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Winter greens
In the lean and chilly months, Lincoln Park's Green City Market expands
02/08/2012
Last Saturday morning, Rene Gelder stood behind her produce stand in the back corner of the large khaki-colored tent at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. A few last customers perused the table and made their purchases, while a man holding a canvas shopping bag stopped to pick Gelder’s brain on some nuanced topic regarding apple harvests.
Read More...CPS unfolds plans for Lincoln Elementary
Temporary expansion to another building is among short-term options
02/08/2012
Chicago Public Schools is taking another shot at tackling student over-enrollment issues at Abraham Lincoln Elementary, and so far the school is listening. On Tuesday night, CPS representative Adam Anderson met with parents and faculty at Lincoln, 615 W. Kemper Place, to outline options for solving the mounting issue of overcrowding at the school that are currently being considered by the agency.
Read More...Riding out the job market
Long hours, low pay, but lots of love for bike messengers
02/08/2012
It’s not every day that practitioners of an entry-level, minimum wage, service industry profession become fodder for major motion picture action thrillers or speak of their daily routine in terms of pride, competition and creativity. Then again, Chicago’s bike messengers are not your everyday delivery service.
Read more...Target makes inroads to Cabrini
Big box retailer gives land to Chicago Housing Authority that could go to public housing
02/01/2012
Plans for a Target store in Cabrini-Green are falling into place as the retail giant recently anted up its half of a land-swap agreement with the Chicago Housing Authority.
Read more...From the grounds up
Lakeview's Heritage Bicycles General Store strikes a balance for cyclists
02/01/2012
Mike Salvatore carries a lot of titles these days: local business owner, returning Chicagoan, and — perhaps with a slight wince — a self-admitted bike snob. “It comes off so wrong, it’s not really what I mean,” he said. “It’s an intimidating culture if you’re not part of it — and to clear the air, I’m friends with a lot of the so-called bike snobs,” he said. His Bowery Lane Bikes an online bicycle manufacturer launched in 2008 and has caught its stride selling handmade, simple models reminiscent of a time before speed frames and double-digit gear systems. Read More...
Chicago Park District reveals final plans for North Grant Park redo
Skate park, ice skating ribbon, climbing wall highlight features at new park
01/27/2012
The far north end of Grant Park is set to be completely torn up next fall, and this week the Chicago Park District unveiled the final plans for the massive rebuild. The new park will replace the rigidly structured, concrete-heavy Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza with a more pastoral park featuring winding paths connecting wide lawns and hills with active areas.
Read More...Double-decker burger joint aims to elevate bar food
01/25/2012
Remember the old Wendy’s catchphrase, “Where’s the beef?” Well, after all these years I have the answer: At Deuce’s and the Diamond Club, 3505 N. Clark St.
Read More...Riding out the waves
Gold Coast surfer’s arrest could restart conversation on where it’s legal to carve
01/25/2012
For a life-long surfer who has dropped in on both coasts, Rex Flodstrom doesn’t hold much against the seasonal waves of Lake Michigan. “I always say it’s pretty good, for a lake,” said Flodstrom, 40.
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Ward remap passes
Lincoln Park kept whole, 2nd Ward squeezed between 43rd and 42nd in Gold Coast, Old Town
01/25/2012
After months of backroom wheeling and dealing, Chicago’s ward boundaries have been officially redrawn, and Lincoln Park is nearly intact within the 43rd Ward. The 43rd Ward’s boundaries have shifted only slightly, moving a little further west to Racine rather than Sheffield, and losing a bit of ground on the ward’s south end. Ald. Michele Smith trumpeted the final boundaries as a victory.
Read More...City steps up nuisance business laws
New amendment expands law beyond late-night operators, wipes out signature requirements
01/25/2012
The city is changing how it reviews operating licenses for businesses that get complaints from neighbors. Last week, the city council pushed through a series of amendments aimed at tightening Chicago’s deleterious impact and public nuisance ordinance — a set of regulations that give residents in Chicago a platform for “addressing negative quality of life and public safety concerns in their neighborhoods” caused by new liquor license applicants or existing liquor establishments.
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