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Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
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Steal This Big Edgewater Condo With Top-Floor Lake Views [condoforsell.net] Korean Wings Hit the Spot at Dak [The Local Tourist] Restaurants up the ante on fare for their youngest patrons [Chicago Sun-Times] Man Accused of Beating Cabbie With Champagne Bottle [DNA Info] Mas alla del Sol stakes a claim on Edgewater’s Ethiopian strip [Chicago [...]
EHS Celebrates 25 Years, Names 25 ‘Living Treasures of Edgewater’
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Last week the Edgewater Historical Society celebrated their 25th Anniversary with their annual spring fundraiser, a packed event held at That Little Mexican Café. On top of mingling with great people and raising money for the organization, the event featured a full dinner buffet, drinks and a silent auction. EHS President Bob Remer commemorated the 25 year anniversary [...]
Robbery at TCF Bank in Broadway Jewel
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Multiple news sources are reporting that a black woman, approximately 35 years of age, robbed the TCF Bank within the Jewel grocery store at Broadway/Berwyn last week. The incident occurred last Friday around 2pm, when the woman stated she had a weapon and demanded cash. The teller gave her about $900. The suspect is described [...]
Garden coming to Ashland/Hollywood
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The Peterson Garden Project, a non-profit dedicated to teaching people to grow their own food, is installing another community vegetable garden in the neighborhood – this time at Ashland and Hollywood. Named “Ashlandia,” this garden will feature 35 plots which will be available on a first come first served basis and a $75 membership fee. [...]
Loyola looking to close portion of Kenmore; create pedestrian walkway
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Kenmore Avenue has been closed due to construction south of Sheridan and north of Rosemont, but Loyola may seek to make this closure permanent. According to the University’s newspaper, the Loyola Student Dispatch, the school is exploring the possibility of converting the street into a pedestrian walkway. “It [Kenmore] will become a south campus residential village. [...]
New bbq/smokehouse restaurant coming to Edgewater?
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This lovely facade was recently uncovered at the southwest corner of Broadway and Balmoral, at 5352 N Broadway. The building had recently had an odd shingle-like covering over it, which has since been removed. After posting the photo to the Edgeville Buzz Facebook page, residents commented that they thought the space was once home to [...]
Congrats to ‘Andersonville Honors’ winners!
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Last week the Andersonville Development Corporation hosted their second annual Andersonville Honors Gala, honoring neighborhood businesses and organizations. The evening was full of food, drink, networking and live music and hosted at the Swedish American Museum. Congrats to this years winners and all those nominated! The winners were:Kurt Mathiasson Award – Marlies Stanton, owner of [...]
Edgewater & Andersonville in the news
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New arts festival brings eclectic performers to Edgewater and Uptown [Chicago Now / Listing Toward Forty] A Sandwich a Day: Falafel with Baba Ghannouj Wrap at Taste of Lebanon [Serious Eats Chicago] 2013 Eater Awards - Sauce & Bread wins Team Spirit award [TimeOut Chicago] 2013 Zombie Pub Crawl photos [Flickr]
Series of late night strong-arm muggings along Bryn Mawr
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While no city street is completely safe in the lonely hours of the early morning, a friend of the Buzz shared with us his recent unfortunate experience of being assaulted and mugged not once but twice within the last several weeks along the same stretch of Bryn Mawr Ave. Last Saturday, he had taken the L home [...]
Dine out for a good cause tomorrow evening
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Tomorrow evening Dining Out for Life will take place at over 80 restaurants around Chicago, and there are plenty of options to support this great cause right here in Edgewater/Andersonville. Dining Out for Life is North America’s largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser, with 60 cities throughout North America and Nigeria participating. Last year, the Chicago event raised over [...]
Let there be light! New street lights installed on Kenmore/Winthrop
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New street lights are being installed along Kenmore and Winthrop near Hollywood Avenue in an effort to make the area brighter and deter crime. 48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman first mentioned the new “piggy-back” style lights would be installed in this area at a public safety meeting last fall. That meeting was held after an [...]
Annual Edgewater neighborhood garage sale expands; now accepting applications
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The already expansive 19th annual Edgewater Neighborhood Garage Sale will be even a bit larger than years past when it takes place on June 1st this year. A collaboration of around 150 households in past years, the annual sale this year welcomes a fifth block club, Edgewater Beach Neighbors Association, to the mix and expands its [...]
63 Bar & Grill opens in former Hamilton’s space
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63 Bar & Grill opened for business on Friday this weekend, and the new owners did a great job updating the bar space that used to be Hamilton’s. As previously reported, Hamilton’s closed down after 80 years of business shortly after Loyola University purchased the building. Entered new owner Matt Fisher and his business partners, who were courted to Edgewater [...]
At Edgewater fair, seniors unite in pursuit of health
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Tall, straight-backed and energetic, Benia Davis doesn’t look 75 years old. He says he doesn’t feel it either. But when the semi-retired beauty parlor owner received a flyer in his mailbox announcing that 48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman was hosting Edgewater’s 13th annual Senior Health Fair, he decided to visit the Broadway Armory to check [...]
DMK Restaurant group leases space in Andersonville
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Foodies rejoice! DMK Restaurant Group, the folks behind Lakeview’s popular DMK Burger Bar, have signed a lease at the former Kingfisher space on Clark Street. It has not yet been announced what type of restaurant they will open up at the new location, and DMK does much more than burger bars. Throughout the city and suburbs the group [...]
