CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: Bucktown and Wicker Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, West Loop, Logan Square, Evanston
Bucktown and Wicker Park: Tapster, Wicker Park’s first pour-your-own beer bar, opens at 7 pm this Friday. Located at 2027 W. North Ave., the bar has 62 taps and 70 seats. Patrons can pour themselves up to 2 pints (32 ounces) of beer, wine, and kombucha. They’ll have an electronic “tapcard” that will dispense and charge drinks by the ounce. Eight of the 62 taps will pour wine, sparkling wine, and rosé and four will serve kombucha. 12 taps will be for “kegged cocktails”, with eight standards (gin and tonic, rum and Coke) and four seasonal cocktails. In addition to drinks, the bar will serve fondue, craft popcorn, and a deli with meats and cheeses. For more information, check out their Facebook page.
Lakeview: Lakeview Pantry has a beautiful new space, located at 3945 N. Sheridan Rd. The pantry was recently recognized for its stunning design during the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards. It received the award for Best Community Design. The new space is twice as big as the old one and contains staff offices, conference rooms, and meeting spaces. In addition to their recent architecture award, the pantry was also recognized as the best nonprofit in the 46th Ward this past October.
Lincoln Park: Remember a few weeks back, when we talked about the Solidarity Soup project? The fundraiser was a roaring success! The group of Chicago soup chefs raised over $36,000 dollars for immigration organizations. On Tuesday, more than 700 people picked up their two pints of soup at various locations across the city, including North Pond in Lincoln Park, Big Star in Wicker Park, and Hewn Artisan Bread in Evanston. Bruce Sherman, executive chef at North Pond, is thrilled with the success of the fundraiser and hopes it will set a precedent for other campaigns in the future.
West Loop: Scoop Ice Cream, a popular Bridgeport sweet stop, will open a new location at the end of March. Located at 1151 W. Taylor St., the shop will serve ice cream cones, old-fashioned shakes, ice cream cakes, and made-in-house cannoli. The original Scoop outpost has been delighting Bridgeport customers for 12 years, so this opening is highly anticipated.
Logan Square: A discounted, high-end bridal shop is coming soon to the Logan Square neighborhood. Mari Rubino is waiting for city inspections to clear and then she will move her shop into 2167 N. Milwaukee Ave. Luxe Bridal Rack will carry sample and overstock gowns from high-end designers, including Vera Wang and Monique Lhuillier. The gowns will be sold at 25 to 75% off full retail price. Rubino has over 250 gowns to start off. Find more information about this exciting new store on their website.
Evanston: The Women’s Club of Evanston presents the final weekend of “Reading Between the Lines” this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening. This is the 66th Annual presentation of their Revue show. Members of The Women’s Club of Evanston, along with their annual beneficiary, write, direct, choreograph, and perform this show. This year, all proceeds will go to the non-profit group “Literature for All of Us”. You can find more information about them here. Performances are held at the Evanston clubhouse at 8 pm each night. Purchase your tickets here!
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