Month: February 2017

A perfect spring day in February at the coolest old theatre in Chicago to watch one of the best movies ever

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Does it get any better than this? A perfect spring day in February at the coolest old theatre in Chicago to watch one of the best movies ever. #unfiltered .
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#chicago #musicbox #southport #casablanca #valentines #love #movienight #theatre (at Music Box Theatre)

Amazon Books Business License Approved, Opening Mid-March

Amazon Books located at 3441 N. Southport Avenue has had their business license approved. Work is happening around the clock with windows up, shelves being put in along with general set-up work. We’ve been told by Amazon that they should be open around March 14. Amazon will also have a Stumptown Coffee Roasters included in their new space.

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3334 N. Southport Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Gets Rendered

You may recall in late 2015, a public notice went up at 3334 N. Southport Avenue for a new mixed-use development with retail across the street from Coda Di Volpe. New renderings of the proposed development have surfaced on Tom Tunney’s website, and here is what could be coming to the space. The project is still in the discussion stage, and it would be the third proposed TOD for Southport between Belmont and Grace.

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Ella Elli’s New Menu

Construction is moving full-steam ahead for Crosby’s Kitchen’s newest restaurant in the Southport Corridor and opening date will be March 7. However unlike Crosby’s, it won’t be catering to children (so, basically no chicken fingers or hot dogs will be found on their menu).

Per Eater Chicago,

“One thing that we hear more often than not, especially at Crosby’s, is people will say ‘oh I don’t go there until after 8 o’clock, I don’t want to be there with a lot of kids there,’” Dunlay, 4 Star’s co-founder, said. “That’s why we’re opening Elli, it’s more of an adult restaurant, if you will. It’s still going to have the same great service and great food, but it’s just not going to be geared as much toward family.”

Here is a sneak peek of the menu from Eater:

You can read more on Ella Elli from The Chicago Tribune and DNA Info Chicago.

Target moving into Whole Foods Lakeview location Fall 2017

Crain’s Chicago Business has reported that Target will be moving into Whole Foods current space at 3300 N. Ashland this upcoming fall. From the rendering, it looks like CVS Pharmacy could be joining as well. As you know, Whole Foods is moving a block south on March 22.

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Amazon Books getting a Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Another coffee shop will make it’s debut on Southport and this time, it will be part of Amazon Books. A permit has been issued for Stumptown Coffee Roasters located at 3441 N. Southport Avenue, the soon to be home of Amazon Books. Fingers crossed they will have an outdoor seating area.