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.
If you thought your last move was a hassle, CTA has got you beat: The agency just relocated an entire building.
For 127 years, the Vautravers Building stood at 947 W. Newport Ave. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. It now sits roughly 30 feet to the west and 10 feet to the south after a two-day herculean effort this week to slide the 1,000-ton structure out of the way of the CTA Red and Purple Line tracks.
It’s been close to a year since this abandoned building has been torn down for a new Transit-Oriented Development.
Two years ago, proposed plans came out on a new TOD development replacing an abandoned building at 3347-49 N. Southport. The original proposal was not received too well by the community, and the developer came back with a new plan, going from 6 floors down to 5 back in November, 2019.
Starting August 3, Uncommon Ground announced via Facebook proof of vaccination or required masks. A number of local businesses are starting the vaccination trend including SoulCycle, Sidetrack, DS Tequila and The Metro.
Iconic North Side concert venue the Metro is requiring concertgoers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
In a tweet Tuesday, the venue made the announcement by stating it’s “acting in the best interest of our most vulnerable communities.”
The venue just held a series of Lollapalooza aftershows, where they recommended masks due to Cook County being in an area of “substantial COVID-19 transmission,” as defined by the CDC.
Metro said that a current negative COVID-19 test will be sufficient for entry. They said the policies are subject to change based on city and state guidelines.
The venue’s next show is scheduled for Friday. Riot Fest headliner Taking Back Sunday will be playing an aftershow at Metro on Sept. 19.
Continue reading “The Metro requiring COVID-19 vaccinations to attend concerts”The city is working on a way for people to digitally prove their vaccination status.
If you want to dine in restaurants and bars in North Halsted like DS Tequila and Sidetrack, you better have proof of COVID vaccination, as it’s now required to get in.
More and more restaurants and nightclubs around Chicago area making that move as COVID cases once again surge, driven by the spread of the delta variant, especially in unvaccinated populations.
Continue reading “Want to dine in restaurants and bars in North Halsted like DS Tequila and Sidetrack? Get vaccinated.”The restaurant and bar at 3230 N. Clark St. offers a large selection of board games for customers to play while they eat and drink
Bonus Round Gaming Cafe has reopened for indoor service with board games, cocktails, coffee, and sandwiches, according to Block Club Chicago.
Game-focused spots like Bonus Round dealt with special challenges during indoor service bans, as they were forced to refocus on takeout food and retail game sales to stay solvent. Now that patrons can hang out inside, reservations via Tock are strongly encouraged.
Bonus Round Gaming Cafe, 3230 N. Clark Street, Open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 4 p.m. to midnight Friday; noon to midnight Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.
In addition to the fire-sale of Baez, Bryant and Rizzo, everything must go at Wrigley Field to make room for the Wrigleyville Mills Fashion Outlets
Anthony and Emily Rizzo leave Wrigley Field with the dog Kevin after being traded to New York. July 29, 2021.
Continue reading “Anthony Rizzo leaves Wrigley Field for the last time”Anthony Rizzo’s dad thanked #Cubs fans for being the greatest fans on the planet & made his wish for @ARizzo44’s legacy
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) July 30, 2021
“I want him to be next to Ernie Banks taking a ball out of his back pocket” pic.twitter.com/V2yIjUFKgV
Paper Girls will be filming on Chicago’s Southport Corridor north of Waveland this upcoming week.
“I’m not confident that it is worthy of our lakefront,” said Planning Commissioner Maurice Cox
A plan to redevelop a rare vacant lakefront lot is moving forward despite a lack of enthusiasm from the city’s top planning official over the project’s architecture. Planning Commissioner Maurice Cox voted in favor of the proposal for 3636 N. Lake Shore Drive at July’s Plan Commission meeting but criticized the design and questioned whether it belonged on Chicago’s lakefront.
Continue reading “Lakeview rental complex advances despite design criticism”In September 2020, the Cubs and DraftKings announced a partnership to open a sports book at Wrigley Field
In September 2020, the Cubs and DraftKings announced a partnership to open a sports book at Wrigley Field sometime in the future according to Bleed Cubbie Blue.
There was at least one catch to that announcement:
Continue reading “The Cubs could be getting closer to opening a DraftKings sports book betting facility at Wrigley Field”There are still quite a few things that have to happen before this sportsbook opens, according to this ESPN article. The article notes that regulatory approval has to come from the city of Chicago and the team and DraftKings will have to get a license from the Illinois Gaming Board.
If the city signs off, the virtual golf franchise could open as soon as late this year in the two-story former Starbucks across from Wrigley Field
National indoor Golf Simulator Franchise, X-Golf is taking over the former Starbucks space at 3551 N. Sheffield in Wrigleyville.
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