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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Carol’s Plan of Operation Carol’s Safety Plan
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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