Southport Then and Now: What We Gained, What We Lost, and What’s Next
Southport has gained major retailers and investment, but lost treasured pubs and small shops. What does that mean for the neighborhood's future?
The Southport Bars We Wish We Could Bring Back: Remembering Six Neighborhood Favorites
Remembering Mystic Celt, Justin's, Cullen's, Newport Bar & Grill, Southport Lanes and Schoolyard Tavern—and what their closures meant to Lakeview.
15 Years of Southport Corridor Chicago: How a Neighborhood Changed Since 2011
From a Facebook page in 2011 to a 4,500-post neighborhood archive: celebrating 15 years of Southport Corridor Chicago and the places we gained and lost.
Colectivo Coffee on Southport Back on Track After Major Structural Rebuild, Summer Opening Targeted
Colectivo Coffee on Southport Back on Track After Major Structural Rebuild, Summer Opening in Sight After months of delays and speculation, Colectivo Coffee
Colectivo Coffee’s New Location on Southport Avenue Halted by Stop Work Order
Colectivo Coffee’s anticipated new location at 3258 N. Southport Avenue, the former site of Schoolyard Tavern, has encountered a significant setback.
Construction has started on Southport’s former Schoolyard Tavern
Construction has begun on the former Schoolyard Tavern space, soon to be transformed into a new Colectivo Coffee location at 3258 N. Southport Avenue.
Colectivo Coffee coming to 3258 N. Southport Avenue
The wait is finally over – Colectivo Coffee is taking over Schoolyard Tavern’s former space at 3258 N. Southport Avenue.
This is what is coming to the former Schoolyard Tavern
The former Schoolyard Tavern closed in 2020 A new Thai restaurant, NaKorn is coming to Chicago’s Southport Corridor at the former Schoolyard Tavern space.
A new Thai restaurant is coming to Chicago’s Southport Corridor
Say hello to NaKorn! "NaKorn prides itself on not being a cookie-cutter Americanized Thai restaurant and it really shows in the menu"
Whoever wrote this about Schoolyard Tavern – you suck
Schoolyard Tavern closed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but also has indicated they don’t “feel welcome” following this review: On behalf of all of
Christmas season on Chicago’s Southport Corridor
Shop and enjoy, Merry and Bright! Just a few quick photos from Thanksgiving weekend, with more holiday photos to
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