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West Town is a Chicago neighborhood between River North and Garfield Park. It's also a broader community area that includes all or part of the Chicago neighborhoods Bucktown, Clybourn Corridor, Fulton River District, Goose Island, Humb...
West Town is a Chicago neighborhood between River North and Garfield Park. It's also a broader community area that includes all or part of the Chicago neighborhoods Bucktown, Clybourn Corridor, Fulton River District, Goose Island, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Noble Square, River West, Ukrainian Village and Wicker Park .
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Locally roasted coffee by the numbers
For RedEyeChicagoans take their coffee seriously, and not just when they're drinking it. "For a long time in Chicago, coffee shops were split into two camps," said Zaida Dedolph of HalfWit Coffee Roasters. "Ones that served Intelligentsia, and ones that served...Tags: West Loop, Beverage Industry, Old Town (Staten Island, New York), Arts, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois)
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Sighting: Lady Gaga joins 'Chicago Fire' cast at show's watch party at Haymarket Pub
Lady Gaga showed her support for the series premiere of NBC’s “Chicago Fire” on Twitter and in person Wednesday. The pop star – who is dating “Chicago Fire” star Taylor Kinney – encouraged her 30 million...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Fire (tv program), Dining and Drinking, NBC (tv network), Chris Rolfe
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The Berkshire Room to open at Acme Hotel
APRIL 29 UPDATE: Benjamin Schiller is leaving Boka Restaurant Group to become beverage director for The Fifty/50 Group, taking responsibility for the cocktail menus at seasonal rooftop venue Homestead (reopening in late May, pictured) and in-the-works...
Tags: River North, Boka, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Problem Solver updates: Garden or weeds?
The fight over Kathy Cummings' front yard is not over yet. The West Town neighborhood resident, once awarded by former Mayor Richard Daley for her natural garden, was featured in the Dec. 30 column after the city fined her $640 for violating Chicago's...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, Rogers Park
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Living the high life
Penthouses are increasingly defining the Chicago skyline as developers tap into a niche market for luxury residential properties and savvy buyers and renters see an opportunity to elevate their lifestyles. Buyers pay a premium for those lofty perches,...Tags: Chicago Skyline, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Hotels, Navy Pier, Personal Service
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Bikers are perfect foils for the Bard in 'Richard III'
"Richard III" "Sons of Anarchy" fans should hie themselves hence to the basement venue of the Underground Wonder Bar, where Wayward Productions is offering up a nitty-gritty biker version of "Richard III" under Carlo Lorenzo Garcia's direction. It has...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Justin Bieber, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Mahmoud Abbas
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Problem Solver: Award-winning garden ticketed for 'weeds'
On the wall outside her front door, Kathy Cummings proudly displays the plaque she received in 2004 for her natural garden. Accompanied by a picture of her front yard, the plaque, presented by the city of Chicago, congratulates Cummings for winning...Tags: Court Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Plant Openings, Richard M. Daley, Justice System
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Cops warn of Near West Side robberies
Tribune reporterPolice issued a community alert this afternoon warning of a pair of robbers who have targeted cell phone stores on the Near West Side. The robbers entered the stores brandishing a handgun before demanding money, police said. One of the robberies...Tags: Near West Side, Criminals, Theft
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Upton's Naturals to open vegan cafe this summer
For RedEyeChicago-based seitan manufacturer Upton's Naturals is planning to open a vegan cafe and event space when it moves to larger digs in West Town this summer. “We’d been looking to expand our production space for a little while, and ultimately...Tags: Sandwiches, Lifestyle and Leisure, Vegan Diet, Foods and Beverages, Diets and Dieting
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Get that pro-designer look
Tribune reporterEverybody could use a little help now and then, especially when it comes to decorating. But not everyone can afford it. At least not in the traditional, hire-someone-to-transform-your-entire-house sense. What many people don't realize is that there are...Tags: Interior Design, Employers, Z Gallerie, Newspaper and Magazine, Metal and Mineral
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Cops: Parolee caught with more than $100,000 in stolen goods
A man on parole for burglary had dozens of iPods and smartphones at his West Side home when police and parole officers visited there Friday because of recent neighborhood burglaries and he bragged to them he would “steal anything,” according...
Tags: Cook County Government, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Heroin, Des Plaines
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Old World meets modern vision in West Town's Ukrainian Village
Special to the TribuneHis black cassock billowing in the breeze, candle bearer Anthony Kit steps lightly down the steps of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral. "Isn't it beautiful?" he asks, pausing briefly in the sun. Kit, 80, is one of several longtime area residents...Tags: Services and Shopping, Wicker Park, Architecture, Demographics, Real Estate
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Dec 30, 2012
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