The teens who hated Abercrombie are the adults shopping there now — and they can’t believe it either

Abercrombie & Fitch is opening at 3551 N. Southport Avenue in Chicago on December 17, 2021. It will be the city of Chicago’s only store as Water Tower Place has closed.

If you walk into an Abercrombie & Fitch, the first thing you’ll notice is this: It smells exactly the way you remember. It smells like a hot upperclassman leaning up against your locker, toying with his puka shell necklace, asking to “borrow” your algebra homework. It smells like popping the collar of not one but two polo shirts, worn one on top of the other. It smells like a ripped miniskirt that costs $98.

Abercrombie & Fitch Southport Avenue now under construction
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BOKA Restaurants coming to the former Southport Lanes building

Chicago’s Boka Restaurant Group says it plans three operations in the space starting next summer.

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Boka Restaurant Group opening three restaurants in the former Southport Lanes building

GG’s Chicken Shop is the first of three arrivals inside the 118-year-old building in Chicago's Southport Corridor
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New homes coming to West Lakeview

The parcel on West Wolfram is one of the last vacant sites in an area that has been made over from industrial to residential in recent decades.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Southport Corridor opening December 17, 2021

Abercrombie & Fitch will be opening a new store at 3551 N. Southport Avenue on December 17, 2021 according to their Instagram post.

The new store will be in the former Uncle Dan’s / Gearhead space, next to The Butcher’s Tap. Abercrombie joins many national retailers on Southport Avenue in Chicago, voted one of the best shopping streets in Chicago.

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Boka Restaurant Group leases Southport Lanes building

The Boka Group has officially leased the former Southport Lanes space, and is planning on bringing in a new restaurant concept to the Southport Corridor.

Move by Boka Signals Future Plans at Former Schlitz Tied House in Chicago's Southport Corridor neighborhood
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Framebridge Southport now open

Framebridge Southport is now open at 3453 N. Southport Avenue, next to Crosby’s Kitchen. Framebridge offers an affordable and hassle-free way to frame just about anything.

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Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce calendar of holiday festivities

The Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce has put out a calendar of holiday-themed activities that support local businesses.

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Schoolyard Tavern’s not reopening; space for lease

Schoolyard Tavern closed in October, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but some glimmer of light on Twitter appeared throughout the past year making us hopeful for a return.

This past week, Schoolyard Tavern’s space hit the market for lease, so it’s official that it is not coming back. Schoolyard joins other Southport favorites that are no longer here, including Southport Lanes, Mystic Celt, Justin’s and Newport Bar and Grill among others.

Highly desirable corner location near the center of the Southport Corridor. 2,500 SF of space with a large outdoor patio. Bring your concept to an area with numerous national tenants and to a location that is 2 blocks from the Southport L stop.”

See the full listing here, and the full brochure below: