Tuesday, February 19, 2013
A new bakery is set to open this spring on Dempster Street, while a craft brewery is planned for the city's west side. Read on for more business openings and closings.
Hewn Bakery Opening Soon On Dempster Co-owners Julie Matthei and Ellen King are planning to open a takeout bakery called Hewn at 810 Dempster St. According to Matthei, they’re currently working on obtaining permits and renovating the retail space, and hope to open sometime in late spring or early summer. Temperance Beer Looking For West Side Brewery Evanston architect and homebrewer Josh Gilbert is planning to open a brewery in west Evanston, where he’ll produce tallboys and kegs to sell to restaurants in the area. Eventually, Gilbert hopes to open a tap room on site where people can taste his beer and buy some food. He’s still working on finalizing a location but is hoping for a spring 2013 opening. Want more news the business scene in …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Many Evanston and Skokie residents say they’re disappointed with the Skokie village board’s approval of a Walgreens at 9956 Crawford Ave., the former UBAA Tap site. What do you think?
After the Skokie village board approved construction of a Walgreens at 9956 Crawford Ave., the former UBAA Tap site, many readers say they’re unhappy with the proposed development. The new store will be located just two blocks south of a CVS pharmacy and 12 blocks north of Walgreens’ “flagship” Skokie store. Development company Terraco, Inc., is overseeing the project, as well as the new Trader Joe’s going up in Evanston. About a half a dozen Evanston and Skokie residents, who live near the now-vacant UBAA Tap, spoke out against the development prior to the board’s vote last week. “It will be a behemoth among the current housing and will affect residential life,” neighbor Cindy Latin told the Skokie village board. Weighing in on the new …
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The village board unanimously approved the construction of a new Walgreens despite resident concerns.
In 1939, the Old Crawford Inn first opened its doors in Skokie at 9956 Crawford Ave., just a stone’s throw from neighboring Evanston. Back then, Evanston was a dry town, and residents would walk across Crawford Avenue to Skokie to grab a beer. In 1952, the Old Crawford Inn was sold and would later become UBAA Tap. In November 2011, UBAA closed its doors and was eventually sold to Terraco Real Estate Development and Management. Now, the once-popular bar will become a Walgreens. The Skokie Village Board unanimously approved six different measures that will allow the project to move forward on Monday. The approval came just three months after the opening of Walgreens' "flagship" store at Dempster Street and Crawford Avenue. Some of the …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Skokie residents are expected to speak out against a proposed Walgreens at 9956 Crawford Ave. at tonight's village board meeting.
Readers have reached out to Skokie Patch and said they're planning on speaking out against a proposed Walgreens' development at tonight's village board meeting. The pharmacy giant would be building a business at the now vacant UBBA Tap, 9956 Crawford Ave. The property is just a stone's throw from neighboring Evanston. The village's plan commission approved the Walgreens' development at a December 2012 meeting, despite objections from neighboring residents. Some nearby Skokie residents are not thrilled about the decision. Cindy Latin, who has lived down the street from UBAA for nearly 25 years, noted that there's already a CVS drugstore two blocks away at Crawford Avenue and Central Street. She also added that she and a group of neighbors …
Friday, December 28, 2012
Most stores will be open in Evanston on Jan. 1; hours may be shortened
Forgot to get that one last thing for your bowl watching party or need to get a prescription refilled on New Year’s Day? Here is a list of store hours of major chains of supermarkets and pharmacies in Evanston on January 1, 2013, as provided by the stores. CVS 101 Asbury Both store and pharmacy will be open 24 hours 1711 Sherman Avenue 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM (Store) 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM (Pharmacy) 3333 Central Street 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM (Store) 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Pharmacy) Dominick’s 1910 Dempster Street 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Store) 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Pharmacy) 2748 Green Bay Road 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Store) 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Pharmacy) Jewel-Osco 2485 Howard Street 8:00 – 24 hours (Store) 8:00 – 24 hours (Pharmacy) 1128 Chicago Avenue 8:00 AM – 8:…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
UBAA Tap will most likely be redeveloped into another Walgreens. The property sits on the Evanston-Skokie border and might have been a Tilted Kilt or even McDonalds, according to the developer.
A Walgreens store could be moving in to the former site of UBAA Tap at 9956 Crawford Ave., after developers turned down offers from several other tenants including Tilted Kilt, a Hooter's like bar and restaurant chain. UBAA Tap - also formerly known as UBAA Old Crawford Inn - first opened its doors in 1939. Patch food critic Bill Burman described the restaurant by saying, "stopping in here is like paying a visit to your grandmother, if she were the type to cook you up some strong wings, put the game on for you and pour you a beer." The restaurant closed its doors around October of last year, and has been on the market for development ever since. The location sits across the street from Evanston homeowners on Crawford Avenue and a large …
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