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O’Cha Thai Cuisine Celebrates Soft Opening with MLK Tribute Lunch

By at January 21, 2013 | 12:20 pm | 0 Comment

O’Cha Thai Cuisine Celebrates Soft Opening with MLK Tribute Lunch

Headline says it all...  here's a pic of some of the food you'll find over at O'cha Thai, 2062 N. Damen Ave. O'Cha is open Jan. 21 for a special Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday tribute from Noon to 2 p.m. Read more. more...

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Monday Night in Bucktown: ‘Johnny Quest’ IPA Debuts at Floyd’s, BCO Holiday Gala at Hot Chocolate

By at December 10, 2012 | 7:13 am | 0 Comment

Monday Night in Bucktown: ‘Johnny Quest’ IPA Debuts at Floyd’s, BCO Holiday Gala at Hot Chocolate

In case you're already thinking about what to do after work tonight, here's two events of note: Floyd's Pub, 1944 N. Oakley St. (at Armitage) is one of just three city pubs tapped to debut "Johnny Quests Thinks We're Sellouts," a new IPA from not-yet-open Lakeview Brewery DryHop tonight. Floyd's hours are 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Read all about it in this DNAinfo Chicago story more...

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16 Things to Do in the Hood this Weekend

By at December 7, 2012 | 10:44 am | 0 Comment

16 Things to Do in the Hood this Weekend

WICKER PARK— The weekend is packed with holiday events, activities, shopping bazaars, the first days of Hannukah and more. Here are a few events on our radar. Friday Dec. 7  10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Free Flu Shots, 2058 N. Western Ave. (1st Ward Office). Walgreens will provide free flu shots on a first-come, first-serve basis at Ald. Joe Moreno's (1st) more...

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Dec. 2 Pipeline and Lucky 13 Party Tonight

By at December 2, 2012 | 2:32 pm | 0 Comment

Dec. 2 Pipeline and Lucky 13 Party Tonight

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DNAinfo.com/Chicago is (a)Live with News You Can Use

By at November 26, 2012 | 6:57 pm | 0 Comment

DNAinfo.com/Chicago is (a)Live with News You Can Use

DNAinfo.com/Chicago is live. Read more in the Chicago Tribune.  One lucky winner who signs up for the DNA daily e-newsletter might win a $500 shopping spree. Bookmark the Wicker Park Bucktown West Town DNAinfo page if you enjoy neighborhood news. Feel free to email (ahauser@dnainfo) or call me (773-960-3997) with your news leads. Tomorrow I will be working out of more...

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Chamber Welcomes Four New Board Members on Election Night at Cafe Absinthe

By at November 18, 2012 | 6:46 am | 2 Comments

Chamber Welcomes Four New Board Members on Election Night at Cafe Absinthe

WICKER PARK—All four incumbents retained their seats for two-year terms on the board of the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, as four new members were elected in during a spirited election night Wednesday. Alex Averbach told DNAinfo Chicago that running for the board has been something that she's wanted to do for at least a few years. "I'm a small indie more...

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New ‘Flagship’ Walgreens Plans to Open to Public Wed. Nov. 21

By at November 17, 2012 | 11:15 am | 0 Comment

New ‘Flagship’ Walgreens Plans to Open to Public Wed. Nov. 21

[caption id="attachment_14253" align="alignright" width="300"] DNAinfo/Alisa Hauser[/caption] The new Walgreens flagship store at 1601 N. Milwaukee Ave. in the historic Noel State Bank Building on the northwest corner of North and Damen avenues plans to open to the public on Wed. Nov. 21, per a spokeswoman. Expect to see the building’s original architectural more...

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Crowdsourced Ad Competition Takes Over Double Door Tonight!

By at November 13, 2012 | 7:44 am | 0 Comment

Crowdsourced Ad Competition Takes Over Double Door Tonight!

The time has come to see the ad campaigns that creatives across the city have made to help out local businesses! "We should have a great turnout. We received three awesome editor's picks," organizer Rich Seng more...

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Animal Control 312-747-1412: (2) Stray Aggressive Dogs Spotted in Area

By at November 9, 2012 | 6:26 am | 0 Comment

Animal Control 312-747-1412: (2) Stray Aggressive Dogs Spotted in Area

Put this number for Chicago Animal Control in your phone:  312-747-1412 According to a safety alert from the Wicker Park Bucktown Insider's Guide, two loose and potentially dangerous dogs are running free in Chicago. The dogs have been spotted in: Smith Park, Wicker Park/Ukrainian Village,(Thomas + Oakley)and Noble Square (Bosworth + LeMoyne). Described as more...

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Images from 5th Annual BooPalooza in Wicker Park

By at October 31, 2012 | 11:09 am | 0 Comment

Images from 5th Annual BooPalooza in Wicker Park

Doug Wood of the Wicker Park Advisory Council was buying Advil at 7-11 early this morning. He reported that he still feels like he's recovering from the massive 'BooPalooza' celebration that descended upon the park (1500 N. Damen) this past Sunday. An estimated 2,000 people and 45 volunteer groups partook in the community-wide event, now in its fifth year. Boopalooza more...

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