Common Council
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February 2003

by Editor

Local union dispute – COA receives anti-drug grant – Murgia named influential LGBT Latina – Colon to run for mayor – Help local food pantries – Winter parking rules enforced – Register bikes online for free – District 5 crime reduction meeting report – Ald. Johnson-Odom sponsors ordinance requiring local businesses to acquire annual licenses or one-time permits from the city to host “shows or exhibitions.” – WWMLKJD? Feingold and Norquist support affirmative action but blast war, suburban sprawl at YMCA breakfast.

Posted inBusiness Briefs

November 2002

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Closet Classics vs. City Hall, Chapter 3. Riverwest Co-op First Anniversay. Columbia St. Mary’s Clinic at Jewel Osco Building. Jobs with Justice and United Food and Commercial Workers to Demonstrate Against Walmart on 11/21.

Posted inBusiness Briefs

October 2002

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Lena’s Grocery on Holton is getting ready to open. Construction crews have been hard at work in recent weeks behind the painted windows. The new store represents a $3 million investment in the neighborhood.

Posted inFurther Down Stream

October 2002

by Editor

This month’s news briefs: the free life, block grant funding cuts, recent violence, Capitol Drive changes, new Currents intern, DPI wins grant, new Bremen St. block club, Adult Enrichment cooking classes at Riverside, and Sustainable Living.

Posted inFurther Down Stream

September 2002

by Editor

“I love this neighborhood!” This exclamation is commonly overheard in Riverwest. Most recently it was heard in the wake of a young man, clad only in bikini briefs and a mink jacket, being pulled on a skateboard by his dog down Bremen St. on Sunday, Aug. 11. Thanks for the street theater!