Blaine Elementary School – Southport Corridor News and Events

Easter Egg Hunt at Blaine Field

After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, the event is back for 2022

Please join the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt on April 16 at 10 and 11 am on Blaine Field!

Inaugural Friends of Blaine Turkey Trot

Grab your running shoes and gather the family! Friends of Blaine announces the Inaugural Thanksgiving Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 20th at 9:15 am. All ages are welcome! FOBTurkeyTrot21.Givesmart.com

There are a number of ways to participate:

Touring Chicago’s Southport Corridor – Addison to Grace Street

A tour around Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood in Chicago during the Early Fall of 2021

Tour Time! Shopping, eating and playing between Addison and Grace Streets along Southport Avenue during the early Fall of 2021.

Spring 2019 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

We had an endless winter and cold, dreary spring, but the sun is finally shining and the Southport Corridor is getting ready for Summer. Here’s a tour around the ‘Port during the Spring of 2019.

Lush, Warby Parker, Bonobos

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#TBT – Southport in the 1970’s from Forgotten Chicago

From Forgotten Chicago, summer fun at Blaine Elementary School in the 1970’s!

Blaine School on Southport in 1895

Southport Flashback to the late 1800’s, when Blaine Elementary School was first built, along with it\’s first class photo.

Summer 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

The rain has finally stopped long enough for us to get our annual photos of the Southport Corridor during summertime. Some of these view will look quite different next summer with the addition of SoulCycle and J. Crew coming, along with the proposed Southport TOD.

Evereve and Lou & Grey

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Fall 2014 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

Take a tour of Southport with us during the fall of 2014!

Schoolyard Tavern

Justin\’s Bar and Grill

Potbelly, Einstein Bagels

Lakeview Insurance, Hot Mama

DavidsTea, Anthropologie

Splendid, Blue Mercury, FedEx

Krista K, Lange\’s Lounge

Benefit Cosmetics, That\’s Amore Florist

Anthropologie

She One, Anthony\’s Italian Ice, Southport Grocery

Lululemon

European Wax Center, Chase

Que Syrah, Stella Blue

Bank of America, Edible Arrangements

Music Box Theater

Froyo Chicago Southport

Blaine School

Tango Sur

Spencer\’s Jolly Posh Foods

Music Box

Mercury Theater, Candyality, Cullen\’s

Pasta Al Gusto

Sensational Bites

Click Shoes and More

Coalfire Pizza Southport

Coalfire Pizza

Julius Meinl

Cafe Tola

Jewel-Osco Southport

Sushi Mura, CVS

dog-a-holics

Lululemon

Butcher\’s Tap, Uncle Dan\’s Great Outdoors

Paper Source Southport

Francesca\’s Collection

k. hall designs / U.S. Apothecary

Crosby\’s Kitchen

Splendid, Bluemercury, Aligned Modern Health

M2 Boutique, State St. Barbers

k. hall designs / U.S. Apothecary

Free People Southport, Mystic Celt

k. hall designs / U.S. Apothecary, Suvana

Gap, Einstein Bagels, Potbelly

Gap, Jeni\’s Splendid Ice Creams, Southport CTA

Rise Sushi, Fleet Feet Southport

Starbucks, Jeni\’s Ice Creams

Galleria Liquours

Athleta

Noodles & Company, Athleta, Southport Fitness

Fleet Feet Southport (under construction)

Pure Nirvana Spa

B. Rose Salon

Southport Lanes

Movie Night at Blaine

Movie Night at Blaine!

Vote for James E. Blaine Elementary School

Click this link or the picture below: https://givewith.target.com/school/17710 – Vote with Target and help out the James E. Blaine Elementarty School!