FROM AROUND Edgewater
Boundary-Breaking, Women-Led Tattoo Studio Moving To Andersonville
Care For Real Awarded Funding To Help Expand New Rogers Park Program
Four New Businesses Take Flight In Edgewater
Andersonville’s The T-Shirt Deli Set To Close This Month
New Edgewater Carjacking Linked To Prior Incident On The Same Street
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Acclaimed Andersonville Restaurant Passerotto Set To Close This Weekend
September 11, 2020After three years in business and critical acclaim from both critics and customers alike, Andersonville’s Korean-Italian infused gem Passerotto (5420 N. Clark) is set to close this weekend. Owner and chef Jennifer Kim has been the talk of the town for her unique flair to cuisine. In the few years open, she built a solid […]
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Edgewater’s Care For Real Finds Its New Executive Director
September 10, 2020After eight years at the helm of Edgewater’s Food Pantry Care for Real (CFR), Lyle Allen announced back in May that he would be taking a new position. With big shoes to fill, the organization embarked on a search to find a new Executive Director to help lead them into its future years. It was […]
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Suspect Sought After Man Was Stabbed In The Head On CTA Near Bryn Mawr
September 9, 2020Police are looking for a suspect after an altercation over the weekend on a CTA red line train led to a man being stabbed in the head. The incident happened around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday evening aboard a CTA red line train near the Bryn Mawr station. According to police, two men got into an […]
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Police Seek Suspect In Connection With Edgewater Robbery And Sexual Assault
September 2, 2020The Chicago Police Department has put out an alert to the public seeking their help in identifying a man responsible for a sexual assault and robbery that took place in Edgewater on August 20. Police say that a 27-year-old woman was walking on the 5400 block of N. Broadway around 3:30 p.m. when a man […]
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Andersonville’s Quaint Martha Mae Art Supplies Will Be Closing Its Doors After 4 Years
August 27, 2020After four years of providing a unique small business retail option for art supplies, Andersonville’s Martha Mae: Art Supplies and Beautiful Things has announced plans to close its brick and mortar store at 5407 N. Clark by month’s end. Their online store however will continue to serve its loyal following of customers. According to the […]
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Care For Real Hopes Virtual Food Drive Will Help Assist Them In Feeding Hungry Neighborhood Pets
August 24, 2020One year ago, a group of socially responsible pets along with their dedicated humans came together for a very special cause. The first Edgewater Pet Mayor event was a hit as the inaugural title was given to Pax the Goat but more importantly the team raised a whopping $20k for Care For Real’s Pet Pantry […]
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CPD Releases Video Of Violent Attack At Edgewater Jewel
August 17, 2020Chicago Police have released video of a violent attack that took place at the Edgewater Jewel late last month. They are seeking the public’s help in hopes of identifying the suspect. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on July 22 at the Jewel-Osco located at 5343 N. Broadway. The surveillance footage shows a masked man […]
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Police Issue Alert Concerning Violent Armed Robberies In Edgewater
August 10, 2020The Chicago Police Department (CPD) put out a community alert concerning a string of armed robberies in Edgewater and Rogers Park. The incidents appear to be by the same team of four criminals. According to the CPD, the group of men locate victims while driving. They exit the vehicle, approach the individual while displaying handguns […]
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Andersonville Resident Hits It Out Of The Park For His Hero Dr. Anthony Fauci
August 7, 2020With a global pandemic sending the nation into a health crisis full of moral dilemmas, we look to heroes in our communities and in our leadership to help us navigate through the storm. One Andersonville resident found his inspiration in one of the top infectious disease experts in the word and has now immortalized him […]
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It’s A “Gold Standard” Win For Preservationists After Historic Edgewater Mansion Is Saved
August 6, 2020At the turn of the 19th century, Chicago’s elite started to move north of the city into marshy wetlands that is now called Edgewater. Stately mansions started popping up on Sheridan, Kenmore, and Winthrop offering its well-to-do residents a peaceful lakeside retreat. Through the course of a century, many of the mansions fell into disrepair […]
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Southbound Service For Edgewater CTA Red Line Stations Suspended Through Mid-August
August 4, 2020According to a CTA alert, all Southbound CTA Red Line trains will bypass three of the four Edgewater stations until the middle of August as they ramp up for the Red and Purple Line Modernization (RPM) Project. The disruption in service began on Monday at 3 a.m. and is expected to continue until Aug. 14 […]
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Two Proposed Andersonville Housing Developments Scrapped After Resident Backlash
July 30, 2020After an intense struggle to rezone the East Andersonville neighborhood, the communities that surround Andersonville north of Foster Ave. are all officially RS-3. Construction developers who have been eyeing the lucrative potential of the area are now seeing their plans halted after community backlash has helped sway Aldermanic support against needed variances to build them. […]
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Latest Edgewater Public Art Series Brings Life To The Community
July 29, 2020The first of a new series of art pieces have started to go up in and around Edgewater using vibrant mosaics that are thoughtfully placed in select locations. The Edgewater Garden Project is a collaboration between The Chicago Mosaic School (1127 W Granville) and the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce (ECC). The series will include four […]
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Proposed Andersonville Clock Tower Complex To Help Anchor Clark Street’s Northend
July 24, 2020Big changes will likely be coming to the Andersonville strip’s northern end soon. A proposed apartment complex with a large-scale clock tower could be erected in the long-vacant 7-eleven property and help anchor the proposed gathering space set to occupy Catalpa between Clark and Ashland. The building will take over the southeast corner of Catalpa […]
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Edgewater Metra Station Contractor Selected, Work To Begin This Fall
July 23, 2020After a decade-long struggle to get the Edgewater Metra station built, the contractor for the $15.2 million project was finally selected last week. The work is expected to commence this Fall. It is clear that the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois have invested into the Northside’s transportation future. With both the Metra […]
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