Dispensary 33, 5001 N. Clark St. in the Uptown neighborhood, is headed for another first in the local marijuana market. In December 2015, Dispensary 33…
VIDEO: Local dispensaries prepare for soon-to-be legal recreational marijuana sales
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Free HIV testing comes ‘Out of the Closet’ in Lakeview
Out of the Closet looks like any other thrift store from the outside. The shop in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood displays clothes on mannequins and books…
Northside co-op aims to lessen effect of gentrification
Daisy Moore, a 32-year resident of the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago, walked down North Broadway pushing a food cart and carrying a shopping bag filled…
The Metro: A pathway for some and a venue for all
The beginning and end of the yellow brick road for local and national artists and bands alike is right down Clark Street, steps away from Wrigley…
Women-owned businesses of Logan Square grow amidst sexism
After Kristi Wood opened Logan Square Pilates & Core with two women partners in January, there were times when they were disrespected by men who…
Chicago small business owners celebrate soda tax repeal
After months of facing plummeting sales since the Chicago-area’s contentious penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sweetened beverages was enacted, small business owners were finally able…
Eastern Groove Belly Dance Studio, a Dream Realized
Having her own studio had always been a dream for Christina King, but the opportunity came at an unexpected time when she wasn’t actively searching…
Go, businesses, go!
The baseball offseason for the Wrigleyville neighborhood is usually seen as a recovery period from a full season of Cubs celebration that, in the past,…