Category: Retail
Architectural salvage: one out, one in.
Nature -- at least in its urban, mercantile form -- evidently really does abhor a vacuum .We told you a few weeks ago that architectural salvage pur [...]
Mixed messages on Lincoln Avenue
The "flatiron" retail space at Lincoln and Racine -- for decades the location of the Time Well -- has been vacant for almost a year now, since the u [...]
NIMBY: Lakeview edition
Mary Schmick reports in today's Tribune that the folks up near the Paulina Brown line stop are plenty miffed about the new retailer soon to be in the [...]
Old Town hole, vacant lot
There is a hole at the corner of Lincoln, Lincoln Park West, and Wisconsin in Old Town. Stay tuned for what goes up there, but what came down in the l [...]
No longer a source for renovation
Renovation Source, the architectural salvage place at 3512 N Southport, is closing shop. According to the signs posted, "Everything Must Go" by Sund [...]
Where's the vision for Cicero Avenue, on Chicago's Southwest Side?
The city has missed some golden opportunities for economic development on the South Side. With the right sort of planning, U.S. Cellular Field could h [...]
West Loop debates higher densities and appropriate mix of retail
We hear that as at least one development company is trying to convince West Loopers to allow higher-density development in their neighborhood by telli [...]
Filling up vacant storefronts is mostly a good thing
Vacant storefronts are one of the worst aspects of urban blight. Aside from their shabby, defeated appearance, vacant storefronts generate no foot t [...]
Let the Chicago Antique Market tone down the glaring newness of your condo
Like a pair of bright white sneakers, shiny new condos can lack character. (Don't believe us? Check out how many identical listings for new condos f [...]
Take an in-depth look at Streeterville's high-flying condo towers
We've had a flurry, a slurry, a veritable plethura of posts lately about high-rise condo development in Streeterville. Get the bigger picture and th [...]
Lincoln Square grab bag: new businesses, bad dogs and worse monuments
Chicagoist starts its day with a review of the Bad Dog Tavern, one of many newish places in booming Lincoln Square. In the interests of full disclos [...]
You can't take the farm out of the city
There's a sad irony in seeing farmers whose land is increasingly being bought up and replaced with Walgreen's, Sprint stores, Starbucks and housing su [...]
Wilmette yard sale season in full swing
There were dozens of yard sales in Wilmette on this crisp sunny Sunday, and all of them seemed to be drawing visitors.
Wilmette's a tradition-bou [...]
Browse the Mag Mile without leaving home
What better way to spend a crisp Sunday afternoon than browsing the mass of humanity that is the Magnificent Mile, the world-renowned shopping distr [...]
Talking urban planning in Garfield Park
The Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council, and the Neghborhood Writing Alliance are hosting a discussion Saturday, May 20 on how urban plan [...]
U.S. Equities signs French market for West Loop development
And they said the Fulton River District would never be a neighborhood. The growing residential area between the Chicago River and Halsted Street just [...]
Retail flight on Clark Street: multi-faceted loss for Lincoln Park streetscape
Chances are good that, unless you've been a major player at a wedding or prom, you've never been inside Palazzo , and it won't particularly upset yo [...]
Marshall Field's: a tour by any other name won't sound as sweet
Now may be a good time to sign up for the Marshall Field's on State Street walking tour led by the Chicago Architecture Foundation, as there are only [...]
Life on Easy Street-erville
Centrum Properties opened the ground-floor retail component of The Fairbanks at CityFront Plaza, 240 E Illinois St, a couple of months ago, and sudden [...]
Hyde Park considers future of Harper Court
The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference will hold a workshop from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow night, April 25 at the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 548 [...]