Updates
Sunday at 6PM: Caffe De Luca Goodbye Gathering Details
By chicago-pipeline at May 17, 2012 | 7:26 pm | 0 Comment
Following is a message from Rose, manager of caffe De Luca, 1721 N. Damen, which will be closing its doors this Sunday after 13 years in business. All regulars are warmly welcome and encouraged to attend the post-closing gathering at nearby Silver Cloud. Aly De Luca plans to pop by and offer free tarot card readings, too, as she did at the caffe from 2009-11. As you more...
Bucktown , Business , Featured , Neighborhoods , Residential , Ukrainian Village , Updates , Wicker Park
Spaces with Eva Bergant, May 14, 2012
By chicago-pipeline at May 16, 2012 | 7:54 pm | 0 Comment
It’s a buyer's market and if you find the place you love, you should go for it! Sellers are understanding that pricing at the value of the home will get it sold. Several of the properties in today's column went in less than a week! Check out some of these short times on the market. There were 13 closings in Wicker Park and Bucktown this past week: 3 detached single more...
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UPDATE: Congress Theater Owner Eddie Carranza Speaks With Pipeline About Lawsuit Against City
By jongraef at May 16, 2012 | 12:37 pm | 0 Comment
In an impassioned phone interview with Chicago Pipeline Monday, embattled Congress Theater owner Eddie Carranza spoke about his reasons for filing a lawsuit against the city last week. Carranza, who is seeking no monetary damages in the suit, said he is being discriminated by the municipality based on a broad reading of a law regulating alcohol consumption in more...
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Shop Watch: New Digs for Futurgarb (from 1359 to 1369 N. Milwaukee)
By chicago-pipeline at May 16, 2012 | 7:56 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_10548" align="alignright" width="240" caption="New digs"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_10547" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Orig. space"][/caption] They say 'home is where the heart is,' and for Futurgarb, the friendly, run-by-siblings boutique (with a few resident felines) that we've been shopping at for as long as we can more...
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Moreno, Scott Tout ‘Public-Private Partnerships’ In Explaining Support of Infrastructure Trust
By jongraef at May 15, 2012 | 12:58 pm | 1 Comments
About 50 area residents gathered at Lazo’s Tacos Restaurant (2009 N. Western) Tuesday for a meeting to hear Ald. Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno (1st) and City of Chicago Chief Financial Officer Lois Scott explain their support of the city’s newly approved Chicago Infrastructure Trust. Moreno and Scott both gave opening statements about why they supported the 41-7 city more...
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Public Meeting Tonight 6PM: Bloomingdale Trail Wants Your Feedback on Six Trail Access Parks
By chicago-pipeline at May 15, 2012 | 7:31 am | 0 Comment
Following is a cut 'N pasted email from Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail. The Pipeline team is busy working on the production of our next printed publication. Thus, if you'd like to report on tonight's meeting, presumably the launch of "Phase Two," slated for Spring 2012, we'll feature your dispatch here, or possibly in our weekly newsletter if we do one this week. The more...
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Ald. Moreno Backs-up President Obama on Gay Marriage, Gives Update on Transgender Ordinance
By jongraef at May 14, 2012 | 4:37 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_10499" align="alignright" width="300" caption="June 2011/Photo by Philin Phlash"][/caption] Ald. Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno (1st) stated his support for the legalization of same-sex marriage, apropos of President Barack Obama’s recent endorsement, Tuesday. “I obviously support the President,” Moreno said. “I’ve held that belief for many more...
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Get Your Party Dress On: 2nd Annual Ladybug Bash is this Thursday, May 17th
By chicago-pipeline at May 14, 2012 | 1:03 pm | 0 Comment
Twenty restaurants including Wicker Park's Cumin are donating food to the 2nd Annual Ladybug Bash, to take place this Thursday from 7-11PM at Grossinger City Autoplex, 1530 N. Dayton Ave. Proceeds will benefit Atia's Project Ladybug Fund. There is a personal connection between Sanjeev, co-owner of Cumin, and Atia, who was diagnosed with cancer at 17 months of age and more...
Wednesday (May 16th) Lunch Plans? Join The Pipeline at Antique Taco
By chicago-pipeline at May 14, 2012 | 7:29 am | 0 Comment
First it was Milwood Pizza, named for the fact its location is at Milwaukee and Wood Avenues, at 1360 N. Milwaukee. Then, Milwood relocated to North and Ashland (but kept the Milwood name). We watched the brown paper go up on the windows of Antico Taco, in the former Milwood space, though never got a chance to meet the owners, so read all about Antique Taco, which is more...
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Happy Mother’s Day From Your Pipeline Team, and a Mother’s Day Reflection by Gary Marks
By chicago-pipeline at May 13, 2012 | 8:02 am | 0 Comment
We just heard on the radio, at our mother's place, where the radio is always playing, that 40% of men surveyed do not plan to buy their mothers or wives gifts this Mother's Day. According to the announcer, these men "will be in hot water." We here at the pipeline believe in the gift of time, rather than material gifts. Though for gift ideas, check out CeCe's Mother's more...
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