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The needle scratching on an album, freshly plucked from its sleeve used to be something only the older set enjoyed. But not anymore. Vinyl record sales are on the rise, and Val Camilletti, owner of Val’s Halla Records, located in Oak Park, has an explanation as to why vinyl is suddenly all the rage again. “The...
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Wicker Park is easily accessible by the Blue Line station, a branch of Chicago’s El train system, and it boasts a scene that diverse residents can easily fall in love with. “It’s a really good neighborhood,” said Francisco Lopez, local since 1964. “People move in, you know. White people, everybody.” “It’s a lot of...
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If you’ve walked by 1418 West Division lately, you may have thought that someone is trying to turn Wicker Park into Jurassic Park. And you’re right, well… sort of. This month Chicago native, Justin Markin, opened the doors of his Wicker Park Gallery, Grand Bizzare. “I hate the galleries who snub you as soon...
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BUILT art fest (1767 N Milwaukee Ave. in Wicker Park) is running Saturday from 11:00 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Eat, drink and browse (or buy) some of the city’s most innovative art work created by local artists. The best part of the fest is that the galleries/venues are made from shipping containers! Check out some of...
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A street fest inside shipping containers? Chicago’s first annual BUILT Festival Presented by FUZE kicks off in Wicker Park this weekend. BUILT Festival is a major new art initiative– a city being created out of shipping containers, which will be given over to Chicago’s contemporary artists and curators to transform into alternative or ‘guerrilla’ venues....
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Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Presents Summer Sizzle Sidewalk Sale July 23-24th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Steals, deals, and markdowns, from over 40 of your favorite Wicker Park and Bucktown stores! The Sidewalk Sale kicks off the weekend of Wicker Park Fest, “one of Chicago’s best street festivals” as hailed by the Chicago Tribune. You...
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It’s not only the bars that bring the 20-somethings out in droves to the Wicker Park neighborhood. They also come out for the fashion. Fashion brings many young people to Wicker Park on a daily basis, with every possible style of dress represented on the streets of Milwaukee, North and Damen – the famous “Six...
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What do you know about Green City Living? Can you win the Green Cities Quiz Show? Join the fun at an open house and workshop on saving money and being green in the city presented by the Center for Neighborhood Technology, CNT Energy and I-GO Car Sharing. Come out to the Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2125 W....
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Image via Wikipedia Karen Gagich is an independent ceramics paint artist in Wicker Park who said her days are numbered in a neighborhood that was once thriving with artists from all over the world—but is now dying out. The program manager of the Wicker Park & Bucktown Chamber of Commerce said artists are moving...
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As you walk down the streets of Roscoe Village, you can’t help but notice several vacant buildings in a neighborhood that was once booming with business, housing and development. Some locals in the area agree that the economy is to blame for the slowdown, but one candidate running for alderman in the 32nd Ward–...
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