
Tag: Small Business
Chicago Scanning: Your best place to get your old photos and media scanned

Do you have a ton of old photos or family slides laying in boxes somewhere? Get them digitially scanned!
Continue reading “Chicago Scanning: Your best place to get your old photos and media scanned”The Guild is moving to 3717 N. Southport
Shop local!

The Guild is moving across the street to 3717 N. Southport Avenue, and its current space at 3726 N. Southport is for lease.
Continue reading “The Guild is moving to 3717 N. Southport”Shopping small on Southport Avenue
The news of Abercrombie & Fitch has been one of the biggest commenting events on our social media platforms, and one of the highest views on the blog. However, many of you have commented about chain stores taking over and that you would rather shop small. Here’s some of the favorite small businesses on Southport Avenue in Chicago. Which one is your favorite(s)?
M2 Boutique closing end of October
In a Instagram post, M2 says its farewell, says a “retail tobacco shop” is coming to their space.
Chicago Sugar Daddy Patisserie now open
Small fire at Cafe Tola
There was a small fire at Cafe Tola Southport on Thursday, September 23. Thankfully it was not major, and on Friday, Cafe Tola was back open. Support small businesses!
Southport is open!! Worked super late last night so we can open this morning 💜 show us what you like to get at Cafe Tola by tagging us in your pictures/videos 🙂 pic.twitter.com/VmdXC4umFG
— Cafe Tola (@cafetola) September 24, 2021
From Yesterday:
Hello everyone, thank you for your concerns! We will keep you guys updated on what will be going on. Please feel free to visit our Addison, California, and Logan Square locations to pick up your Tola needs! 💜 #firesucks pic.twitter.com/mEjY2YOUyU
— Cafe Tola (@cafetola) September 23, 2021
Photos were documented on Instagram by @jaclynackergarland:
Touring Chicago’s Southport Corridor – Addison to Grace Street
A tour around Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood in Chicago during the Early Fall of 2021
Tour Time! Shopping, eating and playing between Addison and Grace Streets along Southport Avenue during the early Fall of 2021.
The Guild 5411 Empanadas Ayman Hair Studio – Kid Create Studio Ayman Hair Studio – Kid Create Studio Bentley Pet Stuff – 2×10 Nails Big City Optical – Big City Dental Blaine Elementary School Bodega Sur Bombastic Cafe – The Former Blue Bayou Bombastic Cafe Cafe Tola Candyality Click Shoes – Baby Dolls Coalfire Pizza Ouizi Mural – CVS Pharmacy Ouizi Mural – CVS Pharmacy Dairy Queen dog-a-holics Tango Sur – 312 Estates – Bodega Sur- Cafe Tola Dona Tola El Marcado Food Mart European Wax Studio Fifth Third Bank Mercury Theater and Venus Cabaret Growing Smiles Jewel-Osco Julius Meinl Julius Meinl Massage Envy – Bank of America Mercury Theater and Venus Cabaret Music Box Theatre Music Box Theatre New Development New Retail coming from Chris Irwin Steingold’s Bagels Sushi Mura Suvarna – Sushi Mura 312 Estates The Former Blue Bayou The Former Blue Bayou TS Organic Nails – Subway Two Penny Blue Unique Brow
Touring Chicago’s Southport Corridor – Belmont to Addison Street
A tour around Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood in Chicago during the Late Summer and Early Fall of 2021
Tour Time! Shopping, eating and playing between Belmont Avenue and Addison Street along Southport Avenue during the late summer of 2021.
Alice & Wonder Amazon Books Anthropologie Athleta Aura Candle Bar Benefit Benefit bluemercury Bonobos Butcher’s Tap Former Gearhed Byline Bank Capital One Cafe Uncle Han’s Indira & Coda di Volpe Coda di Volpe Compass Real Estate Corridor Brewery Corridor Brewery Crosby’s Kitchen Crosby’s Kitchen Custom Eyes Dag’s Pizza Denim Lounge for Men Discover CBD Dr. Martens Dr. Martens Elevare Ella Elli Ella Elli Ella Elli Evereve & Madewell Fairy Tale Ballet FedEd Fleet Feet Fleet Feet & The Sill FoxTrot FoxTrot Framebridge (Coming soon) Francesca’s Free People New Development Galleria Liquors The Gap The Gap Coda Di Volpe, Indira J. Crew & SoulCycle J. Crew & SoulCycle J. Crew & SoulCycle Jeni’s Ice Cream Jeni’s Ice Cream Jeni’s Ice Cream Jeni’s Ice Cream Aligned Johnny Was Johnny Was Joy’s Cleaners Krista K Boutique Lakeview Insurance Lange’s Lounge lululemon athletica lululemon athletica lululemon athletica Lush M2 Boutique Madewell New Development New National Retail Coming Custom Eyes Paper Source The UPS Store Kendra Scott, LensCrafters Potbelly’s Primrose Primrose Primrose Southport Avenue Real Good Juice Co. Schoolyard Tavern Schubas & Tied House Sephora Sephora Sheil Park Sheil Park Southport Wine, Beer & Spirits Southport Bees Southport Low-Line Southport Low-Line Southport Low-Line Southport Low-Line & CTA Southport Grocery Southport Lanes (Closed) Southport Lanes (Closed) spaderma Spaderma & Yoga6 Starbucks Starbucks Starbucks The Sill Tuco & Blondie Tuco & Blondie US Apothecary (K. Hall Studio) Warby Parker Yoga6
When will M2 Boutique be leaving Southport? And more national retailers coming
New national retailers are coming to the former DavidsTEA, Gearhead spaces as well
M2 has lost their lease, and will vacate their current space “30 days after “new” tenant signs.”

And even more national retailers are coming to Southport including the former DavidsTEA location and Uncle Dan’s/Gearhead space – with “large, complicated build-outs.”
See the listing for M2 here from Loopnet.
Primrose Southport Corridor: “Small Businesses Make People Happy”
Husband-and-wife team Erik and Leah Thallemer operate Primrose, a locally owned shop that opened in 2019.

On the window of recently opened plant shop The Sill on Roscoe Street, the words “Plants Make People Happy” greet customers in a bold, white font.
Continue reading “Primrose Southport Corridor: “Small Businesses Make People Happy””Southport’s Sidewalk Sale Today
The sidewalk sales will take over the Southport Avenue and Roscoe Street commercial corridors, encouraging people to support small businesses as they reopen from the pandemic.
Shop summer styles and enjoy amazing discounts at the Summer Sidewalk Sale happening Saturday, July 17 & Sunday, July 18 at stores along Southport Ave from Henderson to Grace and Roscoe St from Damen to Western! Check out some participating shops at https://www.lakeviewroscoevillage.org/sidewalksale
