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Archive for August, 2012
Edgewater Tapped for Energy Efficient Retrofits
Retrofit Chicago offers homeowners incentives to save energy. Credit: Patty Wetli I know how my dad conserved energy — he didn’t believe in heat or air conditioning and spent every waking hour flipping off light switches. Chicago is taking more of a carrot than a stick approach. As part of an effort to make...
Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
A weekly round up of the neighborhood featured in other news sources: Edgewater Beach Apts. still ‘in the pink’ after 84 years LM Owners to Take Over Premise Space in Andersonville to Open Brasserie 54 by LM Koval Distillery: Take a tour of Chicago’s first craft distillery Chicago...
Bigger stationhouses, but more street closures, too
This column at Argyle can be reconstructed. Others are so eroded that they must be replaced. (Photo by Patrick Barry) There was good news and bad on Monday night as CTA officials and 48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman shared more details of the Red North station projects at a community meeting at Goudy School....
2012 Edgewater Home Tour
Have you ever said to yourself, “Gee, I wish I could get a guided tour through some of the antique homes in Edgewater”? The Edgewater Historical Society (5358 N. Ashland Ave) has been offering at least one Home Tour every year since 1989. On Sunday, September 16, 2012, we will be featuring the Highlands...
Long time Andersonville staple Las Manos in jeopardy of losing lease
“Synapse” by Artist Lisa Whiting on display at Las Manos. Credit: Las Manos Art gallery and long time resident of Clark Street Las Manos Gallery
Bonkers for Andersonville’s Bongo Room
Bongo Room at 5022 N Clark. Credit: Jeremy Bressman I’ve said it before – I don’t quite understand the Chicago cult-like brunch culture, that has no qualms of waiting like zombies 20, 30, 40+ minutes patiently for brunch.
Fall seedling sale benefitting Peterson Garden Project
Peterson Garden Project (www.petersongarden.org) is holding an heirloom plant sale on Sunday, September 2, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Peterson Garden Project Learning Center, 4642 N. Francisco, Chicago, IL. The sale is a fundraiser; all proceeds benefit The Peterson Garden Project, a 501c3 non-profit organization. Items for sale include organic,...
“Andersonville Masturbator” on the prowl
It appears that a man has been masturbating in Andersonville businesses recently, and residents and business owners are advised to be on the look out for the suspect.
Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
Dance Works: Bolero Chicago and the Chicago Dancing Festival Hopleaf Gets Bigger Prosecutors: Edgewater man accused in sexual attack of runaway Chicago lesbian softball player talks about ’08 Olympics
Johnny Brown Bag opens on Clark
Johnny Brown Bag. Credit: Jeremy Bressman A new Italian eatery, Johnny Brown Bag, quietly opened up in Andersonville at 5406 N Clark Street recently. Opened by John and Jennifer Scalzo, the same owners of the Via Carducci restaurants in Lincoln Park and Bucktown, Johnny Brown Bag was the idea of wife Jennifer. The couple...
Haymarket Opera to play at Mayne Stage
Haymarket Opera presents La Descente d’ Orphee aux Enfers The Haymarket Opera is slated to play at Rogers Park’s Mayne Stage at 1328 W Morse Ave over Labor Day weekend.
More CTA Updates; Berwyn Ave Closed, Argyle & Thorndale
Viaduct work at Berwyn. Credit: Jeremy Bressman Besides last week’s closure of the Thorndale Red Line station, the CTA is hard at work in and around the neighborhood at other stops as part of the Red Ahead initative.
