CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – NORWOOD PARK LOOP LINCOLN PARK RAVENSWOOD OAK PARK
CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – NORWOOD PARK LOOP LINCOLN PARK RAVENSWOOD OAK PARK
This Friday is a great time to catch up on your Irish. The Irish American Heritage Center is hosting Seanachaí Theatre Company’s presentation of The Weir. Tickets cost $10 through Ovation Tix for this premiere performance. Conor McPherson wrote the hauntingly beautiful and humorous play The Weir at the age of 26 winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright.
LINCOLN PARK
One thing we Chicagoans know is food. We have so many flavors to choose from and then there are those unique situations when an old standby is turned into something new and exciting. Enter Nella Pizzeria Napoletana in Lincoln Park which has created a new twist on the calzone. With sweets like the Calzone con Nutella e Banana filled with Nutella a creamy cocoa and hazelnut spread and slices of fresh ripe bananas it’s no wonder families keep coming back for more.
LOOP
Remember that even though you are a local Chicagoan you can still enjoy the wonders that most tourists do. The Art Institute of Chicago currently has The Summer of Cartier-Bresson Visit exhibition in the Regenstein West wing. Don’t miss the nearly 300 prints from the most influential photographer of the 20th century and the master of both the timely and the timeless.
RAVENSWOOD
Whether you know it or not Koval Distillery Chicago’s first boutique distillery is an award-winning world class distiller which produces whiskey in the Austrian tradition. With it’s an unassuming location right on Ravenswood Avenue in Andersonville you can tour their facility and learn how whiskey is made. They are currently offering tours for $10 through September.
OAK PARK
Greenline Wheels is a new company which opened last Friday in Oak Park and is markedly different from other businesses because of its status as an L3C (low-profit limited liability company). Earlier this year Illinois passed the L3C legislation which allows foundations or other not-for-profit entities to partner with businesses if the primary purpose of the operation is a social mission. Greenline Wheels offers bike and electric car rental for getting around the village.
CATHY MALLERS & DEAN’S TEAM CHICAGO
