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This weekend: Edgewater Glen resident jazzes up Mayne Stage
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This weekend, jazz musician and Edgewater Glen resident Sam Fazio will be playing a special show at Rogers Park’s Mayne Stage (1328 W Morse) and he’d love it if fellow Edgewater/Andersonville residents came out. Joining him will be Chris White on piano and Joe Policastro on bass. In addition, guitarist Andy Brown will join me [...]
Pizza Hut coming to Edgewater
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Just about a year after another large pizza chain, Papa John’s, moved into the Edgewater neighborhood, another is set to open soon at 5320 N Broadway. Pizza Hut has this sign installed in the space, which was most recently a US Cellular retail store until the cellular provider moved out of the Chicago market. Like [...]
Yesterday: Shooting on Glenlake leaves one dead; one injured
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Yesterday morning a shooting broke out on Glenlake just west of Broadway around 10:35 am. According to multiple news sources one man was killed and another seriously injured after what appears to be a gang related incident occured in the 1100 block of West Glenlake. An Edgeville Buzz Facebook follower posted this photo inquiring for [...]
Sheridan/Foster Dominick’s sold to Mariano’s; Whole Foods taking Broadway store?
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Roundy’s, the owner of the Mariano’s chain of grocery stores, has issued a press release stating they have purchased 11 Chicagoland Dominick’s stores including the Edgewater flagship store located at 5201 N Sheridan. The deal is reportedly worth $36 million. There will be a transition period of approximately one to two months during which Roundy’s will [...]
Cookies & Carnitas opening this week
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The folks behind Cookies & Carnitas Restaurant, who we recently reported would be coming to the former Barry Spot Pizza space at 5757-59 North Broadway, have announced an official grand opening date of December 4th. Cookies & Carnitas got their start as a vendor at the Green City Market in Lincoln Park, known for their porchetta sandwiches and [...]
Here Comes the CTA Holiday Train
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The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has announced the schedule for the popular holiday train, which will travel through Edgewater on multiple days in December. The holiday train is a six car train adorned with holiday seasonal images and lights, complete with Santa and his elves on the train handing out candy canes. No details are spared, [...]
Rumor Mill: Mariano’s and Whole Foods considering Foster/Sheridan Dominick’s
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The rumors continue to swirl around the fate of the newer Dominck’s store located on the corner of Sheridan & Foster. Just last week Uptown Update mentioned that an employee had told a customer that the staff was informed that the store would become a Whole Foods. Today, an Edgeville Buzz reader wrote us sharing information that leads [...]
Care for Real Toy Drive
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Once again Edgewater’s food panty is seeking toy donations for their annual toy drive to help families in need celebrate the holiday season. According to Edgewater resident and Chicago Now Listing Toward Forty blogger Kim Dale, last year’s toy drive helped over 600 families and their hoping to expand their reach this year. The organization [...]
Upcoming Events at the Edgewater Library
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For a complete list of all events occuring at the Edgewater Branch Library, click here.Modern Lives & Movements Documentary Screening: The Century of the SelfDate: Sat. November 23, 2013 Time: 2:00 pm About this event: As the Edgewater Branch’s Modern Lives & Movements series turns to the topic of ‘The Science of Sex’ in November [...]
Red Light Camera to Stay at Hollywood
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Earlier this month major news sources reported that a number of red light cameras would come down in the City, including the one at Hollywood and Sheridan. According to the reports, such as this one from the Chicago Sun Times, City Hall ordered the removal of 36 red-light cameras at 18 intersections because “cameras have succeeded in reducing right-angle [...]
Balmoral Traffic Signal Lit, Celebrated
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48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman and Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner (CDOT) Gabe Klein ceremoniously turned on the new traffic light on Broadway at Balmoral yesterday. The much needed signal took over two years to become a reality from the time the 48th Ward Office committed to the plan until it was operational. Many [...]
ComEd work on Berwyn
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ComEd has begun work last week in the Edgewater Beach neighborhood to repair a collapsed vault located near 1010 W Berwyn. The work is being conducted in the northern half of the street, along the mouth of the alleyway and seems pretty extensive. The north/south alley bounded by Berwyn, Sheridan, Balmoral and Kenmore is currently closed at the mouth [...]
Mysterious (but cool) sidewalk art appears in west Edgewater
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Andrew Strand, who lives in west Edgewater, recently came across this interesting sidewalk art and wrote us to inquire where it came from and who created it. According to Strand, it appears the graphic, which is some sort of a cartoon bug raking leaves (?) was created by “MH” – which could possibly be someone’s initials. This [...]
Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Christmas Goose playing soon at Raven Theater
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Everyone knows Scrooge and Mr. Potter, but can the holiday spirit work its magic on everyone’s favorite man of mystery? Now in a fully realized stage version, appriopriate for audience ages 10 and up, Raven Theatre’s Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate the mysterious theft [...]
Redefining Lake Shore Drive
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During October, IDOT and CDOT launched their Phase I (P1) Transportation Task Force meetings redefining LSD from Grand Avenue to Hollywood Avenue and its surrounding areas and arterial feeds. Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project is one of the members at the table. P1 runs from 2013 – 2017 and is one of three Phases. LSD was [...]
