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Select Whole Foods To Donate 5% Net Sales To About Face Theatre Today
August 9, 2016As some corporations work to build community ties and help strengthen local business, Whole Foods has found their own unique ways of donating. On special days, Whole foods will give back to select non-profit businesses who ‘have limited budgets and big hearts’ by giving them 5% of net sales. The latest recipient is local group About […]
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Local Non-Profit To Distribute 10,000 School Supply Kits To Area Children In Need Tuesday
August 8, 2016It has been a very difficult time for Chicago Public Schools recently. With Financial problems plaguing the system and major cuts effecting education and school programs, there is also intense pressure on families who are struggling to make ends meet. Local non-profit Back To School Illinois (B2SI), wants to help ease the burden on Chicago area […]
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Modernist Architecture At 6166 Sheridan Is Harsh, And That’s The Point
August 5, 2016Whether you love it or hate it, the 29-story high-rise at 6166 N. Sheridan which is blandly known as Granville Tower, is considered a significant structure in many architecture circles. The protruding geometric shapes that jut out in zig-zag type patterns along the exterior walls give it a unique modernist edge along the active Sheridan corridor. […]
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Argyle Street Reaches Milestone As 2-Way Traffic Resumes Tomorrow
August 4, 2016With construction taking over Agyle Street for the past two years, the work is finally just about over. Though located just outside Edgewater but still located in the 48th Ward, Argyle will once again be open to to two-way traffic and to parking between Winthrop Avenue and Sheridan Road tomorrow. However, in an announcement from Alderman Harry […]
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Edge Fest’s Fifth Year Offers Diverse Entertainment Line-up
August 3, 2016Get ready for a diverse music line-up at the fifth annual Edge Fest. With fest favorite 16 Candles taking the stage Sunday night, other bands such as Rod Tuffcurls, Suburban Cowboys and Trippin Billiesn will keep the music flowing during the event. Edge Fest is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday August 6-7. The fest hours will […]
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Celebrate The Taste Of Andersonville, Portion Of Proceeds Benefit Care For Real
August 2, 2016Celebrate in Andersonville on August 10, as restaurants on two different routes welcome neighbors and friends, old and new. There is a vegetarian ‘salt’ route and a meaty ‘pepper’ route. Cost for each route is $30 until August 7, or you can purchase the entire package, “the whole enchilada”, for $55. During the week of the sale […]
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National Night Out In Edgewater Tomorrow To Strengthen Police-Community Relationships
August 1, 2016From the 48th Ward Office: On Tuesday August 2, our neighborhood, along with thousands of others across the United States, will take part in National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign that strives to strengthen police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie with a goal of making our communities safer, better places to live. The Alderman’s office invites you to come […]
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Vacant Edgewater Lounge Property’s New Developers Hint At Building’s Future
August 1, 2016Closed back in June of 2015, the old Edgewater Lounge at 5600 N. Ashland Ave. has sat vacant since it shuttered its doors. The previous property owners, which could not pay both city fees and an outstanding loan to its mortgage company, were forced to abandon their business after the liquor license was revoked. On the market for $725,000, the […]
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Edgewater Back To School 5K Run/Walk Will Raise Necessary Funding For Local Schools
July 29, 2016Once again this year, on Sunday, September 25 at 8 a.m., the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce and the 48th Ward will welcome our students by honoring our schools at the annual Edgewater Back to School 5K Run/Walk. Of the beneficiaries, the Chamber web site says: “The 48th Ward is home to nine elementary schools and […]
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New Punchcard Earns Edgewater Theater Attendees Free Award-Winning Performances
July 27, 2016With all the diverse opportunities Edgewater offers its residents, theater has played an important part. As the arts flourish in the neighborhood, Edgewater has become nationally known for its iconic storefront theaters. Back in the Fall of 2015, nineteen of the community’s theaters came together to form the Edgewater Theatre District. The plan, which was inspired by […]
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Andersonville Strip To Get A New Dunkin’ Donuts Location
July 26, 2016If you crave Dunkin’ Donuts bakery goods and coffee, you will have another location in the Edgewater area to get your fix. Construction has been working feverishly to get the new store open on the Andersonville strip. The new Andersonville location will be located in the long vacant storefront on the Northwest corner of Clark […]
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Man Charged For Growing Pot In His Andersonville Home Across From Helen Peirce School
July 25, 2016An Andersonville man was charged with growing more than twenty marijuana plants out of his home. According to Chicago Police, his residence was across the street from Helen C. Peirce Elementary School. 53-year-old Michael Guiragossian of the 1400 block of West Gregory, is charged with one felony count of production of cannabis, between 20 and […]
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Alderman Osterman’s 48th Ward Office Gets In On the Pokemon Go Craze
July 22, 2016As the Pokemon Go craze entices the entire nation to travel between the real world and the virtual world, it is making its mark in Edgewater as well. Getting in on the whole mobile phenomenon, Alderman Harry Osterman’s office is planning a 48th Ward Pokemon Go Crawl for all to step outside and capture, battle, and train […]
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New Bakery To Open In Old True Nature Foods Spot, New Art Studio Opens Nearby
July 20, 2016You may have noticed them selling their delicious baked goods to the masses at the Edgewater Farmer’s Market. Area resident Kate Merrill who owns Kate’s Cookies, and Paige Tyler who owns Homemade Sin Bakery, have been tantalizing the neighborhood for some time now. Kate and Paige however, have been looking at the bigger picture recently. In an email by 48th Ward Alderman Harry […]
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The Exorcist Starring Geena Davis Returns To Andersonville
July 20, 2016The Exorcist, a dramatic television show which is based on the movie of the same name, will be filming in the neighborhood today and tomorrow, July 20 and July 21. 20th Century Fox Television in conjunction with the Chicago Film Office and the Chicago Police Department put flyers on the doors of nearby residences notifying […]
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