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.
On Friday, April 8, Dogaholics posted a blog article saying that they are “handing over the leash” to Bentley’s Pet Stuff.
“After 10 years of providing pet parents with the best products for their furry family members, this week, Dogaholics takes its final walk as a retailer. The time has come for me to officially hand over the retail leash… actually lots of leashes…and lots and lots of dog food…to Bentley’s Pet Stuff (formerly Bentley’s Corner Barkery). Dogaholics will continue to service Chicago through doggy daycare, boarding, grooming and training.”
We wish Candace the best of luck! You can read her entire blog article here.
From Chicago Cityscape, close to a $500,000 gut-renovation will be starting at Cullen’s former space as The Mercury Theater starts to construct Venus. Venus Restaurant will be located at 3741 N. Southport Avenue and will be a restaurant with a live theater component. DNA Info Chicago first reported the news last year, and you can read more information on Mercury\’s new restaurant concept here.
Finally ready for SoulCycle? Opening date is set Saturday, January 30, 2016 beginning with an 8:30 AM class at 3423 N. Southport Avenue in Chicago.
For more information and to sign-up for classes, SoulCycle’s Southport website and classes can be found here.
Here are the latest renderings for “Addison & Clark” – the development previously known as Addison on the Park. Development has been approved and is starting in spring of 2016, with construction lasting about two years.
Continue reading “Say Hello to Addison & Clark (Former Addison on the Park) Development”
Lakeview is a community of small businesses. This holiday season, we’re sitting down with the people behind the neighborhood’s favorite local shops, restaurants, and institutions to learn their stories as part of a series we’re calling the Faces of Small Business. Know of a Lakeview business you think we should spotlight? Email us at info@lakeviewchamber.com.
When did your business open?
I’m fortunate enough to have two businesses in Lakeview; Corridor Brewery & Provisions just opened on October 15, 2015, and DryHop Brewers opened back in the day…June 13, 2013.
What inspired you to start a small business?
I’m a really bad employee but we’ve all got bills to pay.
Why did you choose to establish your business in Lakeview?
I moved to Chicago back in February of 2011 (the day after the ’11 blizzard) and I landed in Lakeview. So I’ve always been partial to this neighborhood…and I still live just down the street. Beside my emotional connection, I’ve always believed that Lakeview has great demographics but a very low density of craft beer spots. Those two factors made opening a brewery in Lakeview feel like the only smart thing to do.
What is your favorite thing about operating your business in Lakeview?
The neighbors. We’re only interested in being a neighborhood craft brewery, nothing more and nothing less. So when the neighbors are cool and excited about the weird stuff we do, it makes my job a lot of fun.
What has been your greatest success as a small business owner in Lakeview?
We just opened our second Lakeview brewpub and it’s going great. DryHop Brewers in East Lakeview is our first born. DryHop was well enough received that we felt (read: blindly believed) West Lakeview would be a great location to open a new and different kind of brewpub, Corridor Brewery & Provisions.
You can find Corridor Brewery & Provisions at 3446 N Southport Ave, or online at www.corridorchicago.com.
Watching #JCrew and #SoulCycle grow on the @SouthportCor on July 7, 2015 by Southport Corridor
J. Crew and SoulCycle are coming up fast on Chicago\’s Southport Corridor. The plan at this point is for J. Crew to open towards the end of this year and SoulCycle early next year.
Lou & Grey opened in April in Chicago’s Southport Corridor, and here are photos of the store from their Facebook page. The store is located at 3442 N. Southport Avenue.
As we reported a few weeks ago, SoulCycle will be opening above J. Crew on Southport at 3423 N. Southport. Confirmed by Crain’s Chicago Business:
“SoulCycle said it signed a lease to open a 4,000-square-foot spinning studio on Southport Avenue by early 2016. The New York-based company will open its third Chicago studio at 3423 N. Southport Ave., above a J. Crew clothing store in a two-story building being developed by Chicago-based L3 Capital.”
Look for SoulCycle Southport to open in the first quarter of 2016. What are your thoughts, neighbors?
As we know, Whole Foods is coming to the intersection of Belmont, Ashland and Lincoln in Chicago, and will be the second largest Whole Foods in Chicago. Take a detailed look at the plans for the store. What are your thoughts?
Continue reading “A Detailed Look at Whole Food Lakeview Chicago”
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