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Ally Brisbin Leaving Edgewater Chamber To Take Position With Uptown Business Partners
February 2, 2016When Ally Brisbin first started working at the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce in 2013, she and others she worked with would often joke and/or lament that people in other parts of the city thought Edgewater was a suburb. One day before her last day at the business development organization located at 1210 W. Rosedale, the marketing […]
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Edgewater Man Among Two Charged In Thursday’s Winona Ave. Shooting
February 1, 2016Two men were charged in a shooting on the 900 block of W. Winona Street. The incident happened last Thursday, January 28 at 5 a.m. in the morning. Royale Newell, 27, of the 1000 block of W. Hollywood, has been charged with the crime along with 26-year-old William Grant of the 4100 block of N. Kenmore. […]
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New Andersonville Healthy Cafe Opening With Help Of Area Artists and Craftspeople
January 29, 2016When new Andersonville business co-owners Andy Peters and Scott Dicker came up with the idea of opening a new healthy cafe, their purpose was simple — to create a place they would want to eat at. So they got to work to make the dream come true. Opening at 5507 N. Clark St. in mid-February, TrueNorth cafe will […]
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Rich And Angry! Steep’s Powerful New Play Is a Memorable One
January 28, 2016The strong-armed arguments; the denigrations of those who seek to earn their own living, on their own terms; the manipulations leading to an assault; and the total destruction of property on the stage space are appalling enough. But the final punch as you leave “Posh,” Steep Theatre Co.’s latest powerful performance, isn’t even something you’d expect. When […]
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Big Changes At The Andersonville Chamber Continue With Departure Of Marketing Director Jessica Hammer
January 27, 2016You might say Jessica Hammer got her marketing and promotion experience the old fashioned way: She started small and worked her way up. As a grade school student helping her grandparents sell produce at their farmers market, she handled products and dealt with customers. She knows the blueberry farming business, too, thanks to her family’s […]
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New Art Studio Opening On Granville, Offering Classes And BYOB Events
January 26, 2016When new Edgewater small business owner Biljana Djokanovic opens the doors to her new creative studio space in mid-February, she is planning good times for all. Her concept is to be a little more serious during the daytime, and to let loose at night with art, fun and a bit of wine. Aartwerk Studio at 1141 W. Granville Ave. will […]
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Apartment Fire On Granville, Three Injured Including Two Police Officers
January 25, 2016Three people were injured after police responded to a call Monday morning on Granville Avenue. Two of the people injured were police officers who were the first on the scene. The officers were taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston for treatment of minor injuries. There has been no word yet on how any of the victims sustained their injuries. The […]
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Jackalope Theatre Announces Big Changes Including New Artistic Director
January 22, 2016A number of changes have been announced at Jackalope Theatre Co., 1106 W. Thorndale Ave., in Edgewater. Gus Menary, one of the theatre’s founding members, will be its new artistic director. Additionally, longtime collaborators Paloma Nozicka and Corinne Bass have been named its newest company members. “I’m absolutely honored and thankful to Jackalope for the opportunity […]
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Baker And Nosh Owners Talk About New Edgewater Location And Projected Opening
January 21, 2016Word spread like wildfire this past Tuesday as it was leaked that Baker and Nosh had signed a lease for the storefront space at 5600 N. Ridge Ave. The high-profile corner, which is located where Ridge, Broadway and Bryn Mawr avenues all meet, has been vacant since the old El Norte restaurant left in 2012. In the past […]
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Edgewater Bank Robbed Yesterday Afternoon
January 20, 2016The FBI needs your help in identifying and catching a man who robbed two banks yesterday including one in Edgewater. No injuries were reported in either incident. According to FBI spokesman Special Agent Garrett Croon, the robber described as a six foot tall black man with a medium build, between the ages of 25 and 35, walked […]
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Baker And Nosh Said To Be Opening Second Location At Corner Of Ridge and Broadway
January 19, 2016It is the possible news that a lot of Edgewater residents have been waiting for. What business will be occupying the long vacant storefront space on the corner of 5600 N. Ridge at Broadway? Well the waiting may be over. In an article put out by DNAinfo today, they announced that Baker and Nosh had in […]
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Public Relations Firm Hired To Help Promote Edgewater Regionally And Beyond
January 18, 2016It’s the kind of story you never want to have to write, or to manage. But there it was: Lincoln Square Lanes, a well-loved bowling alley and sports bar, was shooting flames. It was the middle of the night on Aug. 31, 2015, and it took Chicago firefighters nearly two hours, according to the Chicago […]
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Lyft Driver Ambushed And Shot During Burglary On Wolcott Ave.
January 15, 2016A Lyft driver was sent to pick up a fare in the 6100 block of N. Wolcott Avenue, just a couple blocks outside of Edgewater in West Ridge, Thursday night. When he arrived at his destination, he became a victim of an ambush in which he was robbed and shot. The incident happened around 10:10 p.m. Thursday. When […]
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Popular Rogers Park Restaurant ‘The Growling Rabbit’ Makes Move To Bigger Edgewater Space
January 13, 2016What’s missing from The Growling Rabbit, Chicago Tribune brunch reviewer Ina Pinkney asked? Absolutely nothing, she wrote in her Aug. 13, 2015, review. In fact, try the Carnitas Bombwich. But if you’re going to make good food — and if positive reviews require you to make even more of it — it helps to have […]
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Edgewater Shooting On Kenmore Ave. Injures One Man
January 12, 2016A shooting on the 5900 block of Kenmore Ave. in Edgewater has injured one man according to police. The incident happened about 1:25 a.m. Tuesday morning. A 23-year-old man was talking with his girlfriend in a parked car when a nearby argument erupted in gunfire. Several shots were fired and the man suffered gunshot wounds […]
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