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Thursday, August 26 marks the grand opening of The Men’s Room at 3343 N. Halsted. The Barbershop opens Thursday with complimentary hot towel and razor service.
You can book Barber services in their full, old school Barbershop at www.shopthemensroom.com
Looking for work in the neighborhood? Plenty of places are hiring, and here is a direct link to all the opportunities in and around the Southport Corridor. Details at this link.
This Friday – Sunday is the last weekend of Dine Out on Southport this summer! Enjoy this beautiful weekend dining outdoors and shopping the sidewalk sales at local boutiques on Southport Ave from Waveland to Grace.
DETAILS:
Southport Ave from Waveland to Grace will be closed from 4pm on Friday through 11pm on Sunday.
Tickets are on sale now.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday there will be concerts at Wrigley Field which will impact parking and cause street closures all week. Sheffield, from Addison to Waveland, and Waveland, from Sheffield to Kenmore, will be closed entirely beginning next Monday, Sept. 13th at 6am through Sunday, September 19th at 6pm. Additional parking restrictions will be in effect from 2pm through midnight each concert night. Guns N’ Roses will be playing on Thursday and Dead & Company will play on Friday and Saturday.
If you purchased a ticket(s) to a 2020 Dead & Company show on Cubs.com, refund information was communicated directly to you via email in April 2020. Please contact Fan Services at fanservices@cubs.com if you have any questions.
El Cap, the nation’s largest community of indoor climbing gyms announced they will open Movement Wrigleyville to the public on Wednesday, September 1 at 12 pm.
Movement Wrigleyville is located at 1115 W. Addison Street, just around the block from Chicago’s iconic Wrigley Field.
Continue reading “Grand Opening of Movement Wrigleyville, Chicago’s Newest Climbing Gym is September 1, 2021”
With shoppers venturing out again, neighborhood retail corridors in Chicago are seeking paths to post-COVID prosperity.
A look at shopping strips on Damen, Armitage and Southport avenues reveals the challenges of adapting to a retail landscape altered by the pandemic.
Continue reading “Steingold’s Expanding; Southport has been “a beacon of light” during COVID compared to Armitage and Damen Avenues”Real estate gets shopped around a lot, and it’s not 100% a sign that a retailer is leaving (i.e., FedEx a few years back).
However, it’s never a good sign when real estate listings show a prominent property for lease. The latest space now being marketed is Southport Fitness at 3415 N. Southport Avenue.
The space is being marketed by Seneca Real Estate, listing agent is Joe Padorr (who leases much of the space on Southport) on LoopNet.
Continue reading “Is Southport Fitness leaving?”Berlin now joins many other establishments around Lakeview with full vaccination post two-weeks to enter its establishment.
60657 is not far behind and should hit 80%+ soon. Currently as of August 20, 60657’s rate is 79.2% according to the City of Chicago’s Covid dashboard. This would mean Lakeview is one of the most vaccinated areas in the entire country.
Continue reading “Lakeview 80% vaccinated; FDA grants full approval to Pfizer”Coming soon to a corn field near few:
Cubs vs. Reds, August 11, 2022.
#MLBatFieldofDreams
From MLB – It’s official. “The Field of Dreams Game is coming back in 2022, and this time the Cubs and Reds will get to emerge from the cornstalks.
Chicago and Cincinnati will square off in the second edition of MLB at Field of Dreams presented by Geico on Aug. 11, 2022, in Dyersville, Iowa, following the massive success of this month’s inaugural event. The Reds will serve as the home team as the National League Central rivals open their three-game series at the unique ballpark, followed by a Friday off-day before they resume the set over the weekend in Cincinnati.
Continue reading “Cubs-Reds matchup for next Field of Dreams”Kudos to Lakeview’s 60613 zip code! This past week this zip code hit 80%+ of at least 1 dose of the Covid-19 vaccine ages 12 and up.
60657 is not far behind and should hit 80%+ soon. Currently as of August 20, 60657’s rate is 79.2% according to the City of Chicago’s Covid dashboard. This would mean Lakeview is one of the most vaccinated areas in the entire country.
Vaccines are available at your local Jewel-Osco, CVS, Walgreens and local health outposts, and most places do not require an appointment.
The 20th anniversary of the event will be celebrated Sunday.
From the Chicago Tribune, “Bill Gubrud knew he wanted to approach the Chicago Cubs. As a lifelong Chicago resident, he was a major fan of the baseball team, but didn’t know what their response would be. Gubrud worked in advertising sales for the Chicago Free Press, a now defunct gay newspaper, and wanted to make the Cubs the first professional male sports team to advertise in a gay paper in the country.
Continue reading “Out at Wrigley celebrates the 20th anniversary this Sunday”
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