde Park, will become True North co-owners Andy Peters and Scott […]
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Sheridan Road High Rises Come Together For Unified Edgewater Art Show
April 11, 2018Four local high rises are working together to coordinate four different art shows for the first annual Art Walk along Sheridan Road on Saturday, April 21. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Care For Real, Edgewater’s neighborhood food pantry. The idea began with an art show held at the Edgewater Beach Apartments (5555 N Sheridan […]
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Raising $100,000 For The Arts At Peirce School, Hopleaf’s Third Annual ‘Peirce Day’ Announced
April 10, 2018Budget issues have effected Chicago Public Schools for some time now and arts programming is often one of the first things to be eliminated. In order to help support Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies, Hopleaf (5148 N. Clark) and Friends of Peirce are putting together an annual event aimed at raising crucial funds for […]
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City Pads’ “Most Ambitious Project” To Rise This Summer Creating High Rent Edgewater Dwellings
April 5, 2018What the company is announcing as their “most ambitious project yet,” City Pads LLC and Catapult Real Estate Solutions LLC are expected to complete their permit process this month to build a new complex at 6145 N. Broadway in Edgewater. The six-story, 31,000 sq ft building will offer 105 apartment units (45 studios, 40 1-bedrooms […]
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Man Robs Local Edgewater Cafe Walking Away With Cash And A Cup Of Coffee
April 3, 2018A local Edgewater cafe was robbed last week by a man who flashed a box cutter to the cashier and claimed he had a pistol. He walked away from the business with cash and a cup of coffee the owner poured for him before the incident occurred. The theft occurred at Kitchen Sink, 1107 W. […]
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New Fox TV Pilot Filming In Edgewater Through Wednesday, Multiple Street Closures
April 2, 2018A new untitled TV pilot starring Robert Levine will be filming in Edgewater over the next couple days and there will be multiple street closures during that time. The pilot, which is based on Dennis Lehane’s best selling novel ‘Gone Baby Gone’, is a co-production between 20th Century Fox Television and Miramax. The one-hour drama focuses on two […]
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Street Sweeping Starts This Week, City Develops App To Monitor Sweepers
April 2, 2018It’s time to clean those dirty city streets after a long winter and street sweeping for the City of Chicago starts this week. To help monitor the location of area street sweepers, the city has developed an app to show their progress. Temporary parking restrictions will be posted the day before the work is scheduled to […]
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Edgewater Eatery Earns Coveted ‘Best New Restaurant’ Award
March 29, 2018Becoming a leading voice in the art of Indian food, Mango Pickle chef and partner Marisa Paolillo-Patel has dived into her first restaurant gaining everyone’s attention. First earning herself a top Michelin designation award late in 2017, now it has been announced she listed at #8 in the coveted Chicago Magazine ‘Best New Restaurants’ for […]
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Andersonville’s New Hip-Hop Ramen Restaurant Gets Ready To Open
March 28, 2018When Executive Chef Shin Thompson opened his first restaurant in Chicago, he channelled his grandfather’s spirit who also owned a ramen shop in the small port town of Hokkaido, Japan. Years later Thompson is ready to open his seventh location in Andersonville. Furious Spoon at 5406 N. Clark will not be your typical ramen shop. […]
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