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June 2008
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EDGEWATER DEVELOPMENTS
News from Our Business Districts
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Dear Neighbor,
The
Edgewater Development Corporation strives to attract new businesses to
Edgewater, shape developments in our business districts to best serve
the entire community and give voice to a community vision for our
business districts.
Read on to hear about some of our recent work or visit our web site to read more about us.
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EDC Announces Dinner Crawl - Taste the Flavors of Edgewater!
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Fourteen Restaurants Await You on Thursday, June 26th !
EDC is thrilled to unveil a new Edgewater event - a Dinner Crawl on Bryn Mawr and Broadway. Fourteen restaurants are pleased to offer samples from their menu for your dining enjoyment. Many established favorites will delight your taste buds. You'll also discover many new additions to the "menu" that are helping to make the Bryn Mawr area a dinner destination. Mark you calendars for Thursday, June 26th, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Many businesses will also feature samples for crawl participants. Salon Echo is offering hand massages and 5-minute chair massages. Holsten Real Estate will provide tours of two historic buildings on Bryn Mawr - the Belle Shore and the Bryn Mawr. Roving representatives from Red Bull will be distributing their product.
And to top it off, you'll be entertained along the dinner crawl route by samples from our local theatre scene. Quest Theatre is an established theatre located in western Edgewater at St. Gregory's. Steep Theatre is an existing theatre company that is relocating to Edgewater this fall. Both theatre groups will be on hand to provide "tastes" of theatre.
So don't miss it! Get tickets today at brownpapertickets.com/event/35974, call us at 773-506-4016 or stop by our offices. Advance tickets are only $25, so don't delay, buy today! Tickets the night of the event will cost $35. |
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EDC Unveils Revised Logo
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You may have noticed the logo at the top of the newsletter has changed. Very perceptive, indeed! EDC decided to revise our logo to better reflect the name and character of Edgewater. We adore our lakefront location and this logo better captures this asset by abstractly representing waves on a beach. We hope you like our new look, but most importantly we hope you like what we do!
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The Great Con - Con
Debate
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What is a Constitutional
Convention?
Do We Want It? Dare We Try It?
The Ballot for the November 2008 General Election will ask if a
Constitutional Convention should be held.
- Are you prepared to cast your vote ?
- Is Con-Con a tool to lower your
taxes?
- Do the anticipated benefits of
rewriting the constitution outweigh the potential risks?
- What are the risks?
- What is the cost of a Constitutional
Convention?
- Can the state budget handle the cost?
These are some important questions that may impact your vote. EDC urges you to attend an informative Community Seminar we are holding to address these questions. Speakers include:
Harry Osterman, 14th District State Representative
Andrea Raila, Property Tax expert
of Raila and Associates
Bruno Behrend,
DaVinci Consulting Group
Representatives from The Union League Your interests are at stake. Join us!
Tuesday , June 24, 2008 at
7:00PM
Emanuel Congregation
5959
North Sheridan
(Parking available)
Program co-sponsored by:
Edgewater Community Council
Edgewater Development Corporation
Edgewater
Chamber of Commerce
Association of Sheridan Condominium/ Co-Op Owners
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Financial Assistance to Businesses for Facade Improvements
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by Clara Johnson
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City Opens 2008 Facade Rebate Program - Limited Time!
The City of Chicago Department of Planning & Development (DPD) is pleased to announce the 2008 Facade Rebate Program will open soon. Go to the website to download the application at www.cityofchicago.org/dpd. Please contact Jessie Chase at 312-744-1578 or jchase@cityofchicago.org for more information or questions.Please note the following details. - Applications are only accepted from Monday June 16th to Thursday July 31, 2008 and must be submitted directly to DPD
- The maximum rebate amount is 50% and not to exceed $10,000
- Businesses in a SBIF will not be accepted - call for more details.
- Applications will be on a lottery, not first come first served, basis
- All applicants will be notified of their status after the lottery
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The Last Two Miles Lakefront Charrettes
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by Paul Boyd
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Report on Charrette Results - 6/18/08 @ 6:30 p.m.
I urge Edgewater residents to attend a community dialogue over some of the initial ideas produced in the visioning and
charrette sessions for completing the final two miles of the north lakefront
parks. There was surprising consensus among many citizens of Edgewater and Rogers Park
about enhancing the lakefront park system. The meeting will be held on June 18, 2008 at the Broadway Armory starting at 6:30 p.m. Take a look at the preliminary schemes of ten
groups in Edgewater and Rogers Park on Friends of the Parks web site at www.fotp.org.
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What do you want to
be when you grow up?
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St.
Gregory's Protégé program gives students real-world
experience
Excerpted from an article by Suzanne Elder that appeared in the May 14 edition of Chicago Journal.
At St. Gregory the Great High School in Edgewater, students are getting the
chance to experience what it's like to be a filmmaker, a dentist, an accountant
or an engineer. Pairing students with local businesses in their areas of interest, St. Gregory's
Protégé program is giving students a taste of the real world, as well as forging
lifelong friendships with mentors. To become a Protégé partner, call Suzanne Stone at
773/907-2126 or e-mail suzanneqstone@yahoo.com
See St
Gregory's H.S. Protege Program hits YouTube...are you
there?
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St. Andrew's 46th Annual Greek Festival - July 12 & 13
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Honoring Tradition
Don't miss the 46th incarnation of St. Andrew's Greek Festival at 5649 N Sheridan Road. You will have the chance to experience Greek food, beer, wine, and dancing. There will be plenty of fun to be had on the carnival rides, and you can try your chances in the raffle. For more information call 773-334-4515 or go to www.standreworthodox.org. |
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RTA Seeks Feedback on Strategic Plan
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The RTA hosted a public meeting on June 5 to discuss and distribute its updated
Strategic Plan Draft. Click here to view the report. The RTA requests that
you review it and share it with others. They value your comments and invite you to
send your feedback to the RTA through NOON, JUNE 11.
Please email comments to
COMMUNICATIONS@RTACHICAGO.ORG. Public feedback will be considered while they finalize the report and present it to the RTA board for adoption on June 19, 2008.
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Announcements from our business partners: |
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We are pleased to extend an exclusive 3-day,
ONLINE ONLY, limited promotional discount for A DREAM OF ARABIA™ for our Edgewater
community residents and businesses.
20% OFF ALL TICKET PURCHASES
Discount Code: maqam10cust
Promotion Dates: June 9-11 ONLY!!
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This publication was funded in part by the City of
Chicago Department of Planning and Development TABG Program and does
not necessarily represent in whole or in part the viewpoints of the Department of Planning and Development.
Adam Burck, Executive Director
Edgewater Development Corporation |
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