CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – PORTAGE PARK LINCOLN PARK LOOP GOLD COAST OAK PARK
CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – PORTAGE PARK LINCOLN PARK LOOP GOLD COAST OAK PARK
Polish Fest celebrating Polish Constitution Day will be held at the Copernicus Center (5216 W Lawrence) on May 4th and 5th from Noon until around 9pm. Join in on the fun with great Polish food live music and entertainment for the kids featuring Mucca Pazza Rebel Roots Polka Bands and more. Only $5 admission and free for kids 12 and under.
LINCOLN PARK
Looking to spend a couple hours contributing to beautifying this gorgeous city? The 13th Annual Earth Day volunteer event will be held at the North Pond Nature Sanctuary at the Lincoln Park Conservancy on Saturday April 20 from 10am until Noon. Mulch trees restore a shoreline train and pick up litter. To register for volunteering call 773-883-PARK or email volunteer@lincolnparkconservancy.org.
LOOP
Check out the new lights along Congress Parkway! About 600 decorative luminaries and tower-like panels that change colors were flipped on along Congress Parkway Thursday night marking the completion of $24 million in road and streetscape improvements. The work included redesigning parts of Congress between Wells Street and Michigan Avenue to improve traffic flow and signal timing for the 63000 drivers who use the corridor each weekday officials said. Also sidewalks were widened and planters and other landscaping installed. The lights are intended to be "visually interesting but also not distracting" to drivers said Janet Attarian a CDOT project director. Each light fixture can feature any of 16 million colors she said. But four main color schemes for seasonal and holiday arrangements will be primarily displayed she said.
GOLD COAST
New Rebozo (46 E Superior St) a Chicago incarnation of the beloved suburban mole mecca is now open in the Gold Coast. This occupies a tiny garden-level spot that has been revived with sleek new furniture bright-red walls and a tasteful amount of Frida Kahlo artwork. There’s a pretty handy little front patio or if the weather’s bad grab a stool at the intimate six-person bar. There’s a whitewashed fireplace lit with white candles instead of logs. A silver shaker full of margarita (it’s conveniently big enough for two mixed tableside). And some of the best pumpkin-seed mole pollo encacahuatado (chicken with roasted chile de árbol and peanuts) and tacos chetumal (steak tacos with bacon) you’ve had in a long time.
OAK PARK
Last chance to check out the play Seascape at the Madison Street Studio Theatre as it ends on April 21st. In Edward Albee’s Seascape two couples join on the line where their two habitats meet and discover that sea or sand survival is predicated on conflict compromise and a series of mutations. Get your tickets now for the final performances!
CATHY MALLERS & DEAN’S TEAM CHICAGO
