Bridgeport Residents Cite Pros and Cons of the Neighborhood
Ronny Waterhouse, a 29-year-old Mexican-American, said he felt his Bridgeport neighborhood was pretty safe and he didn’t worry about crime, but his life in the South Side wasn’t always peaceful. He said there was a shooting at a gas station across the street from an apartment where he used to live. He was at home […]
Chicago Artists Month Unifies Art Lovers
The location of the destination art studios was hardly conspicuous. Moving through the back allies of buildings located in a Chicago industrial pocket on Cermak Street outside of Chinatown, it became clear that many of Chicago’s art studios aren’t located in ornamented buildings. But with a little bit of effort, observation and the signaling murmur […]
Chinatown: Tony Hu Opens His Seventh Restaurant
Newly opened “Lao Ma La” is not cuisine catered to the faintest of taste buds. This Chinese-style restaurant stands on the north side of Chinatown – its name ‘Ma La’ translating to “peppercorn spicy”. Lao Ma La’s owner Tony Hu is a dominating restaurateur in Chinese cuisine, opening up his seventh food chain in the […]
Planned Artist Workspace Rezoned for Hotel Development in Pilsen
Historic warehouses in Pilsen that would have been converted into low-rent workspaces for struggling artists were rezoned recently for a 200-room hotel with a restaurant and ballroom.
The Chicago Plan Commission unanimously voted to change the zoning at the W.M. Hoyt Co. building at 465 W. Cermak Rd. in the near Southwest Side neighborhood of Pilsen. Plans for the vacant building also include 78,150 square feet of retail.
