Something we had heard as rumor is now confirmed, as the Uptown Chamber of Commerce announces MINISO is coming to Broadway & Argyle at 5004 N. Broadway.  Although the official "grand opening" will be on Saturday, February 8, thanks to a helpful reader, we know it's actually open right now!  MINISO InteriorFrom the Chamber:"Join MINISO for their ribbon-cutting at 11:00am! Special discount offer of 20% off to the first 50 customers, as well as 10% off for the entire grand opening weekend. MINISO is a global retail brand known for its toys, plushies, collectible blind box toys, stationery, beauty essentials, home [...]

 *we think.NBC's Chicago Fire is back filming in Uptown this week and next, and a set crew is busy outfitting the former Darlington Hotel (now apartments) with "broken" windows as part of whatever segment they are going to film. Our female editors are hoping for lots of shots of Kelly Sevaride in action, so please don't disappoint us NBC!Although we got word of workers hanging around the intersection of Racine and Leland last weekend, the green signs say prep work will be ongoing from the 22nd (yesterday) through Monday January 27th, with no parking zones enforced on both Racine and Leland. For [...]