Category: Retail
A rainy day on Argyle Street
Residents of 1246 W Winnemac, a development we posted on earlier today, are surrounded by retail and restaurants. The Argyle Street retail strip, [...]
Quote of the day: changes in Lake View 'difficult to watch'
“As the community becomes more and more affluent, what’s here is different than what they’re looking for. You see a shift from a unique little coffee [...]
Comment of the day: the right kind of retail?
"This trend towards avoiding restaurants and clubs in newer retail is a bit concerning, no?
Where are all these yuppies going to dine out, and where [...]
Live where you work in Fulton Market – no, really
Chicago might have its fill of new condo projects, but developer and contractor John Madonis says there's one part of the market that hasn't been se [...]
Construction update: Halsted Row
Halsted Row is transforming sizable stretch of Halsted Street in Lake View: when the project wraps up, five four-story buildings, housing a total o [...]
Shiller to discuss proposed Uptown development tonight
Few posts attract more robust comments on YoChicago than those dealing with development in Uptown, which is why tonight's meeting with Ald Helen Shill [...]
Panera Bread coming to Ann Sather spot on Belmont
We posted a few days ago about the arrival of Potbelly Sandwich Works and Jamba Juice on the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue - known for its eclect [...]
Comment of the day: retail WILL come to the South Loop
Sir Isaac Newton ended a substantial comment on retail growth in the South Loop with these thoughts:
"I guess what I am trying to say in my long-wind [...]
Crain's tackles retail growth in emerging neighborhoods
This week's Crain's Chicago Business devotes a lot of ink to the dynamics of emerging neighborhoods, with stories on the West Loop, the South Loop, so [...]
Potbelly's and Jamba Juice coming to new Belmont rental building
The 900 block of West Belmont is hanging on as a nexus of Chicago's counterculture - it has Tabou Taboo, The Alley, Belmont Army (moving to a snazzy [...]
Quote of the day: keeping it real in Lake View
"I don't think we're going to change the feeling to completely upscale. Are we going to be a Gold Coast one day? I doubt it."
- Maureen Martino, exec [...]
Sensual Steps and Heels on Wheels
The rapid pace of rehab and new construction in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood is bringing in its wake a growing number of upscale retailers. It [...]
Patriotism on display at Pulaskiview
Patriotism was on display yesterday when we stopped by the Pulaskiview development at 4119 N Pulaski Rd. The 12-unit project is comprised of nine re [...]
Marilyn Monroe, Elvis sightings in Roscoe Village
Forget Los Angeles and Graceland - Roscoe Village is the place to be if you're Marilyn Monroe and Elvis. These cutout figures are on display at Nig [...]
At the Old Town School of Folk Music in Lincoln Park
Don't let the name fool you: Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music is a Lincoln Park institution.
The store was first located within the boundari [...]
A walk down Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park
We recently took a walk down Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park to check out its chic restaurants and trendy shops. On this particular sunny weekday, s [...]
West Loop gym to open this week
The Taste of Randolph Street was packed with booths Saturday. Alongside the West Loop restaurants and businesses was Flirty Girl Fitness, which is o [...]
Former Marshall Field's store leaves Evanston legacy
It's been a while since Macy's took over Marshall Field's. But a recent comment of the day got us thinking about Field's legacy in the suburbs.
Che [...]
Furniture store set to bring luxury to River West
Last week's news that hip grocer Fox & Obel may come to the northeast corner of Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road in the South Loop excited a lot o [...]
Construction update: The Granville in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood
Aside from the makings of a first floor and an enormous crane, it doesn't seem like much has changed since we last checked in at The Granville, 6238 [...]