Southport Corridor News and Events – Chicago, Illinois
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Uncommon Ground at 3800 N. Clark St. in Wrigleyville is celebrating 30 years.
The independently owned and operated restaurant Uncommon Ground will celebrate 30 years in business in Chicago’s Lakeview/Wrigleyville neighborhood.
Since 1991, owners Mike and Helen Cameron have been community leaders in the “farm to table” movement and continue to be recognized for their commitment to sustainable practices.
Continue reading “Uncommon Ground celebrating 30 years in Wrigleyville”The Cubs can host a rare, Thursday night Guns N’ Rosses concert at Wrigley Field this September.
The Cubs can host a Thursday night concert at Wrigley Field this September.
City Council voted Wednesday to approve the Sept. 16 Guns N’ Roses concert.
Continue reading “Guns N’ Roses coming to Wrigley Field Thursday, September 16, 2021”In September 2020, the Cubs and DraftKings announced a partnership to open a sports book at Wrigley Field
In September 2020, the Cubs and DraftKings announced a partnership to open a sports book at Wrigley Field sometime in the future according to Bleed Cubbie Blue.
There was at least one catch to that announcement:
Continue reading “The Cubs could be getting closer to opening a DraftKings sports book betting facility at Wrigley Field”There are still quite a few things that have to happen before this sportsbook opens, according to this ESPN article. The article notes that regulatory approval has to come from the city of Chicago and the team and DraftKings will have to get a license from the Illinois Gaming Board.
If the city signs off, the virtual golf franchise could open as soon as late this year in the two-story former Starbucks across from Wrigley Field
National indoor Golf Simulator Franchise, X-Golf is taking over the former Starbucks space at 3551 N. Sheffield in Wrigleyville.
Pam and Steve Lipshutz had several offers for the building, but they didn’t take the highest bidder. Instead, they chose a developer who will keep the neighbors in mind as they develop what is likely to be apartments.
Everything is for sale at Tenenbaum True Value Hardware, a family-owned business in Lakeview that is closing after 98 years.
“Every day I come to work, it gets harder and harder to keep it together because this is my other home, this is my family, my customers are my family, my employees,” said Pam Lipshutz, owner
Those loyal employees include Christine Potthast, bookkeeper since 1959.
“I started after I graduated from high school,” she said. “My dad was a janitor here and he said, ‘Maury, give my daughter a job!’ and I’ve been here ever since.”
The interior of Schoolyard Tavern is completely gutted, and it looks like it’s suffering the same fate as Southport Lanes
Currently, the interior of Schoolyard Tavern is completely gutted and a dismantle of some-sort is underway. The bar and backroom are both completely ripped out, along with all tables/chairs and other items that were once installed. We’ve reached out to Schoolyard Tavern after their final closing last October on what the current status is with the business, but have yet to hear back. No more website, however Facebook and Twitter are still up.
On Chicago’s North Side, a parkway’s plants were ripped out in the middle of the night, leaving one resident determined to root out the rose bush bandit.
On Chicago’s North Side, a parkway’s plants were ripped out in the middle of the night, leaving one resident determined to root out the rose bush bandit.
Continue reading “Surveillance video shows man digging up woman’s plants in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor”Husband-and-wife team Erik and Leah Thallemer operate Primrose, a locally owned shop that opened in 2019.
On the window of recently opened plant shop The Sill on Roscoe Street, the words “Plants Make People Happy” greet customers in a bold, white font.
Continue reading “Primrose Southport Corridor: “Small Businesses Make People Happy””Diver at the Park sits inside the baseball-themed Wheelhouse Hotel just a block from Wrigley Field.
Who doesn’t love a new restaurant in the neighborhood?
The Sill has been featured on WGN TV this week.
“CHICAGO — The Sill owners say the shop was founded on the simple premise that plants make people happy.
Eliza Blank founded The Sill in 2012. Passionate about plants, she wanted to help demystify them, make them accessible to non-horticulturists and elevate the experience beyond the local garden supply center or big box store.
She started out as an online plant delivery business, delivering the plants herself to valued customers in NYC. Now, the reach has grown to stores in New York City, Los Angeles and right here in Chicago.
Officially the end of an era.
As you know, Southport Lanes, the 98-year-old Chicago bowling alley, bar and billiards hall in Lake View, will not reopen after closing last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue reading “Southport Lanes Auction starts this week”The project would have 333 apartment units, including 11 affordable housing units
CHICAGO — A proposal for two Lakeview apartment buildings — one 19 stories tall and the other six stories — connected at the base cleared a key city panel Thursday.
Continue reading “Coming soon to Lakeview’s Lakefront”
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