See Alderman Lyda Krewson's remarks in comment section that follows this post.Prompted by the application for a liquor license by Gringo's at 398 N. Euclid (which is set for a hearing tomorrow February 5) I wanted once again (see mention in earlier post here) to bring up the issue of walkability in the neighborhood and…
Category: Shop News
The skinny on author Gillian Flynn
There are many advantages to having locally-owned businesses in the neighborhood, but one advantage that perhaps I don't mention often enough is how delightful it is to strike up a conversation with the shopkeeper. Last fall (this post has been a long time coming) I stopped in to Big Sleep Books with my visiting sisters-in-law….
Entre.(underground) surfaces with Le Coq
In February 2010 I posted a story about an underground dinner staged by an incognito group collectively known as The Clandestine Chef. The dinner was set in a borrowed office space at 360 N. Boyle, next to the Actors Studio and West End Grill. Subsequent dinners by the group were announced via email. Locations varied…