Linkypoos, a Local Links Column
By Dika at January 26, 2012 | 6:26 am | Print
A man suspected in three area bank robberies hit his fourth last Saturday. The suspect, who is described as a bearded African American around 35 years old, about 6 feet tall, robbed the Chase Bank branch in the 1900 block of W. Division at 1:59 p.m. This man is not to be confused with the Wicker Park Bandit, who according to this Sun-Times article, robbed the very same bank on Dec. 20.
The Examiner recently covered the protesters who gathered in front of the Wicker Park-Bucktown Library, 1701 N. Milwaukee Ave. last Monday. According to the article, about 50 people showed up to show their displeasure with Mayor Emanuel’s decision to reduce library hours at Chicago Public Libraries.
Julie Horowitz-Jackson, owner of Bucktown’s Virtu, 2034 N. Damen, was spotlighted in this Chicago Home and Garden profile, where she discussed some of her favorite things, which included Irazu’s oatmeal shake. Pura Vida!
Taylor Bibat, the State Theatre’s associate artistic director, is bringing the world of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale to Wicker Park this Feb. Become fully immersed in a night of “jealousy, rage, death, love, and life” as a tour guide leads you from the neon glow of The Blue Line Lounge to the Wicker Park Art Center, 2215 W. North Ave. Read more about the five-act remix of this classic play here at Broadway World.
Before opening their much-anticipated Wicker Park restaurant The Trencherman, chef brothers Michael and Pat Sheerin will be debuting their cuisine with a pop-up weekend at the Logan Square Kitchen, Feb. 12 – 14. The five course tasting menu will include beer, wine and cocktail pairings and will run about $120, according to this article posted by the Chicagoist. Find tickets here.
The chistreetsyle blog popped by Wicker Park and snapped this cool portrait near the El.
Dan and Kelly Abbate of Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee, were featured in New City’s roundup of 50 Performances that matter, clocking in at #49. Alisa was unable to find the blurb online, but here’s a photo of the printed version.
Chicago 312 Dining Diva included The Storefront Company among most anticipated openings in this post.
This post on Everyblock about the Just Energy company that I (Nandika) personally made last September has been popping back up on the Google alerts radar. After neighbors noticed Just Energy reps hitting the streets again, they took to Everyblock to voice their own opinions. Have you been visited by an alternative energy company?
This write-up about the Bucktown shopping scene calls the neighborhood “Wicker Park’s slightly older, more professional sister.” Highlighting stores along Damen that are north of North Avenue, Wendy Wollenberg of Chicago Shopping definitely knows all the fab spots. Where do you do most of your shopping? North or South of North Ave?
The Chicagoist has coverage and a photo gallery of the heavily attended Brew Ho Ho event which was held in Wicker Park last Saturday. Craft brewing is mighty popular amongst Chicago’s drinking community and 500 people came out to try homemade delights like cucumber saison and smoked harvest apple ale.
Back in September, we wrote about the closing and subsequent remodeling of the Logan Square theater, which played Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris on its final day of operation. Via the ChiBoulevard blog, which covers Logan Square and was recently featured in the Reader’s Bleader blog, we learned that the Logan is expected to re-open as early as the end of this month.
Huff Post style columnist Joah Spearman included UK Village’s Sir & Madame on his list of the world’s best merchandisers (and America’s close seconds). “The shop may be the smallest on this list, but they’ve packed it with stellar brands, salvaged furniture and a comforting, soulful personality that could only come from a husband-and-wife team,” Spearman wrote. Read the entire story here.
Links compiled by Nandika Gervais, Alisa Hauser
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