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‘Tis the season on the Southport Corridor – all decked out in holiday lights. Here are some snapshots we took in early December, 2015.
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Jeni’s Southport – December, 2015
Indira Salon will be moving to the former TG Nails space at 3337 N. Southport Avenue in the spring of 2016. Indira’s current space at 3435 N. Southport, owned by Newcastle Limited, is currently being marketed as a “Flagship Listing” for new retail. This includes Newport Bar & Grill along with the vacant Spring Yoga Studio space.
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Goodbye, Deleece. The restaurant will morph into a new concept in January.
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After 20 years in business, Deleece Restaurant (3747 N. Southport Ave.) will morph into a casual restaurant called Grassroots in early January, with a focus on family-friendly dining and food sourced from local farmers. And there will be pizza, too.
Why the change?
Continue reading “Say Goodbye to Deleece and Hello to Grassroots”
A Mercury Theater tradition on Southport – The Christmas Schooner is now playing so get your tickets today!
As previously reported, Billy Lawless (The Gage, The Dawson) and Ryan O’Donnell (Gemini Bistro) are collaborating on a new restaurant that will be located at 3335 N. Southport Avenue. Construction permits have been approved for the new construction building, and we would expect the new restaurant to open in late 2016 or early 2017.
We reached out to the new owners and they told us know that \”the concept and menu are still being developed but it will be an upscale casual neighborhood restaurant that will focus on high quality food in a comfortable and lovely atmosphere.”
We are looking forward to this new restaurant on The ‘Port!
For years it has been known as the “RC Cola” building and seemingly abandoned for decades. It is now finally for sale and we would expect another tear-down opportunity in this prime Southport Corridor location. What would you like to see at this location next to Potbelly?
It’s that time of year again and the \’Port looks great!
J. Crew is opening early in 2016 and they are currently hiring. Here is a link to their website, and you can also email southport@jcrew.com.
Lakeview is a community of small businesses. This holiday season, we’re sitting down with the people behind the neighborhood’s favorite local shops, restaurants, and institutions to learn their stories as part of a series we’re calling the Faces of Small Business. Know of a Lakeview business you think we should spotlight? Email us at info@lakeviewchamber.com.
When did your business open?
I’m fortunate enough to have two businesses in Lakeview; Corridor Brewery & Provisions just opened on October 15, 2015, and DryHop Brewers opened back in the day…June 13, 2013.
What inspired you to start a small business?
I’m a really bad employee but we’ve all got bills to pay.
Why did you choose to establish your business in Lakeview?
I moved to Chicago back in February of 2011 (the day after the ’11 blizzard) and I landed in Lakeview. So I’ve always been partial to this neighborhood…and I still live just down the street. Beside my emotional connection, I’ve always believed that Lakeview has great demographics but a very low density of craft beer spots. Those two factors made opening a brewery in Lakeview feel like the only smart thing to do.
What is your favorite thing about operating your business in Lakeview?
The neighbors. We’re only interested in being a neighborhood craft brewery, nothing more and nothing less. So when the neighbors are cool and excited about the weird stuff we do, it makes my job a lot of fun.
What has been your greatest success as a small business owner in Lakeview?
We just opened our second Lakeview brewpub and it’s going great. DryHop Brewers in East Lakeview is our first born. DryHop was well enough received that we felt (read: blindly believed) West Lakeview would be a great location to open a new and different kind of brewpub, Corridor Brewery & Provisions.
You can find Corridor Brewery & Provisions at 3446 N Southport Ave, or online at www.corridorchicago.com.
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