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(FOUND) Missing Person
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UPDATE: According a friend/family member via Facebook, Michael was found today. A man who recently lived in Edgewater and is currently temporarily residing with a friend in Rogers Park has gone missing. Alderman Osterman’s office yesterday posted this link to a missing person flyer of Michael Harding, 32, who is pictured here, on the 48th Ward Office Facebook page. [...]
Mas alla del Sol – Yum!
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I struggled coming up with a title for this restaurant review. Forgive me, even after a little Google searching I don’t know what the name of the restaurant means, and my creative juices were not flowing enough to come up with anything catchy, so I’ll just keep it simple and to the point: YUM! That [...]
Edgewater Chamber State of Edgewater breakfast
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The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce held a State of Edgewater breakfast last week on Friday morning featuring an All-Star lineup of local politicians at Loyola University. The event proved to be a great opportunity for local business owners and residents to mingle and network together under one roof, while the politicians briefed the crowd with updates and [...]
Friday: ASCO Movie on the Beach
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This Friday, June 28th, the Association of Sheridan Condo/Coop Owners (ASCO) along with the Chicago Park District kicks off Pride weekend with a movie showing of Funny Girl on the beach. The movie will be displayed near the beach at Bryn Mawr at dusk. Funny Girl stars Barbara Streisand as comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in [...]
Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
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A weekly summary of articles from other news sources featuring our neighborhood Midday Fix: Big Jones chef Paul Fehribach makes fried green tomatoes [WGN TV] New Construction Permit: $6.3MM construction project in Edgewater [Chicago Development News] Smartphone safety app created by Chicago man offers peace of mind [ABC 7] Glazed and Infused Opening in [...]
FWEP fundraiser to display alternative option for EMC site: LGBTQ Senior Housing
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Friends of West Edgewater Park, a grassroots organization consisting of residents living in the neighborhoods surrounding the blighted Edgewater Medical Center (EMC), is hosting a fundraiser this weekend at Marty’s Martini Bar. The event will run from 2pm – 5pm on Sunday, June 23rd and as part of Marty’s Community Giving Back Program the bar will [...]
Revive Massage Therapy & Spa Celebrating One Year, 4,000 Massages
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What do you get when a detail- oriented, community-minded IT guy and former corporate road/plane warrior leaves the software business to become a Massage Therapist? A refreshingly new spa-with a high tech twist, and a mission to take care of some of the city’s most stressed-out public servants. Almost one year ago on July 2, [...]
Next week: NeoFuturists Are Having a GAYby!
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Next weekend, as part of Pride Week, the Neo-Futurists will feature a special benefit edition of Too Much Light: 30 Queer Plays in 60 Straight Minutes. The show pulls favorite queer-sexuality and gender bending themed plays from the past year into one fabulous show, to benefit and support local LGBTQ organizations. This year’s beneficiary is UCAN’s LGBTQ [...]
Summer Nights in Edgewater
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Tonight kicks off the first of a series of Summer Nights in Edgewater gatherings at the Edgewater Historical Society Museum (5358 N Ashland). These events will be held on Thursday evenings through the summer and will offer a great opportunity to mingle with your neighbors while listening to live entertainment. Tonight kicks off with [...]
New Edgewater Library Brightens Broadway
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After years of planning and two years of construction, the brand new Chicago Public Library’s Edgewater branch is slated to open this Saturday, and 48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman offered us the opportunity for a sneak preview this week. The new library is just one of many new improvements arriving along the northern strip of Broadway, though probably one of the [...]
Report: Cheetah Gyms in default of loans, could be sold by bank
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According to a report in today’s Real Estate Daily from Crain’s Chicago, the ownership behind Cheetah Gyms has defaulted on a $3.9 million loan for a second time. Reza Toulabi owns the three Cheetah Gyms located in the Andersonville, Edgewater and Bucktown neighborhoods, along with several real estate properties and Reza’s restaurants. The Crain’s report states: “Several [...]
A visit to Andersonville’s L’etage
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It has been an ongoing quest of mine to find some of the best neighborhood lounges, away from the loud noises and music of your typical clubs and bars. Keeping that thought in mind, a friend of mine had referred me to L’etage located at 5420 N. Clark Street in Andersonville. He had patronized L’etage [...]
48th Ward Summer Film Fest
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48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman’s office has released a schedule of summer movies that will be showing around the neighborhood on Tuesday evenings. The third annual season kicks off tomorrow, June 18th, with Little Big League playing at Berger Park.
Rabid bat found in Edgewater
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40th Ward Alderman Pat O’Connor’s office sent out a warning to residents that a rabid bat was found in the neighborhood at 1545 W Devon. Devon is the bordering street of the Edgewater and Rogers Park neighborhoods. The bat was found on June 7th and the Illinois State Public Health Laboratory tested it to determine [...]
Free Children’s Concert
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Woman & Children First and the Swedish American Museum are co-hosting a free concert at the museum on June 30th @ 11am featuring Rachel Barton Pine. Ms. Pine’s newest CD, Violin Lullabies, was recently #1 on Billboard’s classical chart, and this internationally renowned concert violinist’s music is known to get young children to unwind. Space is limited [...]
