[Ed. Note: corrected to add 'Sephardic Sisters' below]The saga of the star-crossed 'restaurant row' on Wilson between Malden and Beacon continues this weekend as "Dear Flo's" has its soft opening this weekend. The restaurant, which will focus on "Bakery, Biscuits & Breakfast," is opening in the former Kal'ish location at 1313 W. Wilson. After hosting various businesses for years, the easternmost spot (1303 W. Wilson) appeared to find its forever tenant in Baker & Nosh, a hugely successful bakery business. But expansion plans coupled with poor business management led to an abrupt closure in 2017, leaving a void that Andy and Gina Kalish [...]

From our reader emails, last week:I am sick of Gigios [ed: 4643 N. Broadway] and want to do something about what happens there every night. Until Lawrence is done and I can get off there, I end up off at Wilson and walking on Broadway to get home.First I had to avoid the west side of Broadway because there were gang members selling drugs in the parking lot. Now I have to avoid the east side because the area in front of Gigios has the same people now dealing drugs in front of Gigios and hiding behind that building they [...]