Southport Corridor News and Events – Chicago, Illinois
Chicago’s Southport Corridor in Chicago’s Lakeview Neighborhood. All the latest news of what is happening in and around Lakeview's Southport Corridor neighborhood.
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”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”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”Starting Friday, August 20, Chicago will require masks at all indoor public areas. The Chicago Cubs have now issued how this will apply at Wrigley Field.
From the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, August 19:
“Please find an important update below regarding the City of Chicago’s updated indoor mask mandate.
Continue reading “Wrigley Field’s New Mask Mandate”The Navy Blue Angels are coming to Chicago this weekend
In lieu of the annual Air and Water Show, the City of Chicago will host a solo demonstration from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels—the aerobatic squadron of Navy planes known for their synchronized flight shows—along the lakefront. You can watch the free demonstration between Oak Street and Fullerton Avenue along the lake.
Continue reading “Chicago Air & Water Show details”Starting Friday, anyone aged 2 and older will have to wear a face mask in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccine status.
“With the highly transmissible Delta variant causing case rates to increase, now is the time to re-institute this measure to prevent further spread and save lives,” Chicago public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said in a statement. “We continue to track the data closely and are hopeful this will only be temporary and we can bend the COVID curve, as we’ve done in the past.”
Continue reading “Chicago to require indoor masks again”
Major league sources confirmed the Reds will be the Cubs’ opponent in next year’s Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, one year after MLB staged the highly successful inaugural game that featured White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson’s walkoff homer into the corn to beat the Yankees.
Continue reading “Cubs-Reds featured in planned Iowa sequel”Gman Tavern, located at 3740 N. Clark Street is requiring proof of vaccination for entry according to their Facebook Post.
Gman joins many other businesses in Lakeview requiring Covid-19 vaccinations upon entry.
Continue reading “Gman Tavern requiring Covid-19 Vaccine”From The Chicago Cubs, a documentary around the massive rebuilding of Wrigley Field and the surrounding properties premiers this Thursday, August 19, 2021 on YouTube.
Come on a journey to see how the magic of our century-old ballpark was preserved for generations to come.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 16, 2021
Saving Wrigley Field debuts Thursday, August 19, on https://t.co/OGAzdYfnV4. pic.twitter.com/2ncGtWAHcj
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