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New Walgreens opens at Broadway/Glenlake
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The newly constructed Walgreens store opened this weekend at Broadway and Glenlake. The store had been closed just about a year, since July 31, 2012, to allow for the complete redevelopment of the site. The store has a crisp clean look and feel, and new features include fresh foods such as sandwiches and produce, along [...]
Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
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A weekly summary of articles from other news sources featuring our neighborhood From A Syrian Prison To A Chicago Apartment: An Iraqi Refugee’s Story [Huffington Post] Rack ‘Em Up: Chicago to Reach 25 On-Street Bike Corrals This Summer [Streetsblog Chicago] Hilary Clinton and Chicago Politics [NBC 5] City’s First Bike Corrals Installed in Andersonville [NBC [...]
New free comedy show Fridays on Thorndale
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Chicago comedian Lev Kalmens is hosting and producing a new monthly stand up comedy show in Edgewater every first Friday of the month called ‘Here Is Your Alibi’. Having recently moved to Rogers Park, Lev Kalmens noticed a lack of stand up comedy shows on the far north side of Chicago. He decided to bring [...]
Tonight: Summer Nights on Winthrop
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Two events will be happening tonight on Winthrop Avenue as part of the 48th Ward Office’s “Summer Nights” initiative. First, an ice cream social will be held in the Cedar Playlot (5316 N Winthrop) from 7-8pm sponsored by the Edgewater Beach Neighbors Association (EBNA) with live music and Homer’s Ice Cream provided by Coffee Chicago. Second, at Swift School [...]
Coming soon to Broadway: Pearl’s Southern Comfort BBQ
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The rumors have been confirmed, Edgewater will soon be home to a new BBQ and southern comfort restaurant known as Pearl’s, which is slated to open in 2014 at 5352 N Broadway. You may recall we first reported chatter in April of a “bbq/smokehouse” coming to this location, just south of Balmoral and next door to Columbian restaurant La [...]
Care For Real goes Grassroots with Groupon
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Together with online giant Groupon’s charitable arm, Grassroots Groupon, Edgewater’s local food pantry Care For Real is aiming to raise funds with a local Preventing Childhood Hunger Campaign. Funds collected during the campaign will be used by Care for Real to provide meals for children dealing with food insecurity. For every $500 the campaign raises, the organization can [...]
Expansive Boardwalk proposed for Edgewater lakefront
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An Edgewater resident envisions bringing back the glory days of a boardwalk to the lakefront, something that the neighborhood hasn’t seen since the days of the Edgewater Beach Hotel prior to Lakeshore Drive being expanded in 1951. The Edgewater Beach Hotel, which first opened in 1916, once enjoyed an expansive “Beachwalk” and was a destination point for people [...]
Edgefest 2013 (volunteers wanted!)
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The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for EdgeFest - the second year running of the neighborhood street festival which will take place August 3-4 on Broadway from Thorndale to Ardmore. For the event, the Chamber is currently seeking volunteers to help at the event including working the gates and beer tents. If you’d like to volunteer your time (you’ll get [...]
Chicago’s Shoreline Motels Presentation
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The Edgewater Historical Society will host Forgotten Chicago’s Patrick Steffes for a presentation on Chicago’s Shoreline Motels. The organization describes the event as “an exploration of Chicago’s Shoreline Motels in a presentation of rare and little-seen images.” Edgewater was home to three of such motels near the intersection of Sheridan Road and Foster Avenue, that took advantage [...]
Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
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A weekly summary of articles from other news sources featuring our neighborhood Ald. O’Connor’s Town Hall Meeting Focuses on Using TIF Money for Schools [DNA Info] Back Lot Bash rocks Andersonville [Windy City Times] Frozen custard a Midwestern summer treat [ABC 7] How To Spend an Afternoon Around Andersonville [Racked Chicago]
Saddle & Cycle Club Fireworks
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Edgewater’s Cycle & Saddle Club will once again have a 4th of July fireworks display beginning at dusk this Thursday evening. Cycle and Saddle Club is located at Sheridan and Foster, between the Dominick’s and Lakeshore drive, but the display can be seen from many places throughout the neighborhood. Specifically, Osterman Beach, Foster Beach and the grassy park [...]
In Fine Spirits under new ownership
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In Fine Spirits (5418 N Clark) is under new ownership today, as long time store manager Jarran Conger and his wife Wesley have purchased the business from former owners Jill and Shane Kissack, who first opened the bottle shop 7.5 years ago. In an email to customers, the new owners assure that IFS will remain the [...]
Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
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A weekly summary of articles from other news sources featuring our neighborhood Rundown labs part of the equation [Chicago Catalyst] The neighbors who give Edgewater its edge [Chicago Tribune] Summer Drinking Series Returns! [Gapers Block] Senn High School Official Writes Open Letter in Protest of Budget Cuts [DNA Info] CPS School Closings Continue: [...]
Whole Foods Eyeing Edgewater/Andersonville
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Natural and organic food retailer Whole Foods has expressed an interest in the former Ace Hardware building located at 5820-26 N Clark, sources tell us. The 19,600 square foot building, which also has a gated parking lot, is currently listed for sale for $1.69M and being marketed by commercial real estate brokerage firm CBRE. A spokesperson for 40th Ward [...]
Six Bike Racks Installed Around Andersonville
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Bikers have plenty of new parking options up and down Clark Street throughout Andersonville’s main retail corridor as six bike racks have recently been installed. According to Brian Bonanno, Sustainability Programs Manager with eco-Andersonville, racks have been installed at the Sofo Tap (Clark/Argyle), Hofleaf (Clark between Foster/Winona), Urban Orchard (Clark between Foster/Farragut), Cheetah Gym (Clark/Berwyn), The Coffee [...]
