Southport Corridor News and Events – Chicago, Illinois
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Construction is continuing at 3714 N Southport Avenue in Lake View.
“Filed under owner Charles Stewart, the development will yield one commercial unit at ground level, with three residential units above. Parking will include three outdoor spaces in the rear of the building. The new structure is set to replace a two-story masonry building with one additional level of below-grade retail.
Possible design for 3714 N Southport Avenue. Rendering via 42floors
Full COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results will be required to attend Lollapalooza 2021.
Lollapalooza is in Grant Park July 29 to Aug. 1. The site covers from Michigan Avenue east to DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and from Monroe Street south through the sports fields. Main entrance is at Michigan and Ida B Wells Drive, plus a north entrance at Columbus and Monroe. Gates open 11 a.m., bands play noon through 10 p.m. daily. According to Lollapalooza, busiest entry times are 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
“Rare opportunity to acquire a single-tenant retail building in the Southport Corridor.”
Want to own a piece of history? The business has been shuttered since 2013, efforts to re-lease the space failed – and it’s now in foreclosure.
Now, the Blue Bayou building is currently for sale, and the listing can be found here.
Continue reading “Who would like to buy Blue Bayou?”City Council approved a plan to convert the Craftsman site in Lakeview into a series of single-family homes
Originally slated to be townhomes, the former Craftsman site on School Street will now be single-family homes.
“I’m not confident that it is worthy of our lakefront,” said Planning Commissioner Maurice Cox
A plan to redevelop a rare vacant lakefront lot is moving forward despite a lack of enthusiasm from the city’s top planning official over the project’s architecture. Planning Commissioner Maurice Cox voted in favor of the proposal for 3636 N. Lake Shore Drive at July’s Plan Commission meeting but criticized the design and questioned whether it belonged on Chicago’s lakefront.
Continue reading “Lakeview rental complex advances despite design criticism”The chain will open 50 new locations within the next two years.
Chicago’s Foxtrot is dancing across the nation. The trendy convenience store startup yesterday said it will add 50 new locations within the next two years in trendy areas of New York City, Austin, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, Houston among others
Welcome to the neighborhood: These new locations will be 2x the size of Foxtrot’s current models, making room for more trendy snacks—and larger cafes. (The chain hired former Momofuku Executive Chef Tae Strain in May to head its culinary renaissance.)
Continue reading “Southport’s Foxtrot Market expanding nationwide”“Nature will feel as if it’s feeling when the Wiener’s Circle staff are roasting customers and cooking hot dogs again.”
As promised, iconic Chicago hot dog stand the Wiener’s Circle has applied for a liquor license at 2622 N. Clark Street in preparation for its anticipated reopening that will for the first time include a bar.
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.”
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