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Edgewater 5K Expecting Over 800 Participants This Weekend
October 11, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

With over $17,000 donated to public and private schools in the 48th Ward since its start in 2014, the Edgewater 5K Run /1mi Walk returns this weekend hoping to add to…
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Edgewater Showcases Over 100 Chicago-Based Artists This Weekend
September 27, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Edgewater will continue its love for the creative arts this weekend as it hosts over 100 Chicago-based artists at the Edgewater Art Festival this Saturday and Sunday. Now entering its…
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Edge Fest Takes Over Edgewater This Week, Here’s The Line-Up
August 3, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Billed as Edgewater’s biggest Summer event, Edge Fest will take over Broadway Ave. between Ardmore and Thorndale this weekend Saturday, August 4 (11 a.m. – 10 p.m.) and Sunday, August 5 (12 p.m.…
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Residents Concerned As Loyola Expansion Into Edgewater Eyes 2 More Building Demolitions
July 26, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Loyola has slated two more demolitions of buildings on Winthrop in Edgewater including a large multi-unit apartment complex to make way for a large dormitory. The plans have raised questions…
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13 Bands Take Over Edgewater On Friday With Acoustic Sets Outside Local Businesses
July 25, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Music is in the air this Friday as 13 local artists perform acoustic sets outside some of Edgewater’s most popular businesses during the first ever Bands On Broadway. The event, which…
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Loyola RogersEdge Initiative Brings Farmer’s Market, Food And Entertainment To The Area
June 29, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Loyola University has begun their fourth annual Summer on the Plaza series at the Loyola Plaza, 6550 N. Sheridan Road (which is just outside the northernmost boundary of Edgewater) on…
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The Only Mosaic School In US Gets Ready To Open Doors To New Edgewater Home
June 22, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

After a long wait and construction set backs, Edgewter not-for-profit organization the Chicago Mosaic school (CMS) at 1127 W. Granville in North Edgewater is planning the opening celebration to their new 9,000…
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New Public Mural Overlooking Granville Celebrates Edgewater
June 19, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

A new large-scale triptych mural which was created by Chicago-based artist Nick Goettling now stands proudly over Granville Ave. in Edgewater. The trio of artworks have been placed on the…
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Edgewater Farmer’s Market Opens This Weekend
June 15, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Helping to kick off summer in a delicious way, the Edgewater Farmer’s Market gets ready to open this weekend and will offer a variety of options for the neighborhood. Produced…
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CTA Red Line Modernization Project To Be Discussed At Community Meeting Tomorrow
April 17, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Alderman Harry Osterman announced in a weekly email that tomorrow he will hold a community meeting to discuss the upcoming CTA Red Purple Modernization (RPM) Project that is expected to…
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CBS Drama Pilot Staring ER’s Noah Wyle Filming In Edgewater Today
March 22, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

A pilot for a new CBS hour-long pilot for a racially-charged drama called ‘Red Line‘ is filming in Edgewater on Thursday. Filming will continue through the evening and according to…
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Edgewater Says ‘I Do’ As Northside Wedding Expo Is Organized
March 21, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Keeping it local has been a way of life in Edgewater and many other Northside communities for some time now. In keeping with the tradition, The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce…
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Women-led Edgewater Restaurants Band Together For International Women’s Day
March 6, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

The numbers are alarming as the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report paints a stark picture for gender parity. According to the findings, it will be another 200 years before…
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Edgewater Building Makes 2018 List Of Chicago’s Top 7 Endangered Sites
March 2, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Protecting our city’s history has been a passion for many in the Edgewater and Andersonville neighborhoods. As we see many of our historic buildings, parks and public works running the…
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Local Artists Sought For Two New Large-Scale Public Art Projects In Edgewater
February 6, 2018 / By Daniel Zagotta

Two new high-profile public art projects have been commissioned for the Edgewater area in hopes of continuing the creative momentum the area has built. A call to artists has been…
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