Business
Curious About Future of Bicycling in the First Ward? Attend Tonight’s (Wed.) Meeting
By chicago-pipeline at February 22, 2012 | 11:35 am | 0 Comment
Ah, the best laid plans... It doesn't look like we'll be done with today's pipeline e-newsletter in time to include/mention tonight's (Wed. Feb. 22nd) 'Future of Biking in the First Ward' meeting at The Fifty/50, 2047 W. Division. Ald. Moreno and the Active Transportation Alliance will be co-hosting the gathering, which takes place at 6:30PM, at The Fifty/50, 2047 W. more...
Business , Featured , Neighborhoods , Residential , Ukrainian Village , Updates , Wicker Park
Safety Update: Unregistered Violent Sex Offender Charged in Flower Shop Robbery
By chicago-pipeline at February 22, 2012 | 10:09 am | 0 Comment
Per this Sun-Times media wire report, and according to Police New Affairs, Alexander Hampton, 24, from the 3300 block of West Douglas Boulevard, was taken into custody this past Monday and charged in last week's armed robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with a theft at the Asrai Garden flower shop at 1935 W. North Ave. Douglas is a violent sex offender who'd more...
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March Mixologist Contest/Fundraiser to Produce ‘Official Drink of Wicker Park’
By chicago-pipeline at February 21, 2012 | 4:22 pm | 0 Comment
Perhaps taking a cue from the 47th Ward whiskey made by Ravenswood's Koval Distillery, the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with Time Out Chicago, Google Places, and Drink Deck, to put together its first ever Mixologist Mashup. During the Thurs. March 8th fundraiser, hosted by Pipeline weekly e-newsletter sponsor Jackson Junge Gallery, our 'hoods more...
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Fat Tuesday Notes from a Four Stop Paczki Tour
By chicago-pipeline at February 21, 2012 | 3:02 pm | 0 Comment
It's been a long standing Polish tradition to prepare Paczki, (jelly and creme filled doughnuts) on Mardi Gras, as a means of using extra dough before the fasting of Lent begins. In celebration of the holiday, many Polish bakeries, delis and restaurants across the city are providing their own spins on the Paczek. We decided to sample offerings from four local bakeries and more...
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Free Paczkis Tomorrow at Podhalanka (with any dinner meal) and More Fat Tuesday News
By chicago-pipeline at February 20, 2012 | 11:20 am | 2 Comments
It might be President's Day today, but we've got tomorrow, and paczkis-- the delicious deep fried donuts popular in Chicago's Polish community during the Fat Tuesday/Mardis Gras holiday-- on our minds. "In the large Polish community of Chicago, and other large cities across the Midwest, Pączki Day is celebrated annually by immigrants and locals alike," per this more...
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Saturday Happenings in the Neighborhood, Self Defense Class Tonight
By chicago-pipeline at February 18, 2012 | 10:12 am | 0 Comment
Happy Saturday! As usual there's a lot happening in the neighborhood, so this week we're keeping things short, with special thanks to Kids Rule for continuing their sponsorship through April 1st. Mention 'pipeline' for 10% off all Kids Rule purchases. Did we miss your event? Add it as a comment. 9AM-1PM: Day of the Dance, Logan Square Auditorium, 2359 N. Kedzie more...
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Moreno, Fioretti: 2 of 8 Aldermen in Opposition of Ordinance Granting City Authority to Garnish State Tax Returns
By nickprzy at February 17, 2012 | 7:07 pm | 0 Comment
Two days after its passage, several concerns remain over the details of an ordinance granting the city authority to collect both tax and non-tax debts from Illinois state tax returns. The ordinance, which is intended to collect past-due fines, tickets and city judgments from scofflaws, swept through the City Council on Wednesday with a 31-8 vote. However, due to the more...
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Dispatch from Beat 1432 and 1433 CAPS Meeting
By chicago-pipeline at February 17, 2012 | 12:34 pm | 1 Comments
Last night there was a packed room in the basement of St. Mary of the Angels School, 1850 N. Hermitage, with over 40 residents and concerned business owners hoping to connect with local beat officers and CAPS facilitators on the subject of neighborhood safety, especially in light of yesterday's incident at a floral shop on the 1900 block of W. North, which is in Beat 1433 more...
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Opening Soon: Huma Salon
By chicago-pipeline at February 17, 2012 | 9:04 am | 0 Comment
In relatively fast turnover news, the former Allstate insurance office (agent Pete Fernandez and his team relocated around the corner, to 1719 N. Western) at 1909 N. Milwaukee, just north of the Milwaukee and Armitage intersection, has a new tenant, and the good news is that Huma's Salon is hoping to open as early as this Saturday. Locals whose eyebrows react more...
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Safety Alert: Tweety Bird Tattoo on Offender’s Neck, Local Florist Safe, Recovering, Guardian Angels Offering Free Self Defense Class this Saturday
By chicago-pipeline at February 16, 2012 | 2:03 pm | 1 Comments
Via this breaking Sun-Times story, we just learned that a woman an employee of Asrai Garden, in the 1900 block of W. North, just east of the Milwaukee/Damen/North intersection, was stabbed during a robbery by an individual posing as a window washer. The offender got away from the shop with an indeterminate amount of cash and is on the loose. Please be alert and on the more...
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