Mark your calendars for the 2025 CAPS Beat Meetings in the 19th district!Any questions? Contact the CAPS office at CAPS.019district@chicagopolice.orgor follow them on Facebook here. [...]
Starting in January, Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu is opening a permanent brick and mortar location at 4101 N. Broadway. (h/t Buena Park Neighbors)Courtesy Lakeside Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu WebsiteFormerly home to N&H Cleaners for a number of years and most recently co-working space The Shift, the one-story building across from Michael's Pizza has been searching for a long term tenant for a while. Lakeside has also been around for a while, starting as Copa Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2011. Copa opened a location in Lakeview's Quads Gym (3727 N. Broadway) in 2012. Copa transitioned to the new name of "Lakeside Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" in 2023 and has been [...]
[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 [...]