10/10/2022: Open House Chicago - Zoning Guide - Bill Gates, Research Alchemy - Delivery 'Bots and New Chicago Ordinance - Spotting the International Space Station - 'Sammiches'
Say Hi to Your Future Delivery 'Bot
The Chicago City Council recently passed an ordinance for a pilot program allowing grocers and restaurants to make app-based deliveries via personal or robotic devices. Operating under the City's Emerging Business permit, the current geographic perimeter for operation is restricted to the University of Illinois-Chicago campus area.
As a co-sponsor of the ordinance, organizations, vendors and interested parties can email Alderman Villegas if interested in participating in the pilot.
TimeOpen House Chicago (OHC) is one of the largest architecture festivals in the world. On October 15th and 16th, you can explore the City of the Big Shoulder (and two nearby 'burbs) inside and out and behind the scenes.
OHC is a free exploration using self-guided tours covering over 150 unique places with tips on dining, shopping, and nearby sites of interest. Sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Center, this is the fest's 12th year.
Chicago Business Zoning Guide...Are you trying to figure out if your plans to open a martial arts studio are allowed on the property you're eying? The City's newly revised Business Zoning Guide is available to help entrepreneurs and owners navigate the City's zoning rules for this and other proposed projects.
Visiting Stanford University's Doerr School of Sustainability, Bill Gates saw cutting-edge research into 'harvesting' air and water to create everything from fertilizer to
Stop in, have a drink at the Consignment Lounge, a small neighborhood tavern with a collection of vintage items and oddities for sale. Everything on the walls and shelves of the bar is for sale, including items inside its display-case bar top. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 6 PM to Midnight.
Passing overhead, it is the third brightest object in the sky
and easy to see if you know when to look up from your location. Visible to the naked eye, it looks like a fast-moving plane only higher and traveling thousands of miles an hour faster!
