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Archive for January, 2009
Beautification coming for Metro tracks
From the Edgewater Community Council:A 700 foot linear garden will be planted in the space by the Metra tracks from Ridge to Granville along Ravenswood Avenue. The garden’s plan includes hardy and self-sustaining plants, ferns, flowers, shrubs and small trees that will have interest in all seasons. We are pleased that this space, which...
Sheli Lulkin thanked for her service to Edgewater
The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce and about 200 people honored Sheli Lulkin for her 19 years of service to the neighborhood at the Breakers last night. Lulkin is credited with quadrupling the membership of the Chamber, beautfiying the neighborhood and supporting local Edgewater businesses.Source: Medhill Reports
Its a store….its a shop…its a…pizzeria?
As one who has walked by the Great Lake storefront (1147 W Balmoral in Andersonville) a number of times wondering what it was, this article from the Slice Pizza Blog cleared up any curiosities I had. According to the blog, Great Lake is “one of the best pizzerias in Chicago.” From the exterior, the...
Dominick’s Purchases Motel Site
Dominick’s has purchased the former site of the Chicago Lodge economy motel on Foster between Sheridan and Lakeshore Drive which recently closed, according to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. This leaves us wondering what plans they have for the site….could be a bigger expanded store or possibly a new multi-use development such as...
Chicago Neighborhood Tours
Uptown, Andersonville & Lincoln SquareFridays (May 29, June 26, July 24, & August 21; 10 a.m.–1 p.m.)There are multicultural and unexpected legacies on the Far North Side. A comprehensive walking tour of Uptown’s Hutchinson Street exposes the largest cache of George W. Maher–designed mansions in the U.S. Get the scoop on Uptown’s early days...
Epworth United Church Press Release
Press ReleaseEpworth UMC, ChicagoWarming ShelterMonday, January 26, 2009Over the past two weeks, many prayers have been answered at Epworth UMC – Chicago. As the year drew to a close, with help from the 48th Ward Alderman Mary Ann Smith’s office and the City of Chicago, Epworth was able to keep its shelter open. The...
Edgewater bank robbed
The FBI paid a visit to Edgewater after the North Community Bank branch at 5342 N Broadway was robbed last week by a man with a semi automatic handgun. Luckily, no shots were fired. Source: CBS2 Chicago
Edgewater Children Left Home Alone For 2 Days
3 kids under the age of 12 were found in an apartment at 5342 N. Kenmore by Chicago police at the request of DCFS on Thursday night. One of the children said she hadn’t seen her mother since Tuesday, and the apartment was apparently a mess.Source: CBS2 Chicago & NBC5 Chicago.
Chicago Lodge is Closed
The Chicago Lodge motel located just off Lakeshore Drive at Foster and Sheridan is closed as of 12-31-08. The motel seemed to get good reviews on travel websites for a cheap clean place to stay, however is also notoriously known for the murder that occured last year. Are there any hotel rooms left in...
Is that seat taken?
It will be soon, according to the City of Chicago. According to this article in the Sun-Times, the Streets and Sanitation department is finally stepping up and plans to remove any chairs, pails, or other junk that Chicagoans leave in the street. This has become a common practice after heavy snow falls when people...
Summer in Edgewater
No, unfortunately we don’t have warm weather to bring you…but according to this Chicago Tribune write-up Summer Noodle & Rice (1123 W Granville) is a good place to get some cheap Thai grub. Summer offers a sleek, modern dining space unlike some hole in the wall take out places, and you have to love...
Ugly building gets new, ugly name
According to YoChicago, the new condo development at 6238 N Broadway has been renamed from “The Granville” to “The Clarovista.” Huh? I have no idea what Clarovista means, or if it is even a word, but the place looks more like a retirement home than modern condos….maybe they should have named it Del Boca...
Dorm catches fire at Loyola
A fire broke out at a five story dorm at 6310 N Kenmore on Loyola’s campus Sunday morning. The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes and no one was injured. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the blaze. Source: Chicago Sun Times
Robbed on the Red Line
Red Line robberyA 20-year-old man was robbed while riding a northbound CTA red line train around 4 p.m. Jan. 9. The victim told police that two men in their late teens tried grabbing his cell phone out of his hand. When the victim resisted, one of the men displayed a gun tucked into his...
Rivendell Theatre to get permanent home
According to the Chicago Sun Times the Rivendell Theatre Ensamble, currently located within the Raven Theatre at 6157 N Clark, is about to get a permanent home at 5775 N. Ridge, where it will be the resident company but will not own the building. The opening is planned for later this year.
