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Skateboards, Coffee and Jesus
By way of skateboards and spicy lattes, a group of entrepreneurial church members has brought a safe haven to Uptown. Citizen Skate Cafe, at 924 W. Wilson Ave., sells skateboarding supplies and fair trade coffee drinks, but it’s also a community gathering spot of sorts. The cherry-red walls house a rack of eccentrically designed skateboards […]
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Lights, Retail, Streetscaping and More Slated for Wabash Avenue
November 29, 2013 Comments Off on Lights, Retail, Streetscaping and More Slated for Wabash Avenue
The Chicago Loop Alliance wants to improve Wabash Avenue by creating a stronger business district, making it family friendly and adding more modern architecture. Loop residents have complained about increased homelessness and a lack of upscale businesses on Wabash Avenue. Laura Jones, associate director of the Chicago Loop Alliance, said residents have also complained about […]
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The Perfect Storm Builds at Roosevelt
November 28, 2013 Comments Off on The Perfect Storm Builds at Roosevelt
One of the best kept secrets in Men’s College Basketball in the Windy City may not be much of a secret any longer. No, I’m not talking about Northwestern or Chicago State. They have all lost games this season. The real story resides with a downtown school that has gone virtually unspoken in the world […]
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Travel Tales from Chicagoland 2013
November 28, 2013 Comments Off on Travel Tales from Chicagoland 2013
Travelers will save more than a few pennies at the pump when traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday this year. The national price for gasoline this Thanksgiving will average $3.67 a gallon, down 7 cents from last year, according to Beth Mosher, a spokeswoman for the American Automobile Association (AAA.) Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday is the most […]
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Reaching Out: Immigration Group Provides Support to Community
November 28, 2013 Comments Off on Reaching Out: Immigration Group Provides Support to CommunityTears filled his eyes as he remembered the feeling of losing his grandfather and not being able to be with his extended family in Mexico during the time of sorrow. Edy Angel Dominguez Quezadas, a Chicago resident, is one of more than five million undocumented immigrants separated from their families by the U.S.-Mexico border. He […]
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It seems as if Black Friday has now turned into Black Thursday with bargain shoppers now heading out the door right after – or even before – their Thanksgiving dinner to get the best deals. Here in Chicago, retailers are opening their doors up early to get the most sales out of their promotions going on […]
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What will happen on Black Friday? Here in Chicago, we take a look. [<a href=”//storify.com/drbarb/blackfriday-cybermonday-or-buy-nothing-day” target=”_blank”>View the story “BlackFriday, CyberMonday, or Buy Nothing Day?” on Storify</a>]
