Rob McMillan, a resident of the South Loop and founder of Dearborn Denim & Apparel, will open the online retailer’s first-ever brick-and-mortar store in Hyde Park at 1504 E. 53rd Street on May 20, in between Modern Cooperative and The Silver Room.
First Thursday 2017 season kicks off on May 4 with 40+ participating businesses
The 2017 season of Hyde Park’s “First Thursday” event kicks off on Thursday, May 4, from 5-8 p.m. with more than 40 retailers, restaurants and other businesses offering discounts, raffles, refreshments, special menu items, and more.
Shop and celebrate local – Hyde Park businesses turn up the romance for Valentine’s Day
Hyde Parkers who want to stay close to home for Valentine’s Day shopping and celebrating will have lots of options on 53rd Street to make it a holiday to remember for their sweethearts.
“Mitigating Evidence” Exhibit at 53rd Street’s CONNECT Gallery
The positive, community spirit of the CONNECT Hyde Park Art Festival – the three-day, multi-sited art event that took place November 18-20, 2016 – lives on in a new temporary exhibition space named the CONNECT Gallery, currently located at 1504 E. 53rd Street. The gallery’s current show, “Mitigating Evidence,” is an exhibition of writing and art created by students in the Free Write Arts & Literacy program at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Facility.
New 53rd Street restaurant, Roti Modern Mediterranean, offers chance to win one year of free weekly lunches for two
To celebrate the mid-January opening of its new Hyde Park location – 1526 E. 53rd Street at S. Lake Park Avenue – Roti Modern Mediterranean is offering one lucky winner the chance to win free weekly lunches for two for an entire year. Entrants can win in two ways – by tagging social media posts with #FoodThatLovesYouBack showing how you “live, eat, and love” or by filling in an online form and writing about “who you would share your Roti meals with.”
Nando’s PERi-PERi opens on 53rd Street with events for Kenwood Academy High School and UChicago students, faculty, and staff
South African-Portuguese-themed chicken restaurant Nando’s PERi-PERi will kick off its official Hyde Park launch with special days aimed at Kenwood Academy High School and UChicago students, faculty, and staff.
Free two-hour parking at Harper Court returns for a third year
The “Happy Hyde Parking” holiday season promotion at the Harper Court parking garage has returned for a third consecutive year.
Celebrate the Season with Hyde Park Holly-Day on Saturday, December 10
Hyde Park gets into the holiday spirit with a daylong schedule of family-friendly special events for “Hyde Park Holly-Day” on Saturday, December 10th, from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
53rd Street Hosts First-Ever CONNECT Hyde Park Art Festival November 18-20
For the weekend of November 18-20, 2016, Hyde Park’s 53rd Street area will host the CONNECT Hyde Park Art Festival, as mentioned on the event website, “…a three-day, multi-sited arts festival that combines visual + performing art, designed objects, film, music, fashion and literary culture.”
Faces of 53rd Street: Trushar Patel of Rajun Cajun
As Rajun Cajun restaurant at 1459 E. 53rd Street prepares to celebrate its 23rd anniversary in December 2016, the 53rd Street Blog is pleased to feature Hyde Park resident and businessman Trushar Patel in this latest edition of “Faces of 53rd Street.”