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Catalytic Converter Thieves Are Working Edgewater With Particular Vehicles In Mind
May 12, 2021Chicago Police have issued a new warning concerning catalytic convertor thieves for the residents of both Edgewater (20th District) and Rogers Park (24th District). According to the release, the suspects have been targeting specific vehicles. These incidents have become all too common in Chicago with random cars targeted by area thieves. Catalytic converters are used in […]
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Andersonville Farmer’s Market Is Back With Eased Restrictions
May 4, 2021The Andersonville Farmer’s Market is back after covid guidelines forced the nation to rethink how they temporarily conducted business. This year those restrictions have been somewhat eased as Chicago slowly gets back to normal. Every Wednesday starting May 12, Catalpa between Clark and Ashland will be shut down to vehicular traffic so the Farmer’s Market […]
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Berwyn and Lawrence Train Stations To Close Next Month And Demolition Will Begin
April 20, 2021Starting next month the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will begin the first of two major phases to rebuild four redline train stations and the connecting 100-year-old section of track that extends through Uptown and Edgewater. CTA made the announcement today as they plan to commence work on the Red Purple Line Modernization Project’s Lawrence to […]
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Nookies Edgewater Will Remain Permanently Closed
April 15, 2021After serving the neighborhood for nearly a decade and helping revitalize the historic Bryn Mawr corridor, Nookies management has announced that they will not reopen the Edgewater location. Nookies Edgewater has been closed since late March when the pandemic took over the nation and forced local businesses to temporarily close. The 1100 W. Bryn Mawr […]
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New Edgewater Wellness Center Opens Inside The Historic Colvin House
April 9, 2021A new wellness center will be moving into part of the Colvin House (5940 N Sheridan), a mansion that recently received an overhaul and became an Edgewater co-working space. The new business promises not only to provide holistic healing to its customers but also provide a fair living wage to the therapists who work with […]
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Edgewater’s Chicago Grind Closes After Department Of Coffee Shutters Area Stores
April 7, 2021They came to Chicago with hopes of being a new coffee option for the American cafe crowd, but the London-based Department of Coffee and Social Affairs (DCSA) have officially closed all three area locations. Edgewater’s Chicago Grind (5256 N. Broadway), which is owned by DCSA, has now announced their closure as well. The storefront was […]
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Andersonville’s Marijuana Experts Set To Open New Location With 2X The Space
April 1, 2021The Illinois marijuana industry has exploded since Andersonville’s Dispensary 33 first opened its doors six years ago at 5001 N. Clark and made history as the first of its kind in Chicago. The company is now poised to open a second location in the West Loop area that will provide twice the amount of space […]
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Local Help Strengthens As Race To Vaccinate Intensifies In Edgewater
March 29, 2021Like a page out of Hollywood script, the race to vaccinate the population becomes increasingly urgent as COVID variants create skyrocketing numbers in new cases across the country. For the most vulnerable residents in Edgewater and Andersonville, the drama is all too real as they search for life-saving shots that will protect them from the […]
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No Sidewalk Needed To Snag These Andersonville Sales
March 19, 2021For bargain hunters who can’t wait until the annual Andersonville Sidewalk Sale this summer, the neighborhood shops that line the Clark Street corridor are cooking up some great buys next weekend in order to make way for Spring merchandise. Since 2018, the annual Andersonville InSidewalk Sale has provided some of the year’s best deals on […]
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A Celebration Of One Man’s Milestone Birthday And 100 Years Of Service
March 16, 2021Life takes a person on a journey that is full of amazing celebrations and at times terrible sadness. After living through a century chock-full of personal memories, one Edgewater man will be celebrated this month as he turns 100. For 99-year-old Lionel Rothbard, life has brought 64 glorious years of marriage which produced two loving […]
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No Andersonville Midsommerfest For 2021
March 11, 2021For a second year in a row, Midsommarfest has been postponed in order to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus. The annual Summer festival was to take place June 11 – 13, 2021. Like last year however, the fun will have to wait. The Andersonville Midsommarfest is expected to return in 2022 from June […]
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Celebrate Equality With Stories From Those Driving Women-Led Businesses In Edgewater
March 8, 2021Today is International Women’s Day. As we celebrate the strength, courage and compassion of women from around the globe, a new video presentation series will focus on inspirational females who lead businesses right here in Edgewater. For five years the Annual International Women’s Day Crawl has been held in Edgewater to honor achievements and to […]
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Andersonville Store Scout Opens Unique “Côncept” Pop-Up Shop
March 5, 2021“Why not surround yourself with beauty?” That is the question one Andersonville furniture and design store is asking its customers. To help aid in the search for the the perfect pieces, they have opened a new pop-up shop that features exceptional mid-century moderne finds meant to inspire interior happiness. Since opening 17 years ago, Scout […]
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CTA To Hold First Of Two Virtual Town Hall Meetings Tonight About RPM Construction
March 2, 2021The first of two virtual town hall meetings will be held tonight to discuss the Lawrence to Bryn Mawr CTA Station/Track Stage A Construction and the impacts it will have on the Edgewater community. The first town hall will be held via Zoom tonight, March 2 at 6 p.m. Participants must register for each of […]
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Boundary-Breaking, Women-Led Tattoo Studio Moving To Andersonville
February 26, 2021A Ukrainian Village tattoo studio that began in 2018 has taken on the industry with a core value that everyone is accepted and respected. After setting in place an inclusive business model that is backed up by distinctive artists, Evoke Tattoos has announced they will be moving to Andersonville and into a larger space with […]
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