CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – NORWOOD PARK LINCOLN PARK WEST LOOP LINCOLN SQUARE OAK PARK
CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – NORWOOD PARK LINCOLN PARK WEST LOOP LINCOLN SQUARE OAK PARK
NORWOOD PARK
Whether you are looking to relax on the pool deck soaking in some rays or having fun on the water slide or learning to swim the Norwood Park pool is a great summer destination right in the middle of a bustling Chicago. The pool has been open since Memorial Day and will continue to be open through Labor Day. Open swim times are free. Now is the perfect time to come and cool off.
LINCOLN PARK
Presenting Atlas Brewing Company just opened in Lincoln Park with fresh mussels juicy burgers and plenty of cold beer. Starting next month they’ll be brewing your smoked porters pale ales and stouts – each available in $2 tasting portions. But if you decide on bowling you’ll find a hidden passage leading to the upscale alley next door Seven Ten Lounge.
WEST LOOP
Now open in the West Loop Alimentari a stylish ode to the simple pleasure of a bottle of wine farm-fresh food and a 900-degree monster oven. Located next to Blackbird this place is owned by the guy who ran the recently shuttered Pane Caldo for decades. It’s an easygoing Italian farmhouse – a comfy place to establish a base camp before heading off for your big night on the town. Nibble on antipasti of prosciutto di Parma. Try some burrata. Sip a little prosecco.
LINCOLN SQUARE
Come celebrate the 64th Annual Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club Family Fest and Carnival which started Wednesday evening. You can get an unlimited ride pass for $17. You can also purchase a Megapass for $55 to receive unlimited rides for the fest’s entire five-day run. This is the largest fundraiser of the year for NBGC supporting programming for 1500 children and youth who participate. The lineup includes live music a petting zoo raffle and ride specials. Don’t miss it and support your community at the same time!
OAK PARK
Teens are on the attack again in Oak Park. As part of the Oak Park Library program called Art Attack a group of teens spent the week creating their own organic art piece which they cultivated from concept to design and implementation. This year’s eco-friendly art project leant itself to the idea of combining chicken wire sod figs and flowers into the caterpillars while hand-painted mushrooms and chalk drawings accented the nearby greenery.
CATHY MALLERS & DEAN’S TEAM CHICAGO
