Representatives from the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (the Partnership) have been meeting at the various Treasure Island Foods store locations to share resources and support the staff members displaced by the company’s recent closing. AContinue reading
List of shopping resources for former Treasure Island Foods customers
SHOPPING RESOURCES This list is being provided as a community service for Hyde Park residents who previously shopped at the Treasure Island Foods location at theContinue reading
53rd Street blog to feature updates on leasing of Treasure Island Foods space
On the evening of Friday, September 28, the property manager for the Hyde Park Shopping Center was notified that Treasure Island Foods would be closing all locations, with liquidation overseen by High Ridge Partners, aContinue reading
Sophy Hotel officially opens to the public with October 1 ribbon-cutting event
53rd Street’s new Sophy Hotel officially opened to the public on Monday, October 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring speakers Wallace Good, Executive Director of the Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce; Leslie Hairston, 5th WardContinue reading
Upcoming “South Side I Do” Hyde Park Wedding Stroll features South Side businesses
The upcoming “South Side I Do” Hyde Park Wedding Stroll, sponsored by UChicago Local in association with Modern Luxury Weddings Chicago, includes 38 wedding-related venues and vendors, almost exclusively from the South Side. TheContinue reading
15th Annual Silver Room Sound System Block Party to include “Beautiful Kids” area with 25+ community participants
The University of Chicago’s Commercial Real Estate Operations group has partnered with The Silver Room to sponsor and program the kids’ area of the 15th Annual Silver Room Sound System Block Party, taking place Saturday,Continue reading
“South Side I Do” Hyde Park Wedding Stroll planned for 53rd Street on Sunday, September 9
UChicago Local has teamed with Modern Luxury Weddings Chicago to present the “South Side I Do” Hyde Park Wedding Stroll on Sunday, September 9, 2018, from 12-4 p.m. The stroll on 53rd Street is firstContinue reading
15th Annual Silver Room Sound System Block Party includes kids’ area with 20+ participants and performers
The University of Chicago’s Commercial Real Estate Operations group has partnered with local retail store, The Silver Room, to program a special kids’ area at the upcoming Silver Room Sound System Block Party on Saturday,Continue reading
First Thursday new app and website launched
Hyde Park’s First Thursday event has become more user-friendly with the addition of a new app and website. The monthly shopping night takes place the first Thursdays of May through November from 5-8 p.m., andContinue reading
Raffles of original paintings of jazz performers to benefit Carolyn Albritton
If you’re a Chicago jazz fan, you may not know her by name, but you certainly know the vision and expertise of Carolyn Albritton, producer for the annual “Jazz in the Courtyard” concert series inContinue reading