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Tonight: Public Meeting About North Branch
This Weekend: Help Paint LPHS
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Dear Neighbors,
Mayor Emanuel's
Industrial Corridor Modernization initiative
community outreach meeting on the future of the North Branch area, which includes the Finkl Steel site, is
tonight,
Aug. 10th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
at UI Labs, 1415 N. Cherry St.
An
RSVP
is required
for this meeting due to facility requirements.
Should you have any questions, contact DPD at
[email protected]
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Lincoln Park High School Community Painting Project
Next Two Weeks
Please join neighbors, alumni, parents, teachers, students, businesses, and friends in the fourth
project to enhance Lincoln Park High School. We'll paint more classrooms and in the future hope to refresh several main hallways. The next dates are:
- Today, August 10th
- Friday, August 12th
- Sunday, August 14th
- Wednesday, August 17th
- Sunday, August 21th
Hope to see you there for this fun
and easy project. Sign up
here
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Community Meeting Re: 441-447 W Arlington Place
You are invited to join the Park West Community Association (PWCA) and my office at a community meeting to review the proposed redevelopment of 441 - 447 W. Arlington Place.
My office will be present at this meeting to monitor the discussion, take notes and record your
feedback.
WHAT: Proposed Redevelopment of 441 - 447 W. Arlington Place
WHO: Hosted by Alderman Michele Smith and Park West Community Association
WHEN: Thursday, August 18th at 6:00 PM
WHERE: Gaslight Bar and Grille, 2450 N Clark Street
The project, in the Arlington & Roslyn Landmark District, contains a
single family home and a vacant lot. The applicant seeks to rehabilitate the existing single
family home and build a 4-story, 8-unit residential structure with 14 parking stalls, two of which will be reserved for the existing home.
The parcel currently has two underlying zoning designations: the Arlington Place
frontage, classified as an RM-5, and the rear of the lot, B1-2. The applicant is
seeking zoning approvals to eliminate the B1-2 designation and make the entire site an RM-5
designation.
I hope you can join my office and PWCA to meet directly the development team to
gain a better understanding of this proposal and answer your questions.
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Annual Ginza Holiday Fest
This weekend is the annual Midwest Buddhist Temple Japanese Cultural Festival.
Flown in from Tokyo for this event, four master craftspersons (Waza) will demonstrate generations-old skills creating unique crafts, which may be purchased.
Other exhibits and booths will feature Japanese textiles, snacks, t-shirts, kimonos, artwork and jewelry, as well as
exhibits of bonsai and ikebana.
Food offerings include an abundance of traditional Japanese cuisine and beer. Performances include taiko drumming, martial arts, and Kendo, plus a Saturday night performance by
Yoko Noge and her band, Jazz Me Blues
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This is a 43rd Ward tradition - see the lineup of events
here
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WHAT: 61st Annual Ginza Holiday Festival, a Japanese cultural festival
WHERE: Midwest Buddhist Temple, 435 West Menomonee Street
WHEN: Friday, Aug. 12, 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, Aug. 13, 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday, Aug. 14, 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Please Observe Fire Station Safety Striping
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Chicago Fire Department (CFD) Engine 22, at 605 W Armitage, and CFD Engine 55, at 2619 N Halsted, recently received new street striping in front of the stations. Engine 22 also
had larger Fire Station signage installed.
Please observe this striping and stay out of the area when fire trucks are exiting or backing back into the station.
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With Alderman David Moore of the 17th Ward
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MLK Memorial Dedication
I was proud to join my fellow aldermen and many other public officials to celebrate the dedication of a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Marquette Park last Friday.
This important monument commemorates the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's historic 1966 march through Marquette Park for fair housing in Chicago. Read more
here. Longtime 43rd Ward resident Don Rose was press secretary to the Freedom Movement and wrote an account recently in the
Sun-Times.
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Edith Spurlock Sampson BBQ Fest
All had a wonderful time with the seniors at the Edith Spurlock Sampson Apartments, 2640 and 2720 N Sheffield at their first annual barbecue fest last Saturday. Behind us are the gardens for which my office collected tools to help seniors garden with ease. Thanks to Ward residents who generously donating gardening tools.
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11 Lincoln Ave Bars Encouraging Ridership on No. 11 Bus
All throughout August, join the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce in partnership with neighboring chambers and the Active Transportation Alliance in
celebrating the return of the #11 bus by exploring some of Lincoln Avenue's local brews, pubs and more! From Lincoln Park to Lincoln Square, the Beer Explorer Passport encourages Chicagoans to visit some of Lincoln Avenue's mainstays and newcomers.
Enjoy a cold one or dine at any of the 11 participating businesses to collect stamps to enter a drawing for prizes including a dinner at Half Acre Taproom, Chicago Brewery Map posters from Beermiscuous, and $25 Lakeview Gift Cards. Download the 11 on 11
Beer Explorer Passport and find more
details.
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Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce Monthly eNewsletter
The Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce (LPCC) has launched a new monthly eNewsletter, focused on sharing neighborhood and business news with residents in and around Lincoln Park.
Click here
to subscribe and receive updates on neighborhood special events, neighborhood happenings and Lincoln Park news.
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Sincerely,
Michele Smith
Alderman, 43rd Ward
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