What: Fourth Annual Celebration of Uptown Restaurants Where: Uptown, Event Check-in at Le Nocturne, 4810 N. Broadway When: Thursday, September 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This fourth annual Uptown Dinner Crawl was created to celebrate the...
More infoCommunity Meeting for Proposed Liquor Store at 4635-39 N. Broadway – Thursday, July 25
What: Community Meeting to Discuss a Proposed Liquor Store at 4635-39 N. Broadway Where: 4635-39 N. Broadway When: Thursday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m. Business owner, Pradeep Patel, is proposing a wine and spirits store at 4635 – 39 N...
More infoCity Living: Living in Uptown: Legendary music venues, jazz and a focus on ’embracing all residents’
Several business owners in the area said Ald. James Cappleman was the person to talk to. He started working in the neighborhood 30 years ago with Travelers and Immigrants Aid (now Heartland Alliance), assisting Ethiopian and Cambodian refugees...
More infoRestoring the Uptown Theatre
September 2019 Update: $40 million of the $80 million project for restoring Uptown Theatre has already been raised, and fundraising for the remaining $40 million is ongoing. The owner plans to start construction in early 2020 if at least half of...
More infoCarol’s Pub Community Meeting – Thursday, March 1 at Truman College
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More infoChicago Market Food Cooperative
With the Gerber Building nearing completion, I’m working with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to iron out details that would make it possible for the entire space to be used by Chicago Market, a cooperative grocery store focused on...
More infoIt’s past time to save the Uptown Theatre
By CRAIN’S EDITORIAL BOARD Even before it went dark nearly four decades ago, the Uptown Theatre was in decline—the North Side’s own architectural Miss Havisham, outfitted in its decaying Jazz Age finery. Once a dazzling movie theater...
More infoBroadway/Lawrence Streetscape Starting August 2017
Back in the spring of 2014, Alderman Cappleman hosted a number of community meetings and charettes in conjunction with the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) designed to receive your input on improving the Broadway/Lawrence commercial...
More infoMeet Uptown: Photography by Mike Rivera
Everybody’s Coffee presents its newest art exhibit: MEET UPTOWN, comprised of poster-size photos. MEET UPTOWN, meet gritty, meet old school. Meet Uptown Theater, meet Mr. Arthur who makes a daily trek to Uptown just to hang. Meet Montrose Beach...
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