Online Framing Company Opening Brick-And-Mortar Store in Chicago’s Southport Corridor

Originally an online-only service, Framebridge is breaking into the brick-and-mortar retail space to offer custom framing in Chicago’s Southport Corridor

A new place to get custom framed pictures is set to open in Chicago’s Southport Corridor, and they are now hiring.  Framebridge will open three area stores in Chicago including The Southport Corridor, River North and The West Loop.

Originally an online-only service, Framebridge is breaking into the brick-and-mortar retail space to offer custom framing in Chicago.

The company provides cost-effective and timely framing by owning the entire framing process.

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The Sill is coming to Chicago’s Southport Corridor

Trendy plant-shop The Sill is coming to 1351 W. Roscoe Street next to Fleet Feet. The Sill, founded in 2012 currently has shops in New York City on the Upper West Side, The Lower East Side, Brooklyn, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

One of the most popular online houseplant retailers, The Sill launched in 2012, so city-dwellers could enjoy the benefits of indoor houseplants. The company describes itself as “a modern plant destination for the modern plant lover.”

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YogaSix coming to 3204 N. Southport Avenue

YogaSix, a national Yoga franchise Studio is joining SpaDerma at 3204 N. Southport Avenue this Fall.

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Lincoln Park’s Alice & Wonder is coming to Chicago’s Southport Corridor

Small business Alice & Wonder boutique is coming to 3542 N. Southport Avenue, former site of Basics Salon. This will be their second store in Chicago next to Lincoln Park, which is currently located at 956 W. Webster Avenue.  With close to 45K Instagram followers, there is no doubt this boutique will be a hit on the ‘Port.

“Opening our doors on Southport doesn’t just mean a new location for me, it means we get to play a part in keeping this street SMALL. It means we get the chance make everyone feel the heart of Chicago, every time they walk into our door. I promise we won’t take that for granted.”

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Officially Approved: Southport Beer Wine & Spirits is coming to 3201 N. Southport Avenue

Officially approved – a new liquor store titled Southport Beer Wine & Spirits is coming to Bel-Port Liquors former location at 3201 N. Southport Avenue. You can read all the details here from Ald. Tom Tunney’s website.

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Sephora Southport Corridor opening October 23, 2020

It is official – the opening date for Sephora Southport Corridor is October 23, 2020 according to their Instagram post. Sephora is also hiring for the new store, and you can see all the job listings here.

Sephora\’s new location is in the former space of Rise and Galleria Liquors at 3401 N. Southport Avenue.

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SpaDerma Lakeview Opening July 27th

SpaDerma’s newest location is opening July 27th in Lakeview at 3200 N Southport Ave! SpaDerma is Chicagoland’s premier medical spa that specializes in injectables, like Botox and facial fillers, laser and light therapy, and advanced skin care procedures. SpaDerma already has locations in Lincoln Park, West Loop, and in the North Shore, making the Southport Corridor spot their fourth! You can now purchase skincare products and special treatment packages for SpaDerma in Lakeview on their website.

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Sephora on track to open at 3401 N. Southport later this year

As we mentioned late last year, Sephora is coming to Southport at 3401 N. Southport Avenue. The site is the former home of Rise Sushi as one of the ground-floor anchor tenants in the Avenue’s latest TOD development.

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UPDATE: Cancelled Due To Covid-19 – Upscale Bakery Susie Cakes coming to 3542 N Southport Avenue

UDPATE: Due to Covid-19, SusieCakes has cancelled their lease.

Basics Salon closed in 2019 and a new development is currently under construction.  Recently a Lease Brochure appeared for DavidsTEA\’s former space and indicates that SusieCakes Bakery will be the retail tenant. Most locations are currently in California and Texas, SusieCakes’ founder, Susan Sarich, grew up in Chicago, where she was called Susie by her two beloved grandmothers, Mildred and Madeline.

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Southport Lanes at 3325 N. Southport For Lease Brochure hits the web; SL In Progress of Renegotiating The Lease

Southport Lanes is for lease according to this listing from Mid-America Commercial Real Estate.  The bar and bowling ally has been closed since the Covid-19 shutdown since mid-March, 2020 and has not reopened since Phase 3 began.

UPDATE 7/8/20: Southport Lanes says they will reopening “soon”!  The landlord is exploring options as they try to renegotiate the lease. SL’s sense is that they will be there for a long while 🙏

“We are planning to re-open next weekend. We will decide on Monday. We are trying to get staff members to commit to working which is not an easy task.”

Let’s hope this Southport staple stays around for years to come.

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AuraCandleBar coming to 3338 N. Southport Avenue

An update from our January post, AuraCandleBar is coming to 3338 N. Southport Avenue, former space of The Homeland Group real estate office.

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Spaderma coming to 3200 N. Southport Avenue

The transit-oriented development (TOD) at 3200 N. Southport now has its first retail tenant signed, spaderma. According to spaderma\’s website, it specializes in advanced skincare, cosmetic injections, laser hair removal and lip filler. The medical skin care and laser institute currently has locations in Lincoln Park, the West Loop and the North Shore. Spaderma will take the south east portion of the retail area and the second retail area is still TBD.

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