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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 [...]
Toss 4 Tots corn hole tournament
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Want to try your hand (or arm) at corn hole while supporting the Official Catholic School of Andersonville, Edgewater and Rogers Park? Northside Catholic Academy is hosting a corn hole tournament as a fundraiser for the school that resides right here in the Edgewater neighborhood. NCA serves students from kindergarten to 8th grade and has two campuses, [...]
Thorndale Action Task Force launches daytime positive loitering
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The Thorndale Action Task Force, an organization that has worked for years to improve the area around Thorndale specifically targeting crime, has added daytime “positive loitering” as it’s latest endeavor. To our knowledge, positive loitering has been held exclusively during the evening along Thorndale in the past. “Due to reports that we were getting from our night time positive [...]
Local Residents Compete as Part of Team USA in World Wheel Gymnastics Championships
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The 10th Wheel Gymnastics World Championships will be held right here in Chicago next month from July 8-14 and two local Edgewater residents will be competing. The events will take place at North Park University (3225 W Foster) and feature over 240 athletes from 36 nations. The two local young residents competing are Cortez Young [...]
Backlot Bash 2013 Lineup Announced
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NEW–4-Day Festival now includes a BACK LOT BABY & FAMILY DAY on Sat 6/29 11-3pm featuring entertainment/festivities for LGBT families and friends. The 2013 line up for ‘Back Lot Bash’ includes headline performances by acclaimed singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick (Fri), popular powerhouse band Dot Dot Dot (Sat) & DJ duo Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey (The [...]
Community Alert – man wanted for child luring in Rogers Park
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From the 48th Ward Office: The Chicago Police Department’s 24th District recently released this community alert for a man wanted for child luring. On June 3, 2013 there were two instances where the offender attempted to lure children in the Rogers Park neighborhood. The Police are still looking for the offender, who is described as [...]
State of Edgewater Breakfast
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The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a “State of Edgewater” breakfast on the morning of Friday, June 21st, at the Simpson Learning Center on Loyola University’s campus. The Chamber invites businesses, community leaders, and residents to the breakfast for a discussion with elected officials about the current state of our neighborhood and where we [...]
Pivot Multi-Arts Festival kicks off
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Yesterday evening the “Pivot Multi-Arts Festival” got underway. The festival is a new celebration of innovative theater, music and dance in unique and often historic spaces from June 6 – 22, 2013 throughout Chicago’s Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods. We first mentioned the festival last month, which will be held at venues throughout the neighborhood. Events will be [...]
‘Berwyn Market’ – nuisance or not?
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Recently, this was the view anyone entering or exiting the Berwyn Red Line station was exposed to, as the man who is frequently selling incense ‘set up shop’ to sell books, VHS tapes and other random goods on makeshift tables made out of cardboard boxes and milk crates. We posted this to the Edgeville Buzz [...]
Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
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8 Small Business Owners Who Put Their Growth Plans Into Action [Huffington Post] Interview With Rep. Greg Harris, Sponsor of Illinois’ Marriage Equality Act [Center Square Journal] Reward For Arrest Of Edgewater Rapist Doubles As Donor Steps Up [DNA Info] Anonymous donor doubles reward in Edgewater rape case [Chicago Tribune] Historic murals to stay at [...]
Missing Dog: Lily
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This missing dog flyer was seen by one of our readers near Foster and Kenmore. If you’ve seen Lily or have any information, please contact the people listed on the flyer.
Parking Meter Plan passes, but paid Sundays may return
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48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman along with 10 other members of City Council voted against Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed changes to the City’s notorious parking meter deal with Chicago Parking Meters LLC. The plan passed 39-11, however, and will reduce the amount of money the City owes for meters out of service for the past as [...]
Midsommarfest 2013 – did you know?
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In case you haven’t heard, this weekend is the 48th Annual Midsommarfest - Andersonville’s annual summer street festival that attracts over 50,000 people to Clark Street. This event is a product of the hard work of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, and your $10 donation at the gate goes to support both them and the Andersonville [...]
One Love Chicago Builds Community and Social Awareness
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Yoga Event at Broadway Armory to Fundraise for the Ecuadorian Amazon On June 15, 2013, more than 150 yoga students from various traditions will practice yoga together as a community at the Broadway Armory (5917 N Broadway) right here in Edgewater. The two-hour event consists of a yoga practice of 108 sun salutations led by 12 [...]
A Space Well Told: A Review of The Electric Baby by Edgewater’s own Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
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Written by Stefanie Zadravec Directed by Tara Mallen Rivendell Theater 5779 N. Ridge Runs thru June 22nd Tickets: $30 (click for info) Edgewater’s own Rivendell Theater Ensemble closes out its 2012-2013 “Season of Reinvention” with a production of Stefanie Zadravec’s The Electric Baby. One of the highlights of the Ensemble’s reinvention was [...]
